What are we to do now?

[Locker]

Re: What are we to do now?

Carnes has been getting most of the reps this week, I heard Kollmorgen returned in a helmet and had a light practice yesterday. We will see Saturday what happens. I'm sure Kollmorgen will dress and do the warm ups to keep the penguins guessing. Is there a rule on how many concussions a player can suffer in a season? Could we see either Johnson or Kollmorgen back this season?

[Locker]

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Also I think it is safe to say that more than half of our players are Christians, seeing how half of them pray in the end zone before games. I also read in a interview that many of them go to a bible study together. I'm sure they could is all the prayers they can get at this point. Good references Jay!

[JayJ79]

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Also I think it is safe to say that more than half of our players are Christians, seeing how half of them pray in the end zone before games.

just as a sidenote, prayer isn't limited to Christians. But yeah, you're probably right with that statistic.

[Kyle]

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I think God has better things to do than use divine intervention to determine the winner of a football game.

Just my opinion though. Feel free to pray for lots of YSU turnovers this weekend.

[truepanther]

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I am a Christ follower. But when speaking on matters STRICTLY PERTAINING to praying for "wins" (to any degree), if in fact that was arealcat was eluding to, I do not agree. I firmly support praying for players safety (on and off the field), and players decision making (on and off the field).

[Luther_Heggs]

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I am a Christ follower. But when speaking on matters STRICTLY PERTAINING to praying for "wins" (to any degree), if in fact that was arealcat was eluding to, I do not agree. I firmly support praying for players safety (on and off the field), and players decision making (on and off the field).

So, how are those prayers working out for the team this year?

[Born-a-Panther]

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So, how are those prayers working out for the team this year?

Since you asked.

"What I am doing, you do not understand now. But you will understand later."
- John 13:7

And for the record, I love that our team does the praying in the end zone, and I always make sure my two sons see it while it's happening.

In addition, prayers for a football team go beyond wins/losses. Prayers for health/healing, safety, good decisions on and off the field, using their talent for good and not wasting it, overall health of a program that provides opportunities to so many people every year (not just the athlete), provides family bonding experiences, for a university that adds economic and entertainment value to a community, etc. etc.

Nothing wrong with praying for a football team. I do it.

[ban basketball]

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Unfortunately for many of our fans this is the case. When the Panthers are winning everyone is wearing purple, buying tickets, and supporting the team. When we start losing a large percentage of the fan base stops doing this. Heck traffic on this website goes down big time when we aren't winning.

Everyone wants to be part of a winner I guess.

I am not saying that this is different that any other college athletic program, but it is just frustrating to me.

No doubt that we have bad/fairweather fans in that regard.

As we know, and as I always detail, what comes next is the incessant calling for a coach's job, as if that will be the panacea to the losing woes.

[Luther_Heggs]

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...Nothing wrong with praying for a football team. I do it.

I don't call it prayer, but isn't hoping the team does well and showing my support pretty much the same as praying? I think a lot of prayer is just focusing on an issue to increase your awareness. I don't think many people are praying with the idea that God will actually show up and protect the QB from their Linebacker.

I was just trying to be lighthearted when it was brought up people pray that no one gets hurt, yet the UNI team has quite a few injuries.

[Cat80]

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I think God has better things to do than use divine intervention to determine the winner of a football game.

Just my opinion though. Feel free to pray for lots of YSU turnovers this weekend.

I hope the players are not praying for victory, as that would be counter to prayer. For you to assume victory is for what they are praying, you either know little about prayer or assume an athlete's faith is so shallow and misguided that victory HAS to be the focus of the prayer.

[panther-state]

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Oh geez, it's bad enough we have politics being pointlessly fought over in another thread, lets please not get a religious one going too. I come here to discuss and learn about UNI athletics and happenings at the university. If I wanted to hear squabbling over a matter of entrenched opinions I'd turn on CNN or Fox, not come to PN

[Kyle]

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You're free to leave anytime.

[panther-state]

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You're free to leave anytime.

Someone has been waking up on the wrong side of the bed recently

[Kyle]

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Someone has been waking up on the wrong side of the bed recently

I forgot the .

[JayJ79]

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What are we to do now?

I guess there's only one thing left to do.
Win the whole f'ing thing.
(or at least 3 games. Or at least one game this Saturday, for starters)