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I was disappointed today to hear that the story behind the song HEALER was not true. I read several posts tonight about the story. The lyrics to the song are powerful. The lyrics to the song are true. Unfortunately, the inspiration for the song is not.
"Someone once said that you are a success if, at the end of your life, the people who knew you the best are the ones who respect you the most," ~Windows of the Soul by Ken Gire
Most Victories, 1946-2007
1. Oklahoma 535
2. Penn State 503
3. Texas 501
4. Alabama 499
5. Nebraska 497
6. Ohio State 495
7. Michigan 490
8. Tennessee 485
9. Southern Cal 480
10. Notre Dame 470
Best Winning Percentage, 1946-2007
1. Oklahoma .762 (535-163-13)
2. Ohio State .747 (495-162-20)
3. Penn State .733 (503-180-9)
4. Michigan .728 (490-178-15)
5. Texas .714 (51-196-11)
6. Nebraska .703 (497-207-10)
7. Alabama .702 (499-205-20)
8. Notre Dame 696 (470-201-14)
9. Southern Cal .696 (480-202-23)
10. Tennessee 695 (485-206-23)
Most Weeks Ranked No. 1 in AP Poll
1. Oklahoma 95 (Of Course OU should be on top)
Notre Dame 95
3. Ohio State 93
4. USC 86
5. Nebraska 70
6. Miami (Fla.) 68
7. Florida State 59
8. Texas 42
9. Michigan 34
10. Alabama 31
Most Weeks Ranked Top 5 in AP Poll
1. Oklahoma 352
2. Ohio State 298
3. Nebraska 294
4. Notre Dame 276
5. USC 274
6. Michigan 272
7. Texas 253
8. Alabama 243
9. Florida State 204
10. Miami (Fla.) 201
Weeks Ranked No. 1 in BCS
1. Oklahoma 18
2. Ohio State 15
USC 15
4. Florida State 7
Miami (Fla.) 7
6. Nebraska 5
Tennessee 5
8. LSU 2
9. Texas; 1
UCLA 1
Most Weeks Ranked Top 5 in BCS
1. Oklahoma 38
2. Ohio State 33
3. USC 31
4. Miami (Fla.) 30
5. Florida State 25
6. Florida 20
Texas 20
Virginia Tech 20
9. LSU 17
10. Tennessee 16
Most AP National Titles (Last)
1. Notre Dame 8 (1988)
2. Oklahoma 7 (2000)
3. Alabama 6 (1992)
4. Miami 5 (2001)
Southern Cal 5 (2004)
6. Minnesota & 4 (1960)
Nebraska 4 (1995)
Ohio State 4 (2002)
9. Texas 3 (2005)
10. Seven Schools 2 (2007)
Most All-Time Points Scored (Thru 2007)
1. Oklahoma 29,772
2. Michigan 29,347
3. Nebraska 29,124
4. Notre Dame 28,720
5. Texas 27,757
6. Penn State 26,645
7. Ohio State 26,502
8. Alabama 26,317
9. Southern Cal 26,011
10. Tennessee 25,446
If you feed them....they will come! JL is looking for 6-8 skilled volunteers to help install metal roofing on our two new bunk cabins. The felt will be on. The materials will be there waiting.
And BBQ will be involved. If you have a construction background or can haul materials, please contact me. Put September 13th on your calendar. We will start at 8:00am.
You can Tivo your football game and it will be waiting on you that evening. Contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for all of you who are investing in this project!
My family sent me on a "Man Trip" for my 41st Birthday. It was one of the best birthday gifts that i have ever received from my family. Thank you-Mom & Dad, Dan & Nancy, Jeannie and the girls.
I made my annual trip to Westcliffe, Colorado with my good friend Skip. We 4-wheeled up Hermit Pass, fly-fished on Grape Creek (pulled in 8 trout with the largest being 16" on some hand tied flies by my good buddy Jerome), and hiked 11 miles up to Lake of the Clouds. As we were coming off the mountain, the rain began then an breath taking sunset following right behind. I looked to the east and saw a complete double rainbow. Looked like God was just showin' off that afternoon!
While we were there we stopped in at the corner Mexican restaurant, Edwardo's. Skip and I had a hankerin' for a Chicken Chili Burrito. All they had were beef and been on the menu. So I asked for one. Now when you go to Westcliffe, you need to stop in for a new menu item. It's called the "Skip & Todd's Chicken Chili Burrito." Some of the best green chili I've ever had! Huge plate for $6. Should be on the new menu this week! That made the trip!
School starts tomorrow for my girls and all the boys on the ranch. Six guys worked full time this summer. Derin and I took them to lunch today and told them how proud we are of them. Pray for them and the new school year. We also added a new boy in the Nichols' Graduate House. He is 19 years old and will be going to Wellston to complete his senior year. Please pray for the applications for boys that we will interviewing and accepting this fall.
The mountains were beautiful. We saw alot of ranches. One south of town raised buffalo, elk, and is a wolf preserve. They were also a beautiful reminder of what we raise on our ranch. We have a precious commodity, raising up Godly men. Thanks for all of you who faithful support us and this mission.
I was talking this weekend to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. They just got back from a conference in Germany. They shared this powerful story of Mike Guglielmucci, a person diagnosed with terminal cancer.
This video immediately made me think of a 17 year old young man in OKC. Ford, you got alot of people praying for you and your healing! Keep your eyes on Jesus and not the cancer.
What an awesome reminder that Jesus is bigger than cancer! Jesus is larger and more capable than anything that faces us today. Click on the link to watch the video on YouTube.