WHAT IS MOJO
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Official website of the Permian Booster Club
PERMIAN HIGH SCHOOL
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MOJO is the rallying cry of the Odessa Permian Panthers football team, and has come to be like a second mascot for the school. Ask any football fan- anywhere- who MOJO is and they will likely know about Permian football. Stories about the origin and meaning of MOJO as it pertains to Permian are numerous- so numerous in fact that another website could be devoted to that subject alone. One theory is that someone was heard to say after a big comeback victory, "we really had our MOJO working", from the popular blues song of the same name. Another version of the story is that several "over-served" alumni started the yell, and it took off from there. Whatever the story, it is generally accepted that MOJO was first yelled during a game in 1967, and by the next year was being yelled in unison at all games. No matter how it started, in my opinion MOJO simply means this- team comes first.....give 110%, 100% of the time....never say die....never accept defeat. Permian doesn't own the patent on these qualities, but it is what they have done with these qualities that makes MOJO unique. With six Texas Class 5A state championships, a national title in 1989, 11 championship game appearances, and an overall record of 473-129-12, Permian's legacy cannot be denied. When 10,000 black-clad fans screaming MOJO and a team of well-trained Panthers come together as one, there may not be a force in the realm of high school athletics more powerful-
MOJO POWER!
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOOTBALL
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