Yesterday, we traveled down to the plains to a very familiar scene... but this time we sat on the visitor side... something that was very foreign to me. For the past two years, we were Auburn Tigers. We dressed in orange and blue and chanted all the chants. This year, we wore red. This year, Rhett stood across the field from the coaches who he stood next to for the past two years. He also stood across from his mentor and his former high school coach Gus Malzahn who he played for at Shiloh Christian... later coaching for at him Springdale High School and then on to Arkansas and Auburn as his Graduate Assistant. Although Rhett learned a lot from him, he has a few of his own tricks up his sleeve. ; ) Rhett is that person who never had to study- you know, the brilliant kind. Valedictorian and Chancellor's list kid etc... Well, he is not only brilliant off the field, but on the field as well...a blessing and ability that only God can give. I knew in the first conversation that Rhett and I had in Astronomy back in '03 that God had big plans for Rhett... and 8 years later, I still firmly believe that. I am excited to see how God is going to use him in the future.
The game was very exciting (for us anyway). After a few downs, we knew that we could hang with Auburn. During 3rd quarter it was 14-13 Auburn. 4th quarter took a little turn, with Auburn winning 35-16. Of course there are the shoulda coulda woulda thoughts...but we are so proud of our boys. They fought hard and did not quit. I think fans can see a difference in the confidence in our team this year... or at least I have been told that. The overall moral at the school and among the students is completely different as well. There is a new excitement about Samford Football. Our coaches also deserve a lot of praise. They worked around the clock to prepare these kids- and they did their jobs well. We were all very happy with the outcome.
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| Family (Taken by Will Flowers) Me, Rhett, Gus and Kristi
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