"There are some games where cheering for the other side feels better than winning"

[lovetoaster]

Not a huge fan or Rick Reilly, but this is a great story -

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/st...ine&id=3789373

They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.

It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.

Did you hear that? The other team's fans?

They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.

It was rivers running uphill and cats petting dogs. More than 200 Faith fans sat on the Gainesville side and kept cheering the Gainesville players on—by name.

Click link above to read more....

[China]

Excellent story. Merry Christmas.

[jpillian]

Wow -- that's the best thing I've read in a while. Nice find, lt.

[Mongo2365]

Great story. Makes you remember that there are good people out there.

[Tastes Like Chicken]

Awesome story. This reads like the end of an inspirational sports movie.

[VASkins540]

What a great story.

[lovetoaster]

Awesome story. This reads like the end of an inspirational sports movie.

Yeah, that last quote from "Isiah" is pretty damn powerful.

[Teller]

Awesome.

Reminds me of that team a few years ago that hadn't allowed a point all season. The other team had a special needs kid on the roster, Downs I think, and the team that hadn't been scored on had their defense all lay down so this kid could score a touchdown.

Stories like these give you just a little bit of faith in humanity.

[Henry]

Awesome.

Reminds me of that team a few years ago that hadn't allowed a point all season. The other team had a special needs kid on the roster, Downs I think, and the team that hadn't been scored on had their defense all lay down so this kid could score a touchdown.

Stories like these give you just a little bit of faith in humanity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjASG1rJ3U

[renaissance]

And Hogan said, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."

After the game, both teams gathered in the middle of the field to pray and that's when Isaiah surprised everybody by asking to lead. "We had no idea what the kid was going to say," remembers Coach Hogan. But Isaiah said this: "Lord, I don't know how this happened, so I don't know how to say thank You, but I never would've known there was so many people in the world that cared about us."

Very nice.

[ACW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrjASG1rJ3U

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ins...ife_of_reilly/

[Hubbs]

That story choked me up a little. Absolutely incredible.

[Burgundy Burner]

Very nice story. Thanks for posting it.

[GibbsFactor]

Wow, that almost put a tear in my eye.

Good for them all!

[[[ghost]]]

Damn, that's beautiful.