I think we should ask the Florida legislature to install a stained glass window of Tim Tebow at Bobby Bowden Field at the Erector Set.
A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Barry Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:32 AM To: Gatortalk Subject: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [Bianchi] Leading Gators to SEC title, Tim Tebow proves man of his word I want to go on record as being the first to suggest we change our nickname from the Florida Gators to the UF TEBOWS! :+) Another meaningless & stupid statistic: Tebow was 0-5 after being behind in the second half. After he's nominated for sainthood. He'll be known as the only player who led his team to victory after being behind at the end of the game! :-) Oliver -----Original Message----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [gatornews] [Bianchi] Leading Gators to SEC title, Tim Tebow proves man of his word Leading Gators to SEC title, Tim Tebow proves man of his word Mike Bianchi | SPORTS COMMENTARY1:38 AM EST, December 7, 2008 ATLANTA *T*he last time the Florida Gators<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/florida-gators-O RSPT000172.topic>lost a game, Tim Tebow<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/tim-tebow-PESPT00 8528.topic>, his eyes watering and his voice cracking, swore he would never let it happen again. On Saturday, the University of Florida<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/education/colleges-universities /university-of-florida-OREDU0000153.topic>'s intense, incandescent icon lived up to his promise one more time and in the process led the streaking Gators to an epic 31-20 victory over No.1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and a likely spot in the national-championship game against Oklahoma. Just when you think Tebow's legend can't become any more immense, he comes out and does something he's never done before. He guided the Gators to a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback and put himself in prime position to become only the second player in college-football history to win two Heisman Trophies. "He won the Heisman today in my opinion," said Matt Hayes, a Heisman voter and the national college-football writer for *The Sporting News*. "With no disrespect to the other candidates," Florida coach Urban Meyer<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/urban-meyer-PESPT 008535.topic>said, "but my quarterback is the best player in college football." And Meyer is quickly gaining a reputation as the choreographer of the most dynamic program in college football. It hasn't happened yet, but he has a chance to win his second national title in three years and to be the coach of a two-time Heisman winner. No other program in college football - not Southern Cal, not Texas, not Oklahoma or Ohio State<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/education/colleges-universities/o hio-state-university-OREDU000048.topic>- can boast of such accolades. To Florida's adoring fan base, Meyer has become a rock star. When he shook hands with a celebrating Florida fan after Saturday's game, the fan's wife immediately kissed the hand Meyer just shook and implored her husband to never again wash it. Meanwhile, thousands upon thousands of Florida fans chanted "S-E-C! S-E-C!" and one woman held up a Tebow sign to the network television cameras: " CBS<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/economy-business-finance/cbs-corp.- ORCRP002841.topic>- Can't Beat Superman<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/entertainment/movies/superman- PEFCC000007.topic> !" What more can you say about the Timinator? It's looking more and more like his emotional postgame apology to Florida fans after the loss to Ole Miss may go down as UF's version of the Gatorsburg Address. *Forty scores and 700 cheers ago*. Ole Miss had just shocked the Gators 31-30 when Tebow took the podium and told Florida fans how "extremely sorry" he was and vowed to make things right. "I promise you a lot of good will come from this," a tearful Tebow proclaimed. "You will never see any player in the entire country who will play harder than I will play the rest of the season. And you will not see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody for the rest of the season, and you will never see a team play harder than we will the rest of the season." And as turned to leave, he added solemnly: "God bless." With that speech, Tebow has turned into Florida's version of Patrick Henry<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/politics/patrick-henry-PEHST00228 5.topic>. Give me a championship or give me death! It won't be long until all the little Gator children will be memorizing the speech in school and reciting it front of the class: *Uh, I promise, uh, you a lot of good will, uh, from this * ... Since Tebow's speech, Florida has reeled off a nine-game winning streak whereby the Gators are beating teams by an average of nearly 40points per game. On Saturday, though, it wasn't nearly so easy. Which is why Tebow's performance will be celebrated even more. Without his favorite weapon - injured wide receiver Percy Harvin<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/percy-harvin-PES PT008507.topic>- in the lineup, Tebow was still able to throw for three touchdowns and orchestrate two fourth-quarter scoring drives against the third-ranked defense in the country. For all the greatness Tebow has displayed at Florida, the one thing he had never been able to do was bring his team back late in the game. He was 0-5 when his team trailed in the second half. Until Saturday. Just when it appeared a hulking, physical Alabama team had taken control of the game with a 91-yard TD drive in the third quarter, Tebow soon took the field and told his team it was time "to go finish." "When he got in the huddle, looked every one of us in the eye and spoke, we knew were going to win," wide receiver David Nelson<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/politics/david-nelson-PEPLT00480 8.topic>said. Tim Tebow pushed, prodded, demanded and commanded his team to victory Saturday. Just like he said he would all those weeks ago. When he says something, you can bet a lot of good will come from it. That's a promise. Mike Bianchi can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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