I wrote this piece the night that my high school football team lost in the playoffs. We had one the state championship last year, and it was the first time that had been done in the history of our school's football program. This year we made school history by winning more than 10 games consecutively. But our football program isn't about the points on the scoreboard. It's about building men for others.It's about the unbreakable bonds we form.It's about being uncommon, and being real men, men who follow Jesus, and men who aren't afraid to show love and to be loved. This poem addresses that, and it is a commission to those leaving the program as well as those who will continue the legacy of building men for others through football.