The (Real) Reason Ohio State Won the Championship Last Night

Last updated on: January 13, 2015 at 6:46 am by Josh Daffern

The (Real) Reason Ohio State Won the Championship Last Night 2015-01-13T06:46:12-06:00 Josh Daffern

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What Ohio State did was beyond impressive over the past two weeks. They won a national championship with their third string quarterback. That doesn’t happen! The Arizona Cardinals limped into the NFL playoffs with their third string quarterback and were quickly dispatched by a sub-500 team in the first round of the postseason. Ohio State took their third string quarterback and knocked off the number one and two teams in the nation. That’s unheard of.

So for the first time since 2002, Ohio State is the college football champion. You can easily dissect numerous strategies, personnel matchups and play executions to find a reason they were triumphant, but I’ve got a simpler explanation: the reason Ohio State won the championship last night was because they had the chance to do so. Under the old BCS system, it would have been Florida State vs Alabama in the championship game, the two teams that lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Two and a half years ago, in the summer of 2012, the group of NCAA presidents approved this sweeping change to the college playoff format. It was new. It was controversial. It was change. The old system had brought in millions of dollars to the universities. And yet they changed it. They changed the number of teams, they changed the formula that chose the playoff teams, they changed the structure of postseason college football.

The results have been incredible to say the least. The college football world was transfixed throughout the season, and a red-hot Ohio State rose up to win the championship in a convincing fashion. And they had the opportunity to do so because a group of leaders were willing to change.

Now I don’t even have to move an inch to make application for the church today. A church that refuses to change is a church that will fade into obscurity. Now you know and I know that I’m not talking about changing the Bible or changing the gospel. That stays the same. What I’m talking about is the courage to embrace the change that brings a church out of the 1950s into the millennium in which we now live. It’s the courage to redirect energies and funnel finances to relentlessly reach the next generation. It’s the courage stop propping up legacy programs that lost their effectiveness decades ago and try new things until you find something that works. That church, the church with the courage to change, that’s the church that will win championships in the years to come.

Ministry in the Trenches

ohio state

What I'm Living

Previous Post

January 12, 2015

Why the Bible Still Applies 2000 Years Later

Next Post

January 14, 2015 Before You Condemn the World, Ask This Question

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Family Matters Ministry in the Trenches Morning Brew MTVpastor New Wineskins Top Menu Truth from Life Uncategorized Watch Sermons

Select a Month June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who predicted Persia's rise?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Daniel Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel