In Anticipation of the Friday night lights

[alyssa]

This year I'm going to go watch a cousin's son play his small town high school football (as a QB and LB). Well, that and some other things got me thinking of the past high school football days that I experienced in Texas.

I was wondering if any of y'all enjoyed the book Friday Night Lights (1990) by H. G. Bissinger or the movie Friday Night Lights (2004) with Billy Bob Thornton because I grew up in that "real live" football culture. So did ya?

Also, I found some stuff on youtube of games I attended.
I guess I will try to link some with some explanation added.
Of course, I don't expect anyone to watch every second or even care.
I just feel sentimental lately.
And time flies!!!!

I grew up with (then) Texas powerhouse program Plano (Blair Burns). Then Plano East came along for varsity in '82. Then Plano West came along in 2000 and by that time IT WAS NOT the same culture. From '65 to '94 Plano won 7 state championships playing tough schedules.

In '86 Plano won state with a 14-2 record. W 2, L 2, then won 12.
This is what it was like at a pep rally the day before the semifinal at Texas Stadium. Plano won over L.D. Bell 28-21. The next week on Dec. 20 '86 Plano's running option beat the run-n-shoot of La Marque at Texas A&M to win state. It was fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxxEHlsmTTQ&feature=relmfu

I hope that worked.

 

[alyssa]

Wow I'm talented. Sorry about the threads.

We played games at Texas Stadium a lot. It looked like a small college I guess. I can tell by looking and listening that this game appears to be the first playoff game from 1987 where Plano won all 16 games. In this game they beat Dallas W.T. White 35-14. White was like Texas, orange and white and longhorns. I can hear their bells.
I'm sitting on the side where you can see all the fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90W-xxw41og&feature=relmfu

Then I found this other video from the 1987-88 school year.
We went to play Odessa Permian in the semifinal in Odessa and won 29-21 before winning state the next week down in Austin where the Longhorns play over Craig James' alma mater Houston Stratford 28-21.
The video has players in it that were in the book and movie because it was one year before the author spent the 1988 season with Permian. And by the way, every time Plano played Permian, Plano won.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wlWjAnudvg

youtube can be interesting.

 

[whyoh]

This year I'm going to go watch a cousin's son play his small town high school football (as a QB and LB). Well, that and some other things got me thinking of the past high school football days that I experienced in Texas.

I was wondering if any of y'all enjoyed the book Friday Night Lights (1990) by H. G. Bissinger or the movie Friday Night Lights (2004) with Billy Bob Thornton because I grew up in that "real live" football culture. So did ya?

Also, I found some stuff on youtube of games I attended.
I guess I will try to link some with some explanation added.
Of course, I don't expect anyone to watch every second or even care.
I just feel sentimental lately.
And time flies!!!!

I grew up with (then) Texas powerhouse program Plano (Blair Burns). Then Plano East came along for varsity in '82. Then Plano West came along in 2000 and by that time IT WAS NOT the same culture. From '65 to '94 Plano won 7 state championships playing tough schedules.

In '86 Plano won state with a 14-2 record. W 2, L 2, then won 12.
This is what it was like at a pep rally the day before the semifinal at Texas Stadium. Plano won over L.D. Bell 28-21. The next week on Dec. 20 '86 Plano's running option beat the run-n-shoot of La Marque at Texas A&M to win state. It was fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxxEHlsmTTQ&feature=relmfu

I hope that worked.

i loved the TV show