Sorry that this response is so late, but Paula and I left for a week at Panama City Beach after getting home from Lexington.
Going into the game I said to Paula, "I wouldn't want to be Kentucky today. This team is tired of listening to nonsense about how they didn't win by enough points against UT. They'll win by enough points today." And, so they did. Tebow also needed the playing time to be a top contender for the Heisman.
Injuries are a part of football and can and will happen at any random moment. They cannot be avoided and should not be 'planned around.' I am sure that Meyer would have had Brantley take over in the 4th quarter. I'll not question Meyer's methods or motives.
A.. Leon Polhill, Gator
Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.
________________________________
From: "
[email protected]" <
[email protected]>
To:
[email protected]Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:59:21 PM
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: TT
It could have happened in the first quarter, but it didn't. It happened with under four minutes in the third quarter, and a 31 - 7 lead.
I saw no need for him to still be in the game at that point, particularly since he had been sick before the game. Same for Spikes, with his achilles problem.
Certainly, there is a risk of injury on every snap, so once the game is in hand, you weigh the benefit of having him in versus the potential cost. With him in and 18:57 left in the game, we could have beaten Kentucky by 38 or more. Without him, we beat them by less.
Is it worth it? I don't think so. Particularly, as Darlene pointed
out, that was a perfect opportunity to get Brantley some quality snaps in an SEC road game.
Meyer supposedly studies statistics and is very analytical. So the question remains: is it worth the potential risk? I didn't think so before the injury, and still don't.
Go Gators!!!!
Get Well Tim!!!!
Ken B. (NYC Gator)
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
________________________________
From: "
[email protected]"
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:40:07 -0400
To: <
[email protected]>
Subject: [gatortalk] Re: TT
Yep...very well said!
Now...to all the second-guessers who think he shouldn't have played in the second half......in Coach Meyer's, it's "silly, nonsense". This injury could have happened in the first quarter itself.
Lets keep praying for Tim!
-BadMan
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Cecilia <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>Well said. I have to say, as a mom, it brought tears to my eyes to see his
>parents standing there. I can imagine what was going through his mama's
>head.
>
>Cee
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "03GatorMom" <
[email protected]>
>To: "GatorTalk" <
[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:34 AM
>Subject: [gatortalk] TT
>
>
>>
>> It hurt so much to see Tim laying on the ground like that in
>> yesterday's game. To see him put himself physically into a game week
>> after week the way he does is amazing, and inspiring. As a
>> quarterback he could so easily hand off or throw the ball and just
>> slip into the background while the play continues. I have yet to see
>> him do this. He continues to run, tackle, hit -
whatever he can do to
>> make a play happen even after it is "out of his hands"! What happened
>> in the Kentucky game was bound to happen sooner or later, but this
>> young man Tebow, this player who brings out the best in everyone
>> around him including his opponents; this was more than devastating. I
>> have been praying for him on and off all night, I know God has much
>> more planned for his life, on and off the field. Superman may have
>> been down, but he is not out! We love you Tim, God bless you as you
>> continue to seek His direction for your life!
>>
>> >
>
>
>
>
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
