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On Jan 11, 2009, at 10:16 PM, "Shane Ford" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tebow has not left the building > > > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville Sun Columnist > > Published: Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 5:41 p.m. > Last Modified: Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 5:41 p.m. > > > Elvis needed something new, something fresh. > > So he held up a microphone and gave everybody something special on a > cloudy Sunday afternoon. > > Tim Tebow's post-Ole Miss speech was been replayed so many times the > CD was starting to skip. Now the guys who thrive on soundbites have > this: > > "Oh yeah and by the way, one more thing, let's do it again. I'm > coming back!" > > How many times do you think you'll see that again, whether it's on > television or on the back of T-shirts? > > Like the Beatles (a.k.a. the basketball Oh-Fours) did before him, he > made girls scream. "We back, baby!" has been replaced by "I'm coming > back!" > > On the day Florida celebrated its third national title, the chances > for a fourth received a big boost when Tebow announced he will > return for his senior year. Look for Florida to be a preseason No. 1 > next season, even if Percy Harvin and Brandon Spikes (who was > conspicuous by his absence) don't follow Tebow's lead. > > "Whoever they say it is loses, so I hope it's not us," Tebow said. > "We always have a bull's-eye at Florida." > > It has never been bigger than it is now. > > If you felt a tremor in the force Sunday it was probably the > collective shudder from the SEC's defensive coordinators. Another > year of trying to stop the bull? Thanks for nothing. > > The celebration had been subdued until Tebow's announcement. It > reminded me of "The Sixth Sense." Have you seen that movie? > Everybody was raving about it, so one day I watched it. For 90 > minutes I wondered what the big deal was and then — BAM! — the > punch line. > > Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it was the quick turnaround from > Thursday. Maybe it was because it was a Sunday. Or maybe the Gator > Nation is simply getting used to these things. > > Until the end, we didn't learn much. > > We learned that Louis Murphy likes to say, "Man." He must have said > it a hundred times in his speech. > > We learned that defensive line coach Dan McCarney can't dance and > Major Wright can. McCarney's number looked like a combination of an > Irish jig and Pee Wee Herman. > > We learned that former Florida safety Lawrence Wright likes a mic in > his hands. Actually, we already knew that. > > Even the unveiling of the 2008 sign above the National Champions > logo had a glitch, the tarp getting stuck on the "L" in National. > > The fans who showed up didn't fill half the stadium, but they were > treated to a couple of highlights. Carlos Alvarez, wearing his old > No. 45 jersey, unveiling the SEC Championship for 2008 on the wall. > The passing of the crystal trophy from Danny Wuerffel to Chris Leak > to Tebow. > > But let's face it. > > Everyone was there for one reason. > > They hoped this would be a day to remember. > > It was. > > Tebow wanted to get the decision over quickly. He and his family met > with Meyer for five hours Saturday and finally made up his mind. He > said it was about loyalty. He didn't get into the details of what he > was told by the NFL advisory board or coaches Meyer put him in touch > with during the meeting. > > But in the end, I think it came down to this. > > Tebow is a Gator. He wants to stay a Gator. The NFL will be there. > He's likely to improve his draft status with a big senior year, but > he didn't come to Florida as a way to go pro. He came to win > championships. > > He is the face of college football. Why not enjoy it for another year? > > You could sense his relief. A lot of us are relieved in the media > because we won't have to answer that question a thousand more times > on radio shows or in driveways. > > Gator-haters, on the other hand, have to be miserable. When is this > all going to end? Four national titles in 33 months and now another > year of Tebow-mania. Sheesh. > > On a day that was part "Dancing with the Stars" and part "American > Idol," Elvis stole the show again. > > By not leaving the building. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
