... grasshoppers and dragonflies flying up from their feet. Then they do it again. And again. And again. It's a scene that's being repeated around the country, as thousands of high school coaches prepare their kids for the fall football season with grinding practices, morning and afternoon, in the stifling dog days of ... you and ask why you aren't winning, getting in your face about it." The pressure on this team really hasn't changed much since Bissinger's book. Cross-town rival Odessa High has fielded a strong team in recent years, and district foe Midland Lee has won the last two state c...

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