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At the age of eight, Chad Gibbs attended his first Southeastern Conference football game. Since that time he has been in a constant struggle to not let his love of most things pigskin consume him. Being a Christian, Gibbs is aware of he cannot provide two masters, but sometimes his beliefs is overcome by his fanaticism. He's not by yourself. In 2008 over six million people attended an SEC soccer game. They spend thousands on season tickets, donate a huge number to athletic departments, and for three months each year order their entire lives across the schedule of their favorite team. Gibbs and his six million friends do not are in a spiritually void land where such borderline idol worship would normally be accepted. They are in the North american South, where in line with the 2008 American Faith based Identification Survey, 84 percent identify themselves as Christians. This apparent contradiction that Gibbs sees in his own life, and in millions of others, has led him to trip to each one of the twelve schools to spend time with rabid, Christian fans of various ages and denominations. Through his trip he desires to understand how others are able to balance their enthusiasm for his or her team with the devotion to God. If Gibbs discovers others are as messed up as he's, at least he will know he's not alone.
