Obsession is something that is often used to describe the way someone may feel about something. The obsession can be described by Odessa fans in relation to the high school football team, to the point of being unhealthy. Supporting the ambitions of not only oneself but also former students 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 city's expectations of the team cause school staff and coaches to sacrifice the overall well-being of the players in exchange for a successful football team. While the city of Odessa is united and sustained by its love of Texas high school football, Friday Night Lights provides insight into just how harmful fan obsession can be. Bissinger does an excellent job of revealing Permian High School's insignificant focus on its educational priorities. Putting football first over educational priorities can lead a child into a very dark future with minimal opportunities, except in the world of football. An English teacher Larue Moore had been at Permian High for twenty years and by comparison was paid $32,000 a year," she noted that the salary of Gary Gaines, who served as both football coach and athletic director for Permian but he didn't teach any classes, it 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 by how they distribute their money. The money invested in the football club should be less than the money invested in the school system, but this is not the case and this is bad for the city because their education suffers due to the lack of half-baked funding... paper... .and their lives as well as those of children. Children receive a lot of pressure from their families to perform at a high level, so they will feel satisfied as parents that their football player performed well. Thus, family obsession with high school football, especially parental obsession, proves to be a continuous and harmful cycle for high school football players. These players and their families have an obsession with football that is quite obvious and detrimental to the well-being 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 amount to having a successful life after football. Permian Panthers fans love their football team and to them that is all that matters in the world.