The truth is, games are won on the field, court or diamond. Hagan's skill helped CU take home the championship. Bienemy's swift moves aided him in evading defenders en route to his 86 yards in the team's win against Notre Dame. Religion aids in hard times and gives hope when needed. It is used to rejoice for health and pray for forgiveness Religion has no place in the Coors Event Center for basketball purposes.
Sports are for the enjoyment of people of all sorts of religions.
Whether people believe in Jesus, God, Muhammad or none of the above, sports unite people. Bill McCartney with his Promise Keepers and now Ricardo Patton with his on-court prayers sessions. But coming in and extraditing Patton for his failure to separate sports and religion is extreme. Not all of the prayer sessions have been oriented at hitting jumpers and blocking shots. After last year's Columbine tragedy, team prayer sessions centered on players Nick Mohr and Josh Townsend, both Columbine graduates.