All American: Is Grace Wrong About Billy Baker?
Billy Baker is a football head all the way through on All American. He loves the sport just as much as he loves his family and now, his worlds are colliding. Grace James gave Billy a piece of her mind but was she out of place? Grace is an educator through and through and she views the world from that viewpoint. Whereas Billy is all football and he sees things from that perspective.
Grace roasted Billy at his house like no one else at the party but there were no jokes involved. What she pretty much called Billy was selfish. Grace feels as if Billy is abandoning the kids at South Crenshaw High as principal if he leaves to take the head coaching job at GSU. Yes, Billy is the hometown kid who made it to the NFL, came back, and is now leading the next generation. However, no matter what happens, his heart is still on the field.
As for Grace, she does have slight point. Billy Baker does love being a principal, but let’s remember, this was a job that Grace sorta forced him into. With GSU under the microscope, Billy went to lobby for his friend to become the head coach. However, the AD didn’t see it that way. He wanted Billy as the new coach and with Spencer still there and Jordan thinking about leaving, Billy believes that he can help rebuild the football program to where it was before the scandal.
In all fairness, neither Grace nor Billy is in the wrong here. Grace is thinking like an educator and so is Billy but in a different type of classroom. He’s always wanted what’s best for Spencer and Jordan and now is his time to coach them at the D! level. Yes, that’s a dream come true for him but Grace is making him feel guilty about it. She asked him to look after Spencer and with this job, he can continue to do that.
This is the same Grace who got married and moved away from her neighborhood and Crenshaw High. So, for her to throw shade at Billy Baker is a bit condescending.
Mark has been covering Sports and Entertainment for the past six years. His work has been featured on Bleacher Report, ESPN, Fox Sports, Teen Vogue, and many other websites.
