While the NFL playoffs have now catapulted Tebow to an even loftier heroic pantheon, it was likely the absence of a college football playoff that enabled him to get into the NFL as a first-round draft pick. This is especially ironic given how loudly media folks — many of whom are enthusiastic Tebow cheerleaders — demand colleges switch from the BCS system to a NFL-style playoff.
Chris Oatis continues his recap of John Brantley’s career at Florida and the quarterback’s legacy. In a two part series, he looks at his recruitment and early playing time of this controversial football player.
Most people who talk about Tebow reflect on his outspoken faith. That’s not why fans are watching him all around the country. There are plenty of Godly men in sports that are more quiet and less “out there” with their faith, and they are not lesser for it. What Tebow represents in sports is the underdog story and the heart of a lion story.
Why didn’t Meyer just admit admit the talent was lacking and he wanted another job? Why pull the wool over the eyes of one of the country’s best fanbases to become a college football know-it-all before joining the Big Ten? He bailed on players and commits to head home with an impressive resume and some studio analyst skills to boot.
Saturday night’s LSU-Alabama game served as a useful reminder that college football — especially SEC football — is not a “minor league” for anyone else. The NFL may dominate the nation’s media consciousness, but it’s important to remember that this is a comparatively recent phenomenon. The NFL itself was considered a minor league before the advent of television.
We’ve all seen Les Miles work his magic in the waning seconds, Florida dominate under the national spotlight in Gainesville and Alabama man-handle the competition against the country’s best, but who takes the top spot as the SEC’s most impressive team in big games?
All eyes are AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims for game one against Kent State. Saban has indicated both are equal and is not giving the media any information at all regarding the race.
Tim Tebow continues to make headlines in the sports world even though he’s done very little since his last game at Florida a year and a half ago. It continues to be amazing the level of scrutiny he gets in comparison to a myriad of other quarterbacks that have been first round draft picks over
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Florida plays in the East, but this year’s fate very well could lie in their SEC West match ups. October will be a grueling month for this Florida football team and their fans.
Tim Tebow has still got it with the Florida fans. At recent book signings in both Gainesville and Orlando, crowds lined up for days to get a chance to meet Tebow and get their book signed. It is indeed hard to remember a college football player as popular as Tim Tebow.
