Football, Sports, Politics
Fandom Versus Discipleship: Zion Won’t be Redeemed on the Football Field I loved football as a kid. I remember listening to NFL games on my old handheld radio as a young kid since we didn’t have cable. I was a 49ers fan because Steve Young had played at BYU when my dad was there at college. I had a sweet 49ers hat that had cool lightning bolts all over it. I’m sure it was super tacky, but I loved it. I also got to go to a few live Seahawks games once I moved to Washington and I rooted for them too. Those were amazing experiences. Later in high school I got too busy to follow football and didn’t care so much. But when I got to BYU and got to go to some live games, some of that love of the sport started coming back. But at this point, not only did I root for BYU because I liked my school, but also because I felt like they represented me and my faith. I remember reading an article a few years ago that talked about how we think when our team wins that it represents a trium...