it's not a reference to gambling it's a reference to the stakes people in small communities put into football. Whether it be by way of overall support, or that of boosters (open up your purses for the boys who reimburse us). Football is a way of life in the these types of towns, and I don't think it really matters what teams the song is even referring to, as they're probably just generic for the purpose of the song. And I think stickie pants is right about the small town dying.
it's not a reference to gambling it's a reference to the stakes people in small communities put into football. Whether it be by way of overall support, or that of boosters (open up your purses for the boys who reimburse us). Football is a way of life in the these types of towns, and I don't think it really matters what teams the song is even referring to, as they're probably just generic for the purpose of the song. And I think stickie pants is right about the small town dying.