In the beginning of the Episode Dwight's Speech, Michael is throwing a football around the Office to help him think. Does anyone know what this is a reference to? It seems so familiar like they are doing a variation of something from a movie but I can't figure out why they are doing this...
This is the exchange to refresh everyone's recoolection:
(Michael is standing by reception holding a football)
Michael: Let's think this through. If we ask corporate for that, (throws the football to Dwight) then...
Dwight: They are either...(Angela walks by and rolls her eyes)...gonna say yes...or no.
(Dwight tosses the football back to Michael)
Michael: Could go either way.
(Michael tosses the ball back to Dwight, Jim watches it sail over his head)
Michael: We don't know what they are going to say.
(Dwight throws the ball to Dwight)
Dwight: Think it through!
Michael: Have to think it through. Because if they say no...
(Michael throws the ball, but it knocks things over on Jim's desk)
Jim: Can we not?
Michael: No, yes we have to. You know why? 'Cause I don't like to be cooped up in that office. In that box all day long. (catches the ball and strikes a pose) Heisman! Because I need to think. Okay, Jim? Oh, Kevin!
(Michael throws the ball at an unsuspecting Kevin)
(Kevin barely catches the ball, dropping all his papers in the process)
Michael: Oooh!
(Kevin angrily throws the ball back at Michael)
Michael: Ugh! Nice catch. Mm mm mm mm. Oscar!
(Michael throws the ball at Oscar, but Jim catches the ball instead)
Michael: Intercepted. Right here. Give it to me.
(Jim pretends to hand it to Michael, but tosses it to Phyllis)
Michael: Phyllis, give me the ball. Okay, give me the ball.
(Phyllis tosses the ball to Creed)
Michael: You guys...Creed. Give me the ball, right now. Give it to me.
Creed: Here Michael, sure.
Michael: Give it to me.
(Ryan is passing by, Creed tosses it to him)
Creed: Ryan.
(Dwight comes running from behind and tackles Ryan)
Dwight: Aaaah! Fumble! Yeah!
(Dwight picks up the ball and runs into Creed, knocking him down)
(In the moment, Dwight turns around and runs at Stanley and knocks him down too)
Michael: All right, hey, Dwight!
Dwight: Ha ha ha! Whooo! Hut hut hut hike!
(Dwight hikes the ball back to Michael)
(Dwight gets up, panting and glasses hanging off his nose)
Michael: You all right, Ryan? Ryan?
(Ryan lifts his head off the floor)
Ryan: Yeah.
(Michael sighs, then winds up...)
Michael: Pam!