text: That's a great read, and to think Perot was making these recommendations 30 years ago and we still have no answers today.  The high school sports fanaticism blew my family away when we moved from Detroit to Montana.  Finally came to the conclusion small towns have their identity wrapped up in high school sports, which made a certain amount of sense.  It had one major drawback.  For most folks, life was all downhill after their fleeting moments of high school fame.