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Mods, please read this and give it a chance before you delete it or move it.
It's really not a religious kinda thing, as much as a moral of the story kinda thing. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Ever so often we hear a Bible story used in sports, to depict the battle between the underdog who seemingly has no chance, and the undefeated champion who's going to crush said underdog. That story is of David and Goliath.
But I would like to give VolNation another story from the life of David; one that I think we can make applications to our current situation.
It's the story of David and the Amalakites, found in I Samuel 30. The long story short goes something like this:
David and his men had been off fighting in battles, and were returning home (Bible students now the details of David's actual affiliation with the Philistines, and being kicked to the curb). Upon returning home, he finds his hometown, Ziklag, burned to ashes, and all their wives and children had been taken prisoner. The Bible says, "the soul of all the people (his men) was grieved" and that they even "spake of stoning him." Can you imagine that? David has lost just as much as any of them, if not more, and they are going to stone him at such a time as this? But they didn't stone David. Instead, they gave him an opportunity to seek out their loved ones and destroy the enemy. By the end of the chapter, the Bible goes on to say that "David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away" and that " there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all."
Now, how exactly can we apply this story and it's principles to our current "dilemma?" I'm glad you asked.
David is Dooley. We, the fans, the players, the coaches, all of VolNation, are his men.
We shouldn't think that David (Dooley) has lost nothing in this situation. As a matter of fact, he's probably lost as much or more than anyone involved. Furthermore, it may seem natural to want to pick up stones and stone him; afterall, he's the leader and should be held responible in our minds.
But maybe, just maybe, rather than stone the man, we should give him an opportunity to see if he can salvage the situation, and recover all UT has lost the past few years. He may even recover all.
If he fails, then at least we gave him an opportunity.
I must admit that I've been ready to stone the man like many of you have. But, I've dropped my rock to the ground, and am willing to support him long enough to at least see if he can fix this. In reality, next year ought to be about enough of an opportunity, IMO.
Well, I've said what I felt I needed to, and, like all sermons, some will hear and be helped while others will ignore while still yet others will scoff. I can't convince anybody. I can just tell the truth.
What are you gonna do with your rock?
PS - Coach Dooley, if you read this and like it, invite me to come and give the whole story to the team. I'll be in Newport (about 1 hr away from K-town) the week of Christmas.
It's really not a religious kinda thing, as much as a moral of the story kinda thing. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Ever so often we hear a Bible story used in sports, to depict the battle between the underdog who seemingly has no chance, and the undefeated champion who's going to crush said underdog. That story is of David and Goliath.
But I would like to give VolNation another story from the life of David; one that I think we can make applications to our current situation.
It's the story of David and the Amalakites, found in I Samuel 30. The long story short goes something like this:
David and his men had been off fighting in battles, and were returning home (Bible students now the details of David's actual affiliation with the Philistines, and being kicked to the curb). Upon returning home, he finds his hometown, Ziklag, burned to ashes, and all their wives and children had been taken prisoner. The Bible says, "the soul of all the people (his men) was grieved" and that they even "spake of stoning him." Can you imagine that? David has lost just as much as any of them, if not more, and they are going to stone him at such a time as this? But they didn't stone David. Instead, they gave him an opportunity to seek out their loved ones and destroy the enemy. By the end of the chapter, the Bible goes on to say that "David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away" and that " there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all."
Now, how exactly can we apply this story and it's principles to our current "dilemma?" I'm glad you asked.
David is Dooley. We, the fans, the players, the coaches, all of VolNation, are his men.
We shouldn't think that David (Dooley) has lost nothing in this situation. As a matter of fact, he's probably lost as much or more than anyone involved. Furthermore, it may seem natural to want to pick up stones and stone him; afterall, he's the leader and should be held responible in our minds.
But maybe, just maybe, rather than stone the man, we should give him an opportunity to see if he can salvage the situation, and recover all UT has lost the past few years. He may even recover all.
If he fails, then at least we gave him an opportunity.
I must admit that I've been ready to stone the man like many of you have. But, I've dropped my rock to the ground, and am willing to support him long enough to at least see if he can fix this. In reality, next year ought to be about enough of an opportunity, IMO.
Well, I've said what I felt I needed to, and, like all sermons, some will hear and be helped while others will ignore while still yet others will scoff. I can't convince anybody. I can just tell the truth.
What are you gonna do with your rock?
PS - Coach Dooley, if you read this and like it, invite me to come and give the whole story to the team. I'll be in Newport (about 1 hr away from K-town) the week of Christmas.
