History YMMV / VarsityBlues

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JessePlemons is the kid who says "He's chicken!"

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JessePlemmons is the kid who says "He's chicken!"

* MisaimedFandom: In regards to the whipped cream bikini scene, many say that Mox should've hit that or how he shouldn't have been able to resist that. They seem to forget that 1. Mox was in a happy relationship with Jules and 2. Darcy was the girlfriend of Mox's best friend-his HOSPITALIZED best friend.

* MemeticMutation: "But I don't want your life!" James Van Der Beek even joked that the recipients of the college admission scam named after the film in 2019 should have used the line.

* MemeticMutation: "But I don't want your life!"

* MemeticMutation: "But I don't want your life!"
* OvershadowedByControversy: The film's name was used for a massive college admissions scam that was exposed in 2019. James Van Der Beek joked that any kids who didn't want to be part of it should have told their parents "I don't want your life."

* MemeticMutation: "But I don't want your life!"

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini, which is funny, given that a ''[[HotTeacher different]]'' character actually ''was'' a stripper.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini.
** Which is funny, given that a ''[[HotTeacher different]]'' character actually ''was'' a stripper.
* HarsherInHindsight: Billy Bob's concussions with the recent controversy over several ex-football players suffering ill effects from concussions they sustained while playing.

* HarsherInHindsight: Billy Bob's concussions with the recent controversy over several ex-football players suffering ill effects from concussions they sustained while playing.
* MoralEventHorizon: Coach Kilmer crossed this early and often.
** He played Billy Bob when he had an obvious concussion, then ''berated him'' for passing out on the field due to the injury, and to such an extent that Billy Bob was nearly DrivenToSuicide.
** Mox is brought up to starting QB because the previous one sustained a horrific knee injury, requiring surgery. How was this Kilmer's fault? Well, Lance's knee was shot to hell, having layers of (untreated!) scar tissue due to Kilmer talking him into taking some painkillers rather than sit him out, and keeping the injury secret so that he wouldn't lose a star player. So by the time the final knee injury happened, it came in the form of a CareerEndingInjury, costing Lance a scholarship and a future.
** And the event that sparked the team's revolt at the end of the movie and forced Kilmer's resignation - the black running back that Kilmer didn't want to play to begin with, after proving himself in a few games, got a similar injury to Lance's. Kilmer, knowing full well what such treatment had done to the ''other'' player, tried to do ''the exact same thing''. This after said running back admitted to Mox that his mother was doing the recruiting for him because Kilmer refused to try and push his talent to colleges.
** Oh, and did we mention that none of the athletes were paid, as [[SeriousBusiness they were all teenagers in High School when Kilmer did this]]?

** And the event that sparked the team's revolt at the end of the movie and forced Kilmer's resignation - the black running back that Kilmer didn't want to play to begin with, after proving himself in a few games, got a similar injury to Lance's. Kilmer, knowing full well what such treatment had done to the ''other'' player, tried to do ''the exact same thing''.

* MoralEventHorizon: Coach Kilmer crossed this early and often. such as playing

** Mox is brought up to starting QB because the previous one sustained a horrific knee injury, requiring surgery. How was this Klimer's fault? Well, Lance's knee was shot to hell, having layers of (untreated!) scar tissue due to Klimer talking him into taking some painkillers rather than sit him out, and keeping the injury secret so that he wouldn't lose a star player. So by the time the final knee injury happened, it came in the form of a CareerEndingInjury, costing Lance a scholarship and a future.
** And the event that sparked the team's revolt at the end of the movie and forced Klimer's resignation - the black Running Back that Klimer didn't want to play to begin with, after proving himself in a few games, got a similar injury to Lance's. Klimer, knowing full well what such treatment had done to the ''other'' player, tried to do ''the exact same thing''.
** Oh, and did we mention that none of the athletes were paid, as [[SeriousBusiness they were all teenagers in High School when Klimer did this]]?

** And the event that sparked the team's revolt at the end of the movie and forced Klimer's resignation - the black Running Back that Klimer didn't want to play to begin with, after proving himself in a few games, got a similar injury to Lance's. And, knowing full well what such treatment had done to the ''other'' player, Klimer pulled ''the exact same thing''.

** Mox is brought up to starting QB because the previous one sustained a horrific knee injury, requiring surgery. How was this Klimer's fault? Well, Lance's knee was shot to hell, having layers of (untreated!) scar tissue due to Klimer talking him into taking some painkillers rather than sit him out. So by the time the final knee injury happened, it came in the form of a CareerEndingInjury, costing Lance a scholarship and a future.

** He played Billy Bob when he had an obvious concussion, then ''berated him'' for passing out on the field due to the injury, and to such an extent that BillyBob was nearly DrivenToSuicide.

** He played Billy Bob when he had an obvious concussion, then ''berated him'' for passing out on the field due to the injury.

* MoralEventHorizon: Coach Kilmer crossed this early in the movie before dialing it back through most of it, such as playing Billy Bob when he had an obvious concussion, then ''berating him'' for passing out on the field due to the injury. But he firmly crossed the line near the end of the movie, when the black running-back he didn't want to play in the first place got a severely injured knee. Rather than keep him off the field, Kilmer tries to shut the door to the medical area of the locker-room so that he can instruct the team medic to give the teenager a dose of painkiller so he can play on the injured knee. This was the ''same'' type of injury (and behavior to cover it up) that had knocked out the starting Quarterback, who had so much untreated scar tissue around the knee that the resulting surgery meant he could never play again, costing him a scholarship, and thus, his future. So seeing Klimer pulling the exact same stunt, while fully aware of the possible consequences, is what led to the team banding together and force his resignation.

** Which is funny, given that a ''[[HotTeacher different]]'' character actually ''was'' a stripper.

* EverybodyRemembersTheStripper: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini.

* EverybodyRemembersTheStripper: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini.

* EverybodyRemembersTheStripper: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini.
* {{Narm}}: [[MemeticMutation "I. Don't want. Your life!"]]

* EverybodyRemembersTheStripper: Ali Larter's whipped cream bikini.