ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

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Football is a pretty dumb game.  Everybody beating the crap out of each other.  Hurting each other.  Breaking each other in half.  Getting broken in half.  I LOVE IT!!!!  

 I went to the Texans game last night and watched all the guys who probably will get cut today and never play another down of football in their lives.  Really?  Yeah, and I loved it!

Even though it's hotter than you-know-what out there, there will feel like there's a little cool front hidden beneath all the heat, not because it's cooler, but because it's FOOTBALL...which means it's FALL...which means SOMETHING.  I'm not sure what, but when it's football season, everything's better.

The answer is YES, I'M READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!  Last night I got to watch my guy, Cody Wallace, play for the Texans.  Today, I get to speak to the Pearland Oilers before their season opener.  My 6-year old grandson is playing football.  The Baylor Bears start their season on Sunday night.  Life is good!

I think it's because football is about life.  How much are we committed to a goal?  How hard are we willing to work toward it?  How much are we willing to see less "me" and more "we"?  Life hurts.  It knocks you down...sometimes hard.  How willing are you to get up when you're knocked down?  I could go on and on, but I won't.  Football is a metaphor for life.  It's not just about who wins.  It's about what we learn.  What we take away.  Great coaches don't build great football players, they build great men.

DID I MENTION I LOVE FOOTBALL?

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