• When: 2017-08-31
  • QIC: Moneypenny
  • The PAX: Toothpick, Rudy, See Saw, Flux, See Alice, Road Rage, Revco, Rafter, Beaker, Bag Boy, Hall Pass, GI Jane, Shuck, Splinter, Light Bill, Moneypenny


Football Is Back

Lake Murray, SC / By / August 31, 2017

Today is a great day.  College football is officially back in swing and 16 pax got their morning off to a terrific start by reliving the Tigers run to the National Championship. Unlike the Newberry College head coach, YHC refrained from taking any cheap shots at the team in the midlands.

Conditions: Just right…upper 60’s and overcast

The Thang:

Quick mosey down to the soccer fields.

Warm Up COP:

  • SSH x 15 IC
  • IW x 15 IC
  • Windmill x 15 IC
  • TTT x 15 IC
  • LAC x 20 IC

Time to relive each week of Clemson’s 2016 season.  Each week you complete both exercises listed.  You then alternate running routes of 150 yards and 400 yards between each week.  No one quite made it all the way to week 15 but most pax got in somewhere between 2.8 – 3.1 miles of work.

                               Clemson                 Exercise                                 Opponent              Exercise

Week 1                   19                           Merkins                                 13 (Auburn)            BBSU

Week 2                   30                           Plank Jacks                           24 (Troy)                  Squats

Week 3                   59                           Mtn Climbers                       0 (SC State)             Burpees

Week 4                   26                           Iron Crosses                         7 (GT)                       Lunges

Week 5                   42                           LBC’s                                     36 (Louisville)          OH Arm Claps

Week 6                   56                           Freddie Mercuries               10 (BC)                     Carolina Dry Docks

Week 7                   24                           Merkins                                17 (NC State)           Plank Jacks

Week 8                   37                           Mtn Climbers                       34 (FSU)                    BBSU

Week 9                   54                           Squats                                  0 (Syracuse)              Burpees

Week 10                 42                           American Hammer                43 (Pitt)                    Flutter Kicks

Week 11                 35                           Merkins                                 13 (Wake)                Lunges

Week 12                56                           OH Arm Claps                       7 (You know who)   Jamarcus King’s aka Fireman Carry

ACC Ch                   42                           Iron Crosses                         35 (VT)                      SSH

Semi’s                    31                           Plank Jacks                           0 (0-H-I-0 St)             Burpees

Natty                     35                           Merkins                                 31 (Bama)                  BBSU

Time called with 5 min left.  Run back to shovel flag for name-o-rama.

Announcements:

  • Convergence on Saturday at Foxhole 6:15
  • Speedtrap has Mission Q on Sept 23
  • Follow Stirrups’ trip by reading his blog.  Really good stuff.
  • 10k for Cheech in Lexington on Nov 11 https://lexingtonhalf.com/pages/race-10k.php

Devo:

READY But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6

SET As a coach, my faith was wavering. I watched my unpredictable punter jog onto the field, doubt washed over me with every step. I never knew what to expect. It might go 40 yards in a tight spiral, or it could be a 10-yard shank off the side of his foot. Every kick was an unpredictable adventure.

It was late in the game and field position was critical as my team lined up in punt formation. As the punter waited for the snap from center, the unexpected happened. The gentle breeze that had been blowing all night suddenly transformed into a stiff wind. My punter handled the snap cleanly, took two steps and kicked the ball high into the air.

At that point, the play seemed to move in slow motion. Everyone watched as a gust of wind caught the ball in midflight and pushed it backward! When the ball finally came to rest and the official blew his whistle, we realized we had witnessed an unbelievable negative 10- yard punt. My doubts had been confirmed and the untimely wind had managed to make a bad situation worse.

Too often we approach God with the same doubt as I did my punter. Sometimes we’re optimistic and sometimes we’re pessimistic. We know God can do it, but the results don’t always turn out like we want. We know God cares about us and loves us, but why don’t we always get a positive result?

When doubt creeps into our faith, we often get tossed around and pushed backward like that wind-blown punt. Our doubt does not honor God and chances are slim that wisdom and insight will come from our wishy-washy belief. Want better results? Take a firm stand the next time you pray, talk to God with complete faith in His Word and remember, no doubting allowed!