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Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:13 am to paperwasp
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:13 am to paperwasp
Alabama will be challenged on this trip more than what Auburn was challenged in Israel. Other than going to see the historic religious sites in the Holy Land, why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
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Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:15 am to Trojan1998
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Alabama will be challenged on this trip more than what Auburn was challenged in Israel. Other than going to see the historic religious sites in the Holy Land, why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
post was about Alabama and this is a response
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:21 am to Trojan1998
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Alabama will be challenged on this trip more than what Auburn was challenged in Israel. Other than going to see the historic religious sites in the Holy Land, why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
That's a stretch. Israel is not bad at basketball. Probably the most high profile team Alabama is playing, Spain, split with Israel last year in the Eurobasket qualifiers.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:42 am to Trojan1998
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why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
Pearl addressed this, and it seems to have had a net positive effect on the team:
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Pearl is very public about his Jewish heritage. In a 2015 interview, he said, “I’m particularly concerned about anti-Semitism around the world. It’s growing very fast. I just want us to be able to get along and respect each other and love each other and tolerate each other’s differences. And that’s been my life’s work.”
Pearl told Paul Finebaum after the game Tuesday that Abraham is the father of all nations, Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Auburn's head coach said his job as a coach is to bring people together and help them get along, and that sports does that.
Far from avoiding the topic of religion, Bruce said that he will take the team to the Jordan River and give them the opportunity to be baptized where Jesus was baptized by John.
The trip appears to have had a spiritual impact on the players. Freshman Yohan Traore said about the trip so far that there have been “a lot of highlights and touring while getting close to God and learning about each other.”
Dylan Cardwell has been outspoken about the spiritual side of his trip saying, “For me spiritually this is the closest I’ve ever been to God, physically, spiritually, emotionally. I just thank him every day that I can step foot in his Holy Land and the land that he created.”
Cardwell was also moved by both teams praying together after the game stating that “The Bible preaches unity. Even though we competed against each other we are all in it for one thing, we are all in this in unity. That meant the world to me. It shows basketball has no borders.”
Posted on 8/8/22 at 11:07 am to Trojan1998
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Alabama will be challenged on this trip more than what Auburn was challenged in Israel.
Lol at best it’s the same.
Spain select team is the same as the Israel select team Auburn played yesterday. Y’all are playing Lithuania’s B Team
Chinese National Team might be tougher than Israel’s National Team that Auburn is about to play, but Israel still has current and former nba talent on their team
Posted on 8/8/22 at 3:47 pm to Trojan1998
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Alabama will be challenged on this trip more than what Auburn was challenged in Israel. Other than going to see the historic religious sites in the Holy Land, why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
Auburn played Israel’s A team today while Bama played Spain’s D team.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 6:53 am to Trojan1998
quote:Maybe because Pearl is a Jew and wanted to see his ancestral home land.
Other than going to see the historic religious sites in the Holy Land, why did Bruce want to schedule games in Israel?
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