| Even if you've never been to a Texas high
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| | one thousand miles.
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| school football game, you probably know
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| | So, what is it exactly about Texas
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| that these games and the fans who follow
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| | football in particular that seems to
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| them are somewhat different than other
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| | appeal to such a mass audience? While
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| high school football games and fans. In
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| | there may be no definitive answer for
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| Texas, football isn't a sport and it
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| | that question, there is definitely one
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| isn't an extra-curricular activity. No,
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| | certainty: nothing else on earth has
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| it's almost been elevated to the level of
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| | quite the same intensity and passion to
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| a religion. To say that Texas school
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| | it. You can feel it reverberating in the
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| football fans are passionate about the
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| | air when you step into any high school
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| spot would be an understatement; a huge
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| | football stadium throughout the state.
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| understatement.
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| | Football fans in Texas are not just
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| Friday Night Lights may have been first a
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| | passionate about football; they live it
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| popular book and then a film but it all
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| | and breathe it. On any given Friday night
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| started with the true story of one season
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| | during football season in Texas you're
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| with the Odessa Permian Panthers.
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| | likely to see just about as much violence
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| Hollywood didn't need to pump up the real
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| | in the stands as you are on the turf if
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| life story of this Texas school team with
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| | one fan happens to aggravate another.
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| fabrication; the real story was already
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| | And that's not even mentioning the
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| enough of a legend to carry it all the
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| | rivalry that can take place between teams
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| way to the silver screen.
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| | in Texas. While it's not uncommon at all
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| If you think you know high school
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| | for neighboring towns throughout the
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| football, you haven't seen anything until
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| | country to form high school football
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| you've seen it from the Lone Star State.
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| | rivalries, Texans take it to a whole new
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| Even the smaller schools really get
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| | level. In many cases, extra policeman
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| involved. It's not uncommon to see entire
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| | have to be called out during big rival
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| caravans traveling the Texas highways on
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| | games just to keep the peace among the
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| Friday nights; the football team, drill
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| | crowd. In a few instances, some towns had
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| team, cheerleaders, marching band and
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| | to stop even playing one another at all
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| sponsor. All of that can easily require a
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| | because of the violence that ensued
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| dozen buses or so. And that's not even
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| | between fans in the stands and on the
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| including the hordes of parents and fans
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| | sidelines during rival games.
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| that travel right along with them. In
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| | The exact allure of Texas football may be
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| relatively few other events will you see
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| | somewhat difficult to describe, but one
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| devoted fans travel hundreds of miles for
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| | thing is certain: you feel it when you
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| a playoff game; and keep in mind that in
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| | experience it.
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| Texas that's entirely possible. The
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| | If the rest of the world loves soccer,
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| border from east to west stretches almost
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| | Texans love football.
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