A miniature stone arch supports books, a quill, a brown football and a small lamp above draped orange cloth.

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Vince Lombardi

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

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This is a playful jab at school without sports. Take away football, the speaker jokes, and a school risks sliding into a medieval study hall, all quiet scholarship and no energy. The exaggeration is the humour, and it praises the spirit games bring.

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