[cksportsfan]

MSU Eagle,

Judge? No.
Notice? Yes.

Sadly, not enough athletes/coaches are like "Facing The Giants."

I will say the Meade County softball team always does a postgame prayer around the pitching circle. They invite the other team and they alternate so you're always holding two hands of your foes, not teammates.

But like I said, it doesn't take you long to notice that people are only offering praise publically at certain times (most of the time, only after a touchdown).

Not trying to judge, but some of these same kids who do the point to the sky routine are the same ones who say G-D it or what the He** after a bad play.

A prayer doesn't have to be said aloud to be heard by Him.

You don't have to point to the sky to acknowledge him, either.

Say you're a high schooler at lunch. One kid at your table gets his food, sits down and bows his head and closes his eyes. That's not going to bother people/draw attention at most times.

Then a kid across the cafeteria stands up and starts a prayer loud enough for you to him across the cafeteria. The first one is considered OK, the second wrong, although they are BOTH praising God.

Same in football. Say a prayer in your head or on the sideline (where there is less emphasis and focus from fans and cameras) and it's highly doubtful flag comes out. But only do it after a touchdown and you stop and point to the sky, you're drawing attention to yourself like the second lunchroom kid.

It doesn't matter, nor does He care, that you want people to know that you like him specifically after you scored a TD.