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The show is the backstory to Community.
A guy who lies about his law school history and passes a a lawyer for a time? What else could it be?
Louis and Donna used to date
This is supported by Sucker Punch and Meet the New Boss. In the latter, she talks about how, after a work relationship ends, the feelings just... go away. From his reaction, it's clear that Mike thinks she's talking about Harvey, but in Sucker Punch, Louis hammers her about her last boyfriend, knowing details that he really shouldn't have without some inside knowledge. He's also visibly upset when he realizes that he has Donna on the stand and isn't asking her these questions, likely questions that he's been wanting to ask for a long time.
Hardman is behind the entire plot of Season 2
The first thing he did after coming back to Pearson-Hardman was ordering Rachel to summarize all the cases he missed while he was gone, so he noticed that one case four years ago and planned his Xanatos Gambit to take down Jessica and Harvey using it. He was probably the one who gave the tip to Tanner's firm (or he is behind Tanner himself; remember Tanner came completely out of nowhere in Season 1, for some mysterious reason completely hell-bent on destroying Harvey? Who knows if he wasn't working for Hardman already?), and had that document planted with Donna's time stamp. That way he'd get Harvey disbarred and Jessica discredited or at least damn sure the latter.
Hardman wins at the end of Season 2 by taking over the firm. But Jessica retaliates by starting up a new firm... complete with most of P&H's clients and personnel, leaving Hardman with a huge building and expenses with no clients or people to work for him.
The statement in Contrived Coincidence will turn into foreshadowing...
... when Trevor ends up shooting Mike. This will also threaten to reveal Mike's secret.
The sports and culture Harvey and Louis like are reflections of their strategies and abilities as lawyers and people.
Harvey likes basketball - it's a constantly moving playing field where most strategies involving creating opportunities. Louis likes tennis - it's a static field where you succeed by getting the other guy out of position and taking advantage of their mistake. Harvey likes movies - a medium that most anyone can get into and talk about. Louis likes ballet - a medium that's more exclusive and difficult to talk to since fewer people enjoy it.
History will repeat itself in that Harvey will end up in the same situation as Hardman - equals with Jessica but on the verge of doing something really really terrible. The cycle will break though because Mike as Harvey's Morality Pet will be able to talk Harvey down.
Alternatively, Jessica will. Either way, there's certainly a lot of parallels between all three generations of lawyers so it seems a given that it'll come up at some point.
the alternative happens.
If you shed a single tear at any point during season 2 for any of the characters, season 3 will have you bawling.
Mike will cheat his way into Harvard for Rachel so she can get a degree there.
Of course, she won't know about it but it will put him in a big hole he'll have to be very careful to get out of. And of course she'll get found out and potentially ruin her chances all because of him.
At some point, Pearson & Whoever will drop the requirement for Harvard grads only. They'll still be picky and favor them but it won't be a strict requirement.
Probably to keep Rachel and/or Mike.
Sheila Sazs will turn Mike's fake degree into a real one.
Louis will find out at some point and let it slip to Sheila, who will be supremely pissed off that someone dared to fake a Harvard degree, causing the entire cast to pull numerous tricks in an effort to convince her not to sell out Mike. She will end up being impressed by him and deciding to help him out.
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