Tim Tebow is Excited And He Cannot Hide It

Yesterday the New York Jets had an introductory press conference for Tim Tebow. Yes they had a press conference for a supposedly second string quarterback. Anyways Tim Tebow was so excited he just could not hide the fact he said "excited" 44 times during the half hour long press conference.

The Broncos Radio Crew Didn't Exactly Have A Gus Johnson Moment in OT

I feel sorry for anyone who didn't watch the Denver-Pittsburgh. It was an instant classic that saw the Broncos win in overtime on the first and only play of OT when Tim Tebow hit Demaryius Thomas for an 80-yard touchdown for the victory. The Broncos radio crew though didn't exactly have a Gus Johnson moment on the last play of the game.



Jeez where's the passion? You'd think that was Ben Roethlisberger throwing the game-winning touchdown and not Tim Tebow. These guys need to go to the Gus Johnson school of exciting game calls.

(Via the 506)

Tebow All The Time

Are you sick of Tim Tebow yet? Sports Illustrated hopes not because for the second time in four weeks, Tim Tebow is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. This is also already the seventh time Tebow has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

The headline for this issue of Sports Illustrated reads as if Skip Bayless was the headline writer. "Tebow! Amazing, Incredible, Phenomenal, Mind-Blowing, Incomprehensible, Unbelievable......." I'm not kidding. Click on the photo and read the headline.

Now I'm a Tebow fan. I'm rooting for the guy because so many people seem to be rooting against him. That being said, this is starting become a little much. Tebow is a fine player, but he's not having a MVP season like Aaron Rodgers or seen his career revived like Alex Smith. He's just another quarterback at the moment who plays out of his ass for the last quarter after sucking something awful the first three quarters.

What is happening to Tebow via the media at the moment is a little like what happened to Tony Mandarich. The media, specifically Sports Illustrated, built up Mandarich and then tore him down when he failed. That's what is happening with Tebow but magnified by 100 times. The media is licking their chops waiting for Tebow to fail. It's going to be epic.

(Via Jimmy Traina)

The Links

Heather Graham to finish off the week..... How much longer will the A's be in Oakland...... Tim Tebow's fingerprints are on everything...... You can't kill the Spurs...... There are going to be plenty of college underclassmen not drafted in the NBA this year...... If Conan didn't suck at doing the 'Tonight Show' he wouldn't be bitter right now..... Hillary Clinton never catches a break..... Police officer arrested for smoking pot in his employer's car

How the East was turned upside down (NHL.com)

Is home ice advantage much of an advantage for NHL teams? (Sporting Blog)

Linda McMahon compares WWE to Ronald Reagan, stops short of challenging Nancy to a Bra & Panties match (HHR)

A look back at the 2009 NBA rookie draft class (Fanhouse)

A U2 concert tour is kicking the Angels, A's, and Blue Jays out of their stadiums during the summer (Big League Stew)

What now for the Dallas Mavericks? (Star-Telegram)

The Sharks win a significant game 1 over the Red Wings (Real Clear Sports)

Canadiens/Capitals top over 1 million viewers on Versus (Sports Media Watch)

Matt Millen provides more evidence as to why he was a terrible GM (With Leather)

Pacman Jones to the Detroit Lions? (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

Why I miss Stone Cold Steve Austin

The Links

January Jones to start the mourning ..... It's been a hell of a week for Tebow...... Charlie Davies remarkable recovery..... Toyota suspends sales of 8 models in recall...... A couple of Senate Democrats oppose Health care strategy...... Beer chug fail..... Former President Clinton casts a shadow over Obama's State of the Union speech...... 'Avatar' surpasses 'Titanic' as highest grossing movie ever, I've still never seen it....... Oh deer God no...... Andy Dick arrested for alleged sexual assault...... Another gut punch to Buffalo Bills fans

Want to feel better about yourself during your high school days. Then read this story (Fire Andy Reid Now!)

