Hujan Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Whatever you do, don't mess up the "We ask for a chance that's fair" part. Great googly-moogly, we need that part. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Mess it up................and I'm banning you! j/k, most of the time we do a pretty good job, but we have our moments, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment
808Husker in KCMO Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I vote that the Huskerboard Blackshirts should lead the prayer. Quote Link to comment
Hujan Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Just want to say great job on the prayer today, guys. Today was my first time participating. Is it true we are 10-0 when we execute it right and 0-2 when we don't? If so, suffice it to say that we ought to be damn sure we get it right next Saturday, too. We will need quite a bit of luck on our side to balance out what will almost certainly be some extra "tight" officiating next week. On that note, is the last line, "THE TEAM THAT CAN'T BE BEAT, WON'T BE BEAT!" or "'TIL WE CAN'T BE BEAT, WON'T BE BEAT!"? The sticky says the former but the YouTube video says the latter. Frankly, the latter makes more sense to me. Quote Link to comment
808Husker in KCMO Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 BIZZUMP Ok guys, check this out. Prayer of a Sportsman Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life I ask but a field that is fair, A chance that is equal with all in the strife, A courage to strive and to dare; And if should win, let it be by the code With my faith and my honor held high; And if I should lose, let me stand by the road, And cheer as the winners go by. And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear, A tribute that comes from the heart, And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer Or play any sniveling part; Let me say, "There they ride, on whom laurel's bestowed Since they played the game better than I." Let me stand with a smile by the side of the road, And cheer as the winners go by. So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can, By proving my worth in the fray, But teach me to lose like a regular man, And not like a craven, I pray; Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode To victory splendid and high, Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road And cheer as the winners go by. -Berton Braley The original poem. Rather than comment on what is the right word in the 3rd line, we should concentrate on the meaning of the prayer. Take it into consideration when we react after a loss. This meaning has been missed by many of us over the last decade or so. Now I'm not saying that we can't complain amongst ourselves. We cannot control if we get a a chance that is fair, but remember that regardless of the outcome or the circumstances, "lose like a regular man and not like a craven." Quote Link to comment
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