I actually liked this article! On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Gatornet Admin <[email protected]>wrote:
> Over the years, I have really enjoyed MUCH of what Mike writes. I've even > forwarded articles to friends that don't subscribe to Gatornews, but every > now and then, he'll write one that comes out of nowhere. This is one of > those articles. Is he being possessed by Larry Guest? Is Larry Guest even > dead yet? Maybe he's filling in for Mike while Mike's on vacation? > > Randy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Badrish Davanagere <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:13 PM > *Subject:* [gatornews] [Bianchi - OrlSentinel] Gasp! Tebow plays amid > media circus > > > orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/gators/orl-sportsbianchi-11101109oct11,0,5660402.column > OrlandoSentinel.com Gasp! Tebow plays amid media circus > > Mike Bianchi > > SPORTS COMMENTARY > > 11:23 PM EDT, October 10, 2009 > > Tim Tebow, the only athlete in the history of sports to ever suffer a > concussion, actually started Saturday night against LSU. > > Not only that, he won the game and solidified his legend in the process. > > Nevermind that Florida's offense only scored one touchdown and this > slobber-knocking SEC slugfest was actually won by the Gators' dominating > defense, this will go down as another chapter in the Trilogy of Tebow. > > First, he gave us The Promise. > > And now he gives us The Awakening. > > This just in: After Tebow woke up from a concussion two weeks ago to lead > the No. 1-ranked Gators to a monumental 13-3 victory over No. 4 LSU on a > psychotic Saturday night at Tiger Stadium, Barack Obama announced he's > turning over his Nobel Prize to Tebow. > > Gasp! > > This may go down as the biggest medical miracle since Alexander Fleming > discovered penicillin in 1928. According to ESPN's Joe Schad, Fleming made > his discovery in the basement of St. Marys Hospital in London, where he was > trying to cure a local constable -- a man by the name of Alistaire Phinneas > Tebow -- of whooping cough. > > Then, as now, Tebow was a trailblazer. > > Didn't you know? Concussions never really existed before Tebow got one. > > In fact, in honor of Tebow, the American Medical Association has proposed > changing the name of the injury from plain ol' concussion to "Cranial Tebow > Trauma." > > We're kidding, of course, to provide perspective to the ridiculous national > outcry over Tebow's playing status going into Saturday night. Like > everything else about Tebow, even his headaches have become fodder for > debate. > > Bill Rhoden, a columnist for the New York Times, summed up the inanity when > he wrote: "What debate? Tebow shouldn't play. No coach who truly cares about > the long- and short-term health of a player would throw one to the wolves." > > Suddenly, now that Tebow had a concussion, every sportswriter worth his > weight in unmatched socks somehow acquired a medical degree. > > Who cares if an army of real doctors and neurologists commissioned by UF > cleared Tebow to play when the local scribe at the Yeehaw Junction Town > Crier thinks he should sit? Coming soon: Wilbon and Kornheiser debate > national healthcare on PTI. > > Seriously, do you think the New York Times will write columns next week on > the dozens of NFL and college players who get concussions every day and play > games a week or two later? > > Don't get me wrong, I'm all for football coaches and team doctors doing > everything possible to protect their players, but in the end football > players will always get head injuries just as coal miners will always > contract lung problems. When 300-pound men spend years banging their heads > together at a high rate of speed -- guess what -- there's going to be > repercussions to the brain. > > You knew if Tebow was cleared to play Saturday, there was no way he was > going to miss the biggest game of the season in front of the biggest crowd > in Tiger Stadium history. He's a football and football players always choose > to play. Just like 30 years ago when former UF linebacker Scot Brantley, > ironically the uncle of Gators' backup quarterback John Brantley, decided to > play. > > In the first game of his senior season in 1979, Brantley's helmet struck a > running back's knee and Brantley was knocked unconscious with a concussion. > Florida's team doctors told Brantley his football career was over. Brantley > got a second opinion and ended up playing nearly 10 years in the NFL. > > "When you're a football player, you know there are times you're going to > get your brain scrambled," Brantley said. "That's the risk we take. If > you're an athlete, you're always going to choose to get back out on the > field. > > "Tim (is making) the same decision I made 30 years." > > I know this is hard to believe, but, yes, there were actually concussions > 30 years ago. > > Even 40, 50 … 100 years ago. > > Contrary to what you may have been led to believe this week, Tebow did not > invent concussions. > > But just like everybody else, he played a week or two after getting one. > > That's not a crime. > > That's football. > > Copyright © 2009, Orlando Sentinel <http://www.orlandosentinel.com/> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
