Here is my take on the situation.  The BYU game has just finished and it was a sad, sad thing to watch.  But I have my own personal take on things.  I believe that these young men felt a bit like I felt since yesterday.  Here was one of their close friends who had messed up his life and faced some really dire consequences. I know that he felt like he really let all of them down. The BYU players and staff and even students are different kinds of folks than those in the world.  It was a tragedy that they all felt and 'it' transcended the game of basketball.  So I see their poor performance tonight as positive in a way because it showed that they were affected by the suffering of one of their own.  Even now I feel bad that they lost the game, but I also have a sense of empathy for a 'brother' who is hurting far more then they are.  At least that is my take on the matter.  I guess there is something worse then making bad choices and that is making bad choices in front of the whole world.  I couldn't believe all of the nation coverage that BYU received yesterday and today.  And now it will just keep on with the world's experts putting in their say on what is happening.  I'm sure that some will see the truth of the suffering of one young lost soul, but most will miss that and go on and on about things that are not the reality which is that this game or any game just isn't very important when you consider eternal things.  A good lesson for us all and I know that I can learn a thing or two from it too.