[Mike Simonds]

Thats the problem with Hollywood. Remember the movie with Robert Redford titled "The Natural". Roy Hobbs hits a home run to win the game, but in the book he strikes out and then walks away from the ball-park in the darkness...

I think you gentlemen should go and secure a copy of the book Friday Night Lights and after you read it you will understand what the author was really attempting to communicate about are the race relations, struggles with the economy, and most importantly of all: the benefits and the dark-side of high school sports. Its how these themes are so interwoven around one high school football season that make this such a great book.

The movie I'm sure touches on this themes also but you gotta read the book to get the whole story.

Not sure if the movie touched on this, but two of the Carter Cowboys served jail time for armed robbery which basically ruined their college careers before they even got started.

Gosh, the largest crowd I ever officiated in front of was around 17,500 at the state high school D-1 championship game last season but it sounds like Permian gets that just for their home games. Mojo!