The loveable losers, the Buffalo Bills were driving on the rapist protecting Pittsburgh Steelers (sorry Steel-Town it is what it is) and were setting up a thrilling overtime win...when...God intervened. Yes the One who is silent concerning the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the one who has given the same land to different peeps (Israel/Palestine), but has time to care about American Football has influenced the outcome of a sporting event. There hasn't been anything this epic since The Hand of God.
So, basically the Bills were going to win. Wide Receiver Stevie Johnson "killed the corner" on his route and was wide open for a perfectly thrown ball, in the freeking endzone-if he caught it his team would have won. Not on this day for the Bills. Steelers win by a field goal. This is what Johnson tweeted after the game:
In all capitals..."I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!!AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS???HOW???!!!ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!!THX THO."
How freekin epic is that! Ok, first of all, I feel bad for dude. After the game you could see that he knew he had an opportunity to win for his team and it just didn't work out that way. That IS what sports IS. It had never had anything to do with God, it never has, until...until, athletes mention God. This is the first time God gets the blame for the loss. "THX THO," Oh my flying spaghetti monster I can't stop reading that. Will this be a new trend in Christian athletes? I hope so. Awesomeness.
* Update 12,2,2010 OK, now Stevie is saying he wasn't blaming God, it's just that "we" missintrepted his awesome tweet (and what an awesome tweet it was). The article also quotes him as saying something like he has control in the hudle but there is no control when it comes to catching the ball-something like that. Well, then who catches the ball(?)...is it Jesus. Hell if I know.
I understand that the Almighty not only blocked Mr. Johnson on Twitter but then reported his account as spam as well ... Thin skinned if you ask me.
ReplyDelete"SC" the Almighty is very busy these days w/lots of games to watch and epidemics to ignore.
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I can't decide how I feel about this one: a) Whatever he's smoking I want some; b) He needs his meds adjusted.
ReplyDeleteAnd these ninnies have been to college??
I don't really watch pro football but you see how they are always thanking something in the sky in college ball. I think this is good for football actually. It might actually wake a few people up to the fact that some god favoring one team over another is really stupid. I doubt it will be many but who knows. I bet he is catching more hell for his statement then the dropped pass today.
ReplyDeleteWell, they "went" to college. I bet thinking about God liking one team over the other is a gateway to atheism (if it were only that easy-sigh). Bacon, whoz UR college team? Awesomeness.
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I'm not holding my breath, but this could lead to a bumper-crop of rationalists if it catches on. I'll say that at least this is a first step. One begins with doubt... Big Ceiling Cat McWhiskers always did seem the wrathful type with people's Twitter accounts...
ReplyDeleteYou just have to pray harder than the other team. You know, like when you use steroids bc the other team does.
ReplyDelete"ST" that is so awesome. I kinda wish that were true, then I would be the greatest tennis player n earth, not Roger Federer. and...and, if that were true, then all games would end in a tie. Stay warm, homie.
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The Razorbacks. I am from Arkansas and know how many think it is god when a team wins but it is the players fault when they lose.
ReplyDelete"B" I thought U were East Coast-y for some reason. Awesome...Go Razorbacks...and my Phoney Niner's.
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Isn't the moral of the story obvious? He should have prayed less and trained a lot harder. At least, that was how I roll when I was on my high school and college's varsity team.
ReplyDeleteI came from a Catholic high school and it was an unquestioned tradition to pray to God before every game or race. I was fortunate to have a coach(who also happens to be my Physics teacher) was a secular atheist did none of that nonsense. You are allowed to pray if you want to, of course, but on your own during "meditation time" - I was in track and you really need to clear your mind, and stay sharp before and during the race. The funny this is that ever since he was put in charge (which was around seven years), the school team has been defending champions in regionals, and did very well in state and national competitions. Prayers don't work, sugar. Hard work and teamwork does.
P.S.: When I went back to my hometown for the first time in four years last year, I discovered that my coach has left the school. There were many theories to why; the most popular one being the school board disapproving of what he teaches in class (unlike the other teachers, he was not afraid to teach us actual science and even discuss "forbidden topics" such as the Big Bang theory). The high school track team has never won a single regional since then.
Awh, that's not good if that happened to the coach. i ran track and cross country. When I played sports in hs and college I was so superstitious, now that I look back. Awesomeness.
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