Last November, I attended a college football game with my youngest son.
We went to the Oklahoma versus Baylor game in Waco, TX.
Here we are at ESPN’s College Game Day in the morning:
Pictures with my children make me feel old. I guess I am.
But at the end of that football game later that evening, I was jumping up and down like a little 5 year old on Christmas morning because the Sooners had successfully completed the largest comeback in school history, erasing a 21 point halftime deficit to win the game by 3 points over a previously undefeated Baylor Bears team.
Some of you at this point may be tempted to remind me what happened to the Sooners in their game against LSU last week. I beg you please, don’t.
Back to my fun memories…
It was such a joy to witness that game with my son, and be part of history.
By Sunday morning, I had calmed down enough emotionally that I could reflect on what had happened.
Somehow, that Sooner team in the locker room at halftime, decided not to throw in the towel in a game in which it appeared that all hope of winning was essentially lost.
I hope someday I can learn the story of what was said, by whom, to instill in the players a hope and confidence that they could come out in the second half and win the game.
Never Give Up
Whatever was said, I picture it was something like what Winston Churchill said to students at Harrow School on October 29, 1941: “Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.”
In the years following, Churchill definitely got the opportunity to practice what he preached, didn’t he?
What happened in the second half of that OU Baylor game reminded me that no matter how bleak the situation may seem, competitors should never, ever give up!
It’s never too late, no matter how bleak things look.
As you know, my beat in the articles on this site is pro-life business, and more specifically exploring how pro-life Pregnancy Help Centers (PHCs) can compete and win against Planned Parenthood in the battle for clients.
And believe me, when it comes to “winning the game” as measured by market share, PHCs as a whole are much further behind Planned Parenthood than OU was behind Baylor at half time.
With Planned Parenthood’s annual report showing an increase in abortions performed last year to 345,672 their market share has increased even further.
Nonetheless, we pro-life business folks should channel our inner Churchills and “NEVER GIVE UP.”
That being said, even with an awe-inspiring Churchillian style speech made by someone at half time, could OU have made that comeback against Baylor without an effective game plan, and very talented players that could execute that plan?
I think we all know the answer to that.
A question we will turn to often in these pages is “Do Pregnancy Help Centers have the plan, and the players, to make a comeback against Planned Parenthood?”
Much more on that soon….
Regards,
Brett