"During their six-year careers they had practiced and run it a thousand times. The players were aware of nothing, the frantic yells of the crown, the clock, the dwindling light, the gray sadness of it all. They were only aware that this was where the either went to State, or turned into hasbeens as quickly as the golden coach turned into a pumpkin. Right before coming to the line of scrimmage, McDougal turned to Bevers and said simply, "This is it"
This quote is pretty much talking about their whole season, and everything that they have worked for their whole football careers. If this one play didn't go their way the Permian football season would be over, and they wouldn't make it to State. Winning the State Championship, that's what every high school football player dreams about. Holding that trophy up and knowing that all the hard work has payed off and that you have reached your goal of being the best in the state. Permian had a tradition to follow, they had a long legacy to live up to, and if they didn't make it to state it would seem like a failure to them. In the end the play did not go Permian's way they lost that game and for those seniors most of their football careers were over.
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Richard thats a good quote you picked I really like it. It almost makes me feel like I am there. Have you seen the movie Friday Night Lights? I have and I thought it was really good. I almost picked this book to read. What do you think about the book so far?
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