A Sea Of Red

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:38 pm**

FCA names McKay 2009 'Barnabas' award winner
April 4, 2009

Ritchie McKay, a college basketball coach who is passionate not only about winning games but also about teaching his athletes lessons with biblical principles, was presented the 2009 John Lotz "Barnabas" Award by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on April 4 during the FCA Coaches Luncheon at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Detroit.

McKay has led five university basketball programs during his coaching career and, in the process, has mentored countless young men from a Christian perspective. His impact has gone beyond the basketball court and into the lives of student-athletes who have strived to model McKay's lifestyle of integrity.

http://www.fca.org/vsItemDisplay.lsp?me ... C006B64D88

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:39 pm**

More like the Barabbas award winner.

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:44 pm**

I was thinking of perhaps Marcus Junius Brutus

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:51 pm**

April 4th... They should have postponed it a week.

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:54 pm**

Ed Dantes wrote:More like the Barabbas award winner.

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 8:55 pm**

Previous Winners:
2003 – Coach Homer Drew, Valparaiso University
2004 – Coach John Wooden, UCLA
2005 – Coach Dale Clayton, Carson-Newman
2006 – Coach Steve Alford, University of Iowa
2007 – Coach Dale Layer, Colorado State, Head Coach
2008 – Coach Willis Wilson, Rice University

The four criteria of the John Lotz Barnabas Award are:
1. A committed follower of Christ
2. A man full of integrity
3. An true encourager of others
4. Living a life of balance

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 9:02 pm**

Thank God they didn't vote based on whether or not you were on the boat or not.

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 9:04 pm**

JB dropped the Barnabas award reference during Layer's press conference in the FOC last week.

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 9:25 pm**

Cider Jim wrote:
Previous Winners:
2003 – Coach Homer Drew, Valparaiso University
2004 – Coach John Wooden, UCLA
2005 – Coach Dale Clayton, Carson-Newman
2006 – Coach Steve Alford, University of Iowa
2007 – Coach Dale Layer, Colorado State, Head Coach
2008 – Coach Willis Wilson, Rice University

The four criteria of the John Lotz Barnabas Award are:
1. A committed follower of Christ
2. A man full of integrity
3. An true encourager of others
4. Living a life of balance

+1

Posted: **April 13th, 2009, 11:18 pm**

I remember Dale Clayton from C-N from G-W's days in the South Atlantic Conference. He's a class act too.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 1:39 am**

If we are going to give him a Biblical award I nominate McKay for the Judas award.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 8:43 am**

no comment

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 9:50 am**

SuperJon wrote:Thank God they didn't vote based on whether or not you were on the boat or not.

I'm on a boat *&#(%#*$)*#$)*#)*$

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:00 am**

TylerBakersGonnaBGreat wrote:If we are going to give him a Biblical award I nominate McKay for the Judas award.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:03 am**

See Caesar
See Brutus
See Jesus
See Judas
See McKay
See Soos

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:05 am**

Wait, Judas Iscariot? or Judas Thomas Didymus?

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:11 am**

Hold My Own wrote:
SuperJon wrote:Thank God they didn't vote based on whether or not you were on the boat or not.

I'm on a boat *&#(%#*$)*#$)*#)*$

My comment surprisingly had nothing to do with the song.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:32 am**

BuryYourDuke wrote:
SuperJon wrote:
Hold My Own wrote:
I'm on a boat *&#(%#*$)*#$)*#)*$
My comment surprisingly had nothing to do with the song.
Maybe so, but I got my flippy floppies regardless.

You may have your flippy floppies, but I'm riding a dolphin doing flips and $#%%

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 10:38 am**

Cause this ain't sea world. its as real as it gets.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 11:54 am**

Ed Dantes wrote:More like the Barabbas award winner.

Bunch of haters

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 12:32 pm**

BuryYourDuke wrote:
BUSIMAN23 wrote:
Ed Dantes wrote:More like the Barabbas award winner.
Bunch of haters
Congratulations. You have officially joined the "most overused and played out term" club.

Thanks for the welcome, just speaking the truth

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 12:35 pm**

The man won an award that is completely unrelated to anything LU. If you can't be happy for him -- which I'm well aware would be too grown-up for most of you -- at least just be apathetic.

The more you people go on about this, the more childish you look and the more I'm convinced that McKay traded up.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 12:52 pm**

Thank you for the eyeroll which, incidentally, is the official emoticon of "most overused and played out" club. Also, the persistent sound of whining is the official club anthem -- just ask CMII -- and you continue to clearly demonstrate that as well.

FYI: Barabbas was -- depending on perspective -- either a murderer or a freedom fighter. I fail to see how either applies here.

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 1:52 pm**

Some of you guys take stuff on her way too seriously. It was an easy joke to make. I'd say the majority of what is posted on this site is meant to be humorous. You guys might enjoy yourselves more if you kept that in mind instead of looking to be offended or embarrassed

Posted: **April 14th, 2009, 1:55 pm**

LUconn wrote:Some of you guys take stuff on her way too seriously. It was an easy joke to make. I'd say the majority of what is posted on this site is meant to be humorous. You guys might enjoy yourselves more if you kept that in mind instead of looking to be offended or embarrassed

I was just sticking up for McKay a little. Even though he left Liberty, he is a good strong Christian, just trying to get people to keep it in perspective. He is a good guy get off his back