My English teacher recommended this book to me and when I started reading it, I couldn't set it down and I'm not one to read. Playing on a high school football team (P.C. Pirates) where I play football in a very good conference I can't even imagine the crowd itself. Then the way these guys played without a heart was insane. Since, I come from Texas I knew that football was really big but not this big. It was truly amazing to read that the Odessa (a town) revolved around the Permian Panthers (the football team).I would completely recommend this book to everyone I met. This book is truly the best book I've read by far.