Permian Traditions

– Rattling the wooden planks in the bleachers at Barrett Stadium.
– Black/White Game that featured graduating Seniors vs the next year’s team.
– Student Body Right… Student Body Left.
– The guy in the stands with the bugle playing “Charge”.
– Cow bells clanging in the stands.
– Fans staying until the end of the game, even on lopsided games.
– Making opposing Blue-Chip college prospect players look really overrated.
– Going to the state playoffs year-after-year.
– Having one of the smallest teams, with the biggest hearts in the state.
– Halftime adjustment, and dominating the 2nd half with defense.
– Having more fans on our side of the stands than the opposing home team.
– Several motor homes parked at every game we played, home or away.
– 18,000 Permian fans, and the band playing “Hawaii 5-0” in Texas Stadium.
– Kurt Kiser of KOSA-TV saying “and that’s a MOJO touchdown!”.
– Opponents chanting “No Mo Mojo” or “Mojo Who?”.
– Hearing the opponent fans silenced by mid-fourth quarter.
– People asking “What is a MOJO”, just to find out four quarters later.
– Black and White streamers on mile marker signs on every road game.
– Counting how many cars had Mojo on them on the road games.
– Zentner’s Daughter with the crowd before a game in San Angelo.
– K.C. Steak House in Big Spring before the game against the Steers.
– Standing by the Fieldhouse burning an orange candle for the Angelo game.
– 100+ Pepettes wearing their black & white candy striped sweaters.
– Watching a band perform in black and white, including the drum majors.
– Majorettes outfitted in shiny silver, with the knee high boots.
– A massive marching band that stretched from end-to-end of the field.
– The band in the halls of Permian after the pep rally on game day.
– Hearing this thunderous band as it came out of the tunnel at Texas Stadium.
– The Black-N-White Santa outfit worn by the Panther.
– Dr. Rowntree’s black and white Christmas tree.
– Big wooden yard signs in front of the players’ houses, except crosstown week.
– Seeing only Permian signs on the Eastside of Odessa.
– Hearing about the one bad call that cost OHS the game… year-after-year.
– Dr. Rowntree’s back door – medical treatment with no waiting.