What nagging impulses compel author H.G. Bissinger to want to write about high school football

American football culture is a strange phenomenon for many people to comprehend - and West Texas high school football is even stranger. In many ways, Friday Night Lights serves as more than just a sociological study; it also examines the way that certain traditions can reach the level of myth for some communities. Bissinger wanted to expose people to the truth of high school football culture in America.