I've given up the game, i got to leave

 The pot of gold is only make-believe

The treasure can’t be found by men who search

Whose gods are dead and whose queens are in the church (Dylan)

although i drift further from the world of sports with every passing season, i am reminded that the games themselves are not the problem....but rather as society continues to erode it is the miscreant participants that destroy the foundation......But every now and again you hear a wonderful story that came to the stage because of sports....Jared Casey is one of those.

In fairness the only show i watch on Evil ESPN is college Gameday, and they never disappoint....and yesterday was no exception....On November 13th the 31 point under dog Kansas Jayhawks beat the Mighty University of Texas in Austin,  on a risky two point conversion in OT.......and that is just the tip of the iceberg. The player who caught the conversion pass was a walk-on fullback that have never played an offensive snap before ( he was used only as a special teams player on kickoffs) FB Jared Casey from Plainville Kansas.......now comes the really amazing part.......20 years ago while pregnant with Jared, Mrs Casey was told by her doctor that the child she was carrying would only live a week because of a rare blood disorder that they discovered.......her and her husband were devastated but held true to their Christian beliefs and she carried the child full term.......obviously he didn't die......he grew up and fell in love with Football, but when he graduated high school the only offers he had were from Junior Colleges........he chose to go to KU and try out for the team.....he made the team but only played on special teams ...........his parents still drove to every game....even the 11 hour drive to Austin.....one month prior to the game Mrs. Casey lost her brother in law, and before he died Jared visited and gave his Uncle his KU receiver gloves.........before the game Mrs. Casey said a young boy in Texas gear came up to them in the stadium and said one word "Believe" and walked away.....strange occurrences in the desert no doubt.......as the game went  to overtime the Casey were starting to feel they were witnessing something special......what they didn't know was that the Kansas tight end was injured in oT and ruled out for the remainder of the game.......Kansas scored at the other end of the field to make the score 56-55........and decided to go for the WIN...or loose the game if they failed.......his Mom decided to video tape the play but his Dad couldn't bear to watch and buried his head in his hands.......neither of them realized at first that Jared was on the field playing tight end.....the QB rolled out and threw back across the end zone for the win.........as the Jayhawks mobbed the tiny tight end his parents finally realized that it was Jared who caught the pass.....as Mom continued to video tape, Jared made his way to the other end of the field and made eye contact with his parents and gave them a thumbs up ...in the grand scheme of the College Football Playoffs this will register not even a footnote......but to me.....this was the play of the year.......maybe somebody needed to hear this story.....maybe someone who is dealing with a devastating medical prognosis or someone who has just lost a child or a brother in law or anyone special.......that play won't change the world, that play won't save humanity, but hopefully somewhere....someone....will be inspired to BELIVE....and i had to share that ! 

My patron saint is a-fighting with a ghost
He’s always off somewhere when I need him most