How does the setting affect what is happening in the book?

The setting plays a very crucial part in the book Friday Night Lights.  The book takes place in Texas.  The high school football team is the most winning high school team in Texas History.  If this had taken place somewhere else in the country they might not have been the most winning team in there state.  I think that because they are the most winning team in the state that gives the players motivation to go out and try to win every game.  Also if they were in a different town maybe some of the bad things that happened to some of the characters would not have happened.