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Should High Schools Really Be Building Multimillion-Dollar Football Stadiums?

As cliche as it is (take it from this Texan, it's cliche), facts are facts. Texans love big things. Texans also love their high school football. Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine, one of the longstanding sources for previewing high school football each summer, is nicknamed the "Bible to Texas football fans."

If you're not from Texas, there's a good chance you simply won't understand. Apply that same sentence to what's going on with the state's megastadiums for high school games. Four years ago, Allen High School opened a glamorous, 18,000-seat facility worth $60 million.