I was in attendance at the game and have watched the replay. If you watch the replay again you will notice that Taylor Windham hit Tebow cleanly and jumped up with his back to Tebow and began to jump up and down excitedly because he had a clean, unobstucted sack of 'one of the best football players ever to play the game and a Heisman trophy winner.' The crowd was also happy and excited by the sack, and they had little to cheer about prior to this. No one except Tebow knew that he wasn't getting up at that point. As soon as it became evident that Tebow wasn't getting up, the crowd got quiet and began to murmer. When Tebow sat up, the whole stadium cheered. When he stood and walked off EVERYONE STOOD AND CHEERED!
Kentucky fans behaved with complete class. Yes, Windham danced around a bit much and could have been flagged, but it wasn't joy at hurting Tebow; it was joy at making a great defensive play. For those who think Tebow runs the ball too much, this injury occured on a pass play. A. Leon Polhill, Gator Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves. ________________________________ From: Ken Kirkley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:34:08 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: TT <clip> I do have a cople of questions though. After Tim was down, on TV they showed the KY player dancing around like he had just been named homecoming queen - why no penalty? Also, the Miami Herald article stated that the whole stadium was chanting "Lets go Tebow" as he was down. On TV, and I watched it again this morning, it sure didn't sound like that - instead sounded like they were cheering the fact he was down. Did anybody else catch that? Ken K MNGator ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:59 PM To: [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
