Icy White

Someone was wondering if Patrick Mahomes should be considered the greatest ever if he wins a third straight championship this year. My friend Eddie reminded everyone that Bart Starr won the NFL championship in 1965, then won the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and 1967.

For as long as I can remember football teams have worn white jerseys and pants, usually for road games. A few teams wear non white pants: Tech, Green Bay, Steelers, Raiders, 49ers, etc. Falcons started off wearing white jerseys and pants, and it looked good. Now all white unis are a trend, which isn’t the worst thing ever. Teams like to pair white “socks” with the white over white. Not my favorite, but could be worse.  

Twelve NFL teams wore head to toe white:

The Dolphins, Cardinals, Bills, Chargers, and Colts regular uniforms are all white.

Bengals, Vikings, Packers, and Jaguars created special icy white helmets so they could wear all white.

Cowboys, Jets, Dolphins, and Browns wore white throwback helmets.

Additionally, many teams wore white jerseys, pants, and socks with their regular non white helmets. Falcons, Ravens, Panthers, Browns, Broncos, Lions, Texans, Jaguars, Chiefs, Vikings, Saints, Jets, Eagles, 49ers, Seahawks, Titans, and Redskins. Couldn’t the Buccaneers and Giants be added to this list? The Rams and Bears and Titans could wear all white, but chose not to.

Might be easier to list who isn’t wearing all white: the Raiders and Steelers. Both did, back in the 60’s.  

College teams on my radar screen who regularly wear all white include Alabama, Texas, Penn State, Georgia Tech, SC, Mississippi State, Auburn, UNC, Oklahoma, Stanford, and Clemson.

Seems like maybe last year a golf tourney ended early so as to not conflict with the NFL playoffs. On Super Bowl Sunday I think the Phoenix Open at least tees off early as well. Saw where Tiger’s Genesis Open was moved from Rivieria down the coast due to the fires.

The Crossing: I looked at getting the chicken tenders but caved and ordered the burger, when the waiter said the burger was a combo of ground beef and ground brisket. I almost got the baked potato and probably should have. In addition to The Crossing, downtown Norcross is only one block long but has several good restaurants: Dominics Italian, a Cuban Bistro, and a burger bar plus more.

I feel discombobulated with all the cold. Left early on Tuesday. Worked from home, then small group on Wed nite.  Seminar last night. Working from home today because none of my coworkers were going to show. Went to the gym this morning and worked out for 60 minutes again. Been setting the treadmill go I’d be going uphill. Ceil at W&MC’s today so me and Winnie have the house to ourselves.

DENISON: the President of the United States is not president of every nation on Earth. The President should be focused on America first. He believes even the nation’s European allies “treat the United States very, very unfairly.” The governance of a country will not always mirror the calling or responsibility of individual Christians. The moment we begin to treat any person as our example of what it means to live a moral and Christ-centered life, we’ve strayed from the standard to which God holds each of us. The definition of a Christian is quite literally a “little Christ,” and we are meant to live out that identity every day.

Luke 12:13-21 Parable of the rich fool. 13. Jesus was asked “Tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. 14. Jesus replied Who made me a judge over you? 15. Guard against all covetousness for life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. 16. The land of a rich man produced plentifully 17. and he thought what should he do, he has nowhere to store his crops? 18. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19. I’ll say to myself that I have ample goods stored up for many years so I can relax and eat, drink, and be merry. 20. God said to him Fool! This night your soul is required of you, the things you have prepared, whose will they be? 21. So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.