Football and Life

As I reflect on the season thus far, I still feel as though it can’t be real. I will gladly admit that I was wrong in my prediction that we would win the East this year and I will be the first to say that it is simply not our season. We, Bulldog Nation, can try to search for answers to this less than mediocre season and try to make excuses for the losing streak, but at the end of the day none of that is worth our time or effort. In everything in life there are lessons to be learned. I believe God allows us to experience certain things in order to prepare us for what He has planned for our future. That beings said, I still believe that there are great things in store for the Bulldogs future!

Maybe the simple answer for all of you who are so worked up is that there is more to life than football. Yes, I said it! While it seems like football is everything on Saturdays, the truth is…it isn’t. At the end of the game of football and life it is not about whether you win or lose but how you played the game. Mark Richt doesn’t deserve your criticism but rather a thank you. In a world dominated by evil he has chosen to lead in a Godly, respectable manner that should be applauded. Coach Richt, thank you for making me proud to be a Georgia Bulldog. There is still one unwavering fact; he is one of the greatest football coaches this school has ever seen. Just quit with the criticism already and again I add---if you think you can put forth a better effort then quit your day job and go for it!

Aaron Murray continued to play well and demonstrate his potential. Having A.J. Green back was indeed a great asset. His abilities do seem supernatural at times (ranking in as the no. 1 play on sports center.) Green had 7 catches for 119 yard including 2 TD’s. While Caleb King did unfortunately fumble when winning was in sight, he had some really good moments. Everyone did. For the first time since the season opener I felt the offense did a really good job at moving the ball down the field as a group. Look at the last attempt to get points on the board. Murray goes from T. King to C. King to Chapas back to C. King. I for one saw a group effort from everyone to try and pull out a win. The ability is there…mistakes simply continue to prevail.

Defense is the same story. Some really good moments along with some missed opportunities. To keep with the optimism I saw some really good solo stops. Vance Cuff, Akeem Dent, and Brandon Boykin pulled out some great hits! There were many more highs and lows but you guys stood out to me!

Let it be known that I felt compelled to write my post a little differently this week due to an unfortunate experience I had while watching the game at Loco’s in Athens. As the game came to an end and mistakes were made, a young guy sitting behind me proceeded to find it necessary to yell a racial slur aloud regarding Caleb King. Without repeating his ignorant statement I will leave you with this: It’s not football I am worried about, its humanity. The fact that anyone feels they can degrade another human being by the color of their skin is something that I will never be able to understand. I responded to this guys comment to make him aware that I found it disrespectful. However, at the end of the day, I am not trying to change the world I am just trying to make it known that the world will not change me! Maybe if we took the passion that we share for the game we love and applied it to something we find more important, perhaps the world would be a better place. As always, Go Dawgs!