- there really is a Dillon, Texas, however the real life Dillon, Texas is a ghost town
- that the residents of Odessa, Texas were not fans of the book, but they did receive the movie positively
- that there was another television series based off the book that aired in 1993 called Against the Grain starring Ben Affleck. That series only aired for 1 seasons comprised of 8 episodes
- that the fictional Dillon High School in the television series is based off the real life Permian High School
- that the book is frequently targeted for censorship
- that the book was named the fourth greatest book about sports by Sports Illustrated in 2002
- that due to the negative reception of the book in Odessa, the bookstores cancelled book signing by the author and even made t-shirts saying "Buzz off, Bissinger"
- that the release of the book was around the same time Permian High was being investigated for holding illegal off season practices. The result of the investigation caused Permian to be disqualified from the playoffs that year. The book's release only added to the anger of the residents of Odessa, who even resorted to threatening the author
- that Jesse Plemons and Kyle Chandler were both filming appearances on Grey's Anatomy when they received the parts of Landry Clarke and Eric Taylor, respectively?
- that the actresses Brea Grant (Jean Binnel) and Jessalyn Gilsig (Shelley Hayes) co-stared with each other on another NBC hit show, Heroes?
- that Brian Thornton plays two different characters on the show, Coach Gainey of the Brant Vikings in Season 1 and Coach Dickes of the Laribee Lions in Season 2?
- that Kyle Chandler and Minka Kelly were both in 2007's The Kingdom, directed by series creator Peter Berg?
- that Jana Kramer (Noelle Davenport), Austin Nichols (Noah Barnett), Daniella Alonso (Carlotta Alonso) and Matt Barr (Ryan Lowry) were all on the CW's One Tree Hill?
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