One thing I know for certain - God cares about sports. What else would he have to do with his time? Peace in the Middle East? Answering the prayers of suffering children? Get real! Otherwise why would all those teams pray to him.
How often driving home from college did I get behind a guy with that “If God isn’t a Penn State fan, then why is the sky blue and white?” You don’t see too many of them nowadays, do ya?
From the NASCAR Prayer before the Indy 500 to Reggie White saying "God bless you" to a QB he just tackled, athletes have been doing it for Christ since the first kicker pointed double guns skyward. Whether pointing, crossing, kneeling, praying, wearing Bible verses on their checks, yeah, they’re going to give props to the Big Coach in the sky.
And remember that fan that used to go to the football games in a rainbow wig and the John 3:16 t-shirt? He was a fixture on the televised games during the 70s and 80s. Hey! I wonder if there was more than one guy.
Some mock, questioning how God could favor one team over the other. They say “it’s just a game”. Ask any Midwestern high school cheerleader if it’s just a game. Ask the 15-year-old injecting steroids into his muscles for that extra push. Ask any father forcing his football dream on his kid in screams and curses.
While playing for the Vikings, Randall Cunningham once famously said that his team would win because they honored God more. Well, they lost.