The Allure Of Texas High School Football

Even if youve never been to a Texas high schoolSo, what is it exactly about Texas high school
football game, you probably know that thesefootball in particular that seems to appeal to such
games and the fans who follow them area mass audience? While there may be no
somewhat different than other high school footballdefinitive answer for that question, there is
games and fans. In Texas, football isnt a sportdefinitely one certainty: nothing else on earth has
and it isnt an extra-curricular activity. No, itsquite the same intensity and passion to it. You can
almost been elevated to the level of a religion. Tofeel it reverberating in the air when you step into
say that Texas high school football fans areany high school football stadium throughout the
passionate about the spot would be anstate.
understatement; a huge understatement.High school football fans in Texas are not just
Friday Night Lights may have been first a popularpassionate about football; they live it and breathe
book and then a film but it all started with theit. On any given Friday night during football season
true story of one season with the Odessain Texas youre likely to see just about as much
Permian Panthers. Hollywood didnt need to pumpviolence in the stands as you are on the turf if
up the real life story of this Texas high schoolone fan happens to aggravate another.
team with fabrication; the real story was alreadyAnd thats not even mentioning the rivalry that
enough of a legend to carry it all the way to thecan take place between teams in Texas. While its
silver screen.not uncommon at all for neighboring towns
If you think you know high school football, youthroughout the country to form high school
havent seen anything until youve seen it from thefootball rivalries, Texans take it to a whole new
Lone Star State. Even the smaller schools reallylevel. In many cases, extra policeman have to be
get involved. Its not uncommon to see entirecalled out during big rival games just to keep the
caravans traveling the Texas highways on Fridaypeace among the crowd. In a few instances,
nights; the football team, drill team, cheerleaders,some towns had to stop even playing one
marching band and sponsor. All of that can easilyanother at all because of the violence that ensued
require a dozen buses or so. And thats not evenbetween fans in the stands and on the sidelines
including the hordes of parents and fans thatduring rival games.
travel right along with them. In relatively fewThe exact allure of Texas high school football
other events will you see devoted fans travelmay be somewhat difficult to describe, but one
hundreds of miles for a playoff game; and keep inthing is certain: you feel it when you experience it.
mind that in Texas thats entirely possible. TheIf the rest of the world loves soccer, Texans
border from east to west stretches almost onelove football.
thousand miles.