The game was close. No matter if you pulled for the Clemson Tigers or the Crimson Tide you had to watch until the final seconds to learn the outcome. No shut out for either defense. No easy and often scoring for either offense. This was a battle won and lost on both sides of the … Continue reading CFP National Championship: It was Close and Why That Matters
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Teaching the Next Generaton
Saturday, thanks to a friend, I had two tickets to the Home Opener at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Andrew was in town for the weekend do we had a father and son day as we watched Alabama take on Middle Tennessee. We were not the only father-son duo there. Sitting a row behind us was a dad … Continue reading Teaching the Next Generaton
Better than the Win!
This story is from 9 years ago in McDermott, Ohio. You may remember reading about these events at the time. Jake Porter entered this world suffering from chromosomal fragile-X syndrome. Jake was a special needs student. He could not read and could barely scratch-out his name with a pencil. Jake loved football and he faithfully … Continue reading Better than the Win!
Sport of the gods
This Spring Andrew, age 12 #70 in this picture, decided to go out for football. His team will have a Jamboree this Thursday. It will be his first organized football game. This morning at breakfast we joked about what archaeologists would say about football if they dug up a stadium 5,000 years from now. Here were the … Continue reading Sport of the gods
The Religion of the SEC
In my part of the world - about 45 miles north of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (For the uninformed and those outside of the US, that is the home of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide) there is a good bit of excitement concerning the Tide's number 1 ranking and defeat of the Florida Gators. In the … Continue reading The Religion of the SEC
My Little Corner
Today's thoughts come from the activities in my little corner of the world this week:Sunday: A busy day of worship and fellowship. People responded well to the messages from God's word this Lord's day. Our lessons were on the Body of Christ (Sun AM) and God's Concept of the Church (Sun PM). One sister responded … Continue reading My Little Corner
Second Chances
The dated was January 1, 1929: The Golden Bears of University of California Berkley were playing the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech in the ROSE BOWL for the National Title.Roy Reigels of UC Berkley picked up a Georgia Tech fumble and began running it in for a touch down – the wrong way!Reigels own team … Continue reading Second Chances
A Football Classic and a bonus Top Ten
Hope you enjoy this classic from Andy Griffith; They Call if Football.Now that you had a mid-week chuckle; here are the top ten reasons I have decided to never attend another football game.10. The Public address system was too loud at times and not loud enough at others.9. There were teenage girls dressed inappropriately.8. The … Continue reading A Football Classic and a bonus Top Ten
Recruiting Wars!
The following blog entry was the devotional thought presented by one of our young dads at Parrish Church of Christ; Jeremy Graves. Here is his message:Recruiting WarsIt is that time of year again - football. Most of you know that I love football. It is not just the game that I love, but I enjoy … Continue reading Recruiting Wars!
Driving Thought 