Obsession is something that is often brought up, to describe how someone may feel about something. Obsession can best be described by Odessa fans when it comes to his high school football team, so much so that it is unhealthy. Supporting the ambitions of not only himself, but those of alumni and the city of Odessa, Texas, is a lot to ask of a young adult. There's a continuing pattern in Friday Night Lights that passion isn't always a good thing. The town's expectations of the team lead the school staff and coaches to sacrifice the players' overall well-being in exchange for a successful football team. Although the city of Odessa is unified and supported by its love of Texas High School football, Friday Night Lights provides insight into how damaging fan obsession can be. Bissinger does an excellent job of revealing Permian High School's insignificant focus on its educational priorities. Prioritizing football over educational priorities can lead a child into a very bleak future with minimal opportunities except in the world of football. Larue Moore, an English teacher, had been at Permian High School for twenty years and was paid $32,000 a year in comparison. She noted that the salary of Gary Gaines, who was both Permian's football coach and athletic director but did not teach any classes, was $48,000. » (Bissinger 131). This quote reveals that the city's obsession with football is not only invested spiritually and intellectually but also financially with the way they distribute their money. The money invested in the football team should be less than the money invested in the school system, but it is not and it hurts the city because its education suffers from lack of funding in the middle of the year. paper ......e their lives as well as that of the children. Children receive a ton of pressure from their families to perform at a high level so that they feel satisfied as parents that their football player performed well. Thus, families' obsession with high school football, especially parents' obsession, proves to be an ongoing and detrimental cycle for high school football players. These players and their families have an obsession with football that is quite obvious and detrimental to human well-being. be of their future. Not only the players are affected, but also the school and other institutions. When football is at the forefront of everything, you can miss out on key contributions to what would constitute a successful life after football. Permian Panthers fans love their football team and to them, it's all that matters in the world..