Friday Night Lights. Varsity Blues. Necessary Roughness. What do these movies have in common? Great acting and Texas high school football (although Necessary Roughness is technically about college football).
Texas has an undeniable passion for football. Even down at the high school level, the amount of passion is ridiculous. Some town in Texas is spending $60 million for a new HIGH SCHOOL football stadium that will seat 50,000 people. Article here.
I bet that my high school’s football stadium has never in its 40+ year history seen that many people. Total. Although the article disputes this, but it looks like Texas has its priority straight; football first, education second.