Gatorman, Come on man, that was meant as a glib analogy of the coming game given the disparity of talent and programs at this point, not a coaching comparison with Custer. Sorry, you missed it. You normally bring a strictly football-focused X and O intellect on here, but this is not the first time you brought up our HC's religion.
My high school coach had a pastor on the sidelines who addressed us before every game with a message or theme, sometimes bible-based, sometimes not. He taught us never to pray for a win, but rather to play at the best of our ability and that no one on either team get seriously hurt - that appealed to me. I played at a Catholic college in a conference that was composed of mostly religious schools—Mennonite, Quaker, Presbyterian, and so on. From 8th grade through college, I never took the field before a team prayer. I played with guys who were very religious, of different faiths, from Baptist to Catholic, and others who were agnostics or atheists. Just like before an infantry squad went into battle, no one complained. They respected it. There was a baptism held by another Charlotte County HC this year covered in the local mullet wrapper. That's a team event; it's a team sport. After tragedies of coach's passing, the Tarpons and the opposition (Ft Myers and Port Charlotte) have joined together to pray after a game. I think it is best if the government stays out of locker rooms.
I'm fine with the HC. I'm a Tarpon fan and support whoever is at the wheel like I have my entire life, and as a truly tolerant person, I don't disparage other groups that I might not agree with. Since I was a teenager, I've lived with my own personal religious beliefs and this Sly Stone edit, "Different Strokes for Different Folks."
