Munoz

In the book Friday Night lights Boobie Miles is a D 1 prospect in his Junior year. In the poem Edwin states that “And he was rich—yes, richer than a king, And admirably schooled in every grace. In fine, we thought that he was everything, To make us wish that we were in his place.” When the author states that he was “rich” he can refer that to his skill on the football field. No one rivaled him and his sense to dodge and break tackles. When the author refers to him as “everything” he was the Permian football team his junior year. People were looking forward to what Boobie miles could do his senior year. To make everyone wish he was in his place was also a true statement. To have that kind of athleticism your junior year and be scouted by D 1 colleges, wow. Then came the worst possible scenario for a football player prospect. In one of his games he broke his knee. Even though he figured he would make a quick comeback the doctor begged to differ. When he did try and come back he seemed to lose a lot of his ability to maneuver on the field. He had lost everyone’s dream to be a rich football player. So then the bullet entered through his head in figure of speech to his career. His career was dead and over at that point and everyone seemed to know it. Richard Corey was dead and it came to a shock for everyone.

-Alejandro Munoz & Ryan Baumgartner

Bissinger states in the book Friday Night Lights “Tickets for the showdown at midland lee didn’t go on sale till Tuesday afternoon, that explains why the first handful of Permian fans started camping outside the gate Sunday night” (173). The pressure on these players is mostly put on their society by their fans. If Empire had fans like the Permian Panthers who camped outside of Benson Sunday night and tickets went on sale on Tuesday, I would not want to disappoint those fans. The amount of pressure put on these players to get the job done had to be massive. Since society pressures these boys so much they do not care what happens with their lives after the game. That is why they always go drinking and partying after the game. That is their way of getting away from society into a land where they feel much more comfortable. So the pressure leads them not to care about their lives after the football game, they do not care about their education, their bodies, or what people think about them. All they are pressured into doing is play football.

-Alejandro Munoz & Ryan Baumgartner