Indonesia sobers up from Hope and Change faster than we do (Another Black Conservative)

Should the New York Islanders still be concerned about Rick DiPietro's health? (From the Rink)

A blog interviews with former NBA star Jerry Stackhouse (Raptors HQ)

Haven't heard from Ozzie Guillen in a while (South Side Sox)

Could Tim Tebow's popularity boost his draft stock? (Yahoo Sports)

The Oakland A's completely over paid for oft-injured picture Ben Sheets (Real Clear Sports)

The Super Bowl: Where we can't get away from Favre and Tebow (Sporting Blog)

12 reasons to catch Pro Bowl fever (Five Tool Tool)

Devan Downey sinks Kentucky (The Big Lead)

Tim Tebow at Senior Day = Disaster

I'm the first one to say that I have always been an fan of the NFL draft. It's oddly compelling just for the fan's reactions in New York. Remember when the Eagles drafted Donovan McNabb and the Eagles fans booed because they wanted the team to choose Ricky Williams? That's always been compelling to me. Also for whatever reason I've always been interested in who goes where in the later rounds. I want to know who might be drafting the next Joe Montana or Tom Brady. And of course I'm interested into seeing who the Niners will draft. Will he be the next Rashaun Woods or Patrick Willis(Yes, the Niners did draft somebody in the 1st round last decade who was worst than Alex Smith).

With that being said, I've never been interested in watching the NFL combine. I tried watching last year one weekend when I went to my parents house. It's completely boring watching someone run a 40 yard dash. I know a lot of people love watching the combine, but I'm not one of them.

Why am I telling you all of this? Because the NFL Network decided to broadcast the Senior Bowl practices. If you thought the combine was boring, then watch one of these practices. I got out of school yesterday and before I went to work, I decided to watch one of these practices. Boring as heck, watching two teams scrimmage each other and hitting blocking sleds. One of the big stories though that has caught my interest in the Senior Bowl practices is the progress of Tim Tebow.

Even though I hated the immense time the media spent foundling Tebow while in College, it's kind of refreshing we don't have to see it anymore. Now I'm more interested in how Tebow adjusts to an NFL system. Here I am, the guy who couldn't stand watching Tebow anymore by his Senior season of college is interested in how well he does in the NFL. You have to admit he is polarizing that way.

The big story though coming out of Mobile, Alabama about the Senior Bowl, is Tebow's disastrous first practice. Tebow struggled with basic quarterback skills, taking snaps from center, dropping back and reading defenses. They also said Oklahoma State QB Zac Robinson and West Virginia QB Jarrett Lee were more impressive. Uh oh! Both Robinson and Lee ran basically the same type of offense as Tebow. That's not good.

All kidding aside he had one bad day. Give him the rest of the week and if you don't see constant improvement, then you should start scratching your head while saying, "See! He's not an NFL QB." Until then, I'm going to take this news with a grain of salt.

(Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald, picture The Big Lead via Joe Sports Fan)

(I'm not touching this Tim Tebow Anti-Abortion ad with a ten foot pole. Just not something I want to get into.)

Saint Timmy In Tears As the Gators Season Goes Down the Drain

So much for Florida being the chosen team. And so much for Tim Tebow winning a third national championship in four years. The Florida Gators were beat 32-13 by Alabama who claim a spot in the National Championship game.

The picture and video of the night from this game, will be Tebow crying on the sideline as Alabama took a knee to ice the game.



While the video and pictures are certainly funny, who doesn't like seeing men cry, I will miss Tebow in college football. Say all you want about how the media fairly or unfairly fawned all over him, but get one thing straight, he was special to watch. Admit it, your going to miss Tebow.

Your going to miss that shovel pass to Hernandez. Your going to miss that option play Tebow used to run with Percy Harvin. And your going to miss Tebow running over defenders. Call him overrated all you want, but he was special to watch. And you knew whatever game he was in, it was special to witness it.

Now I really don't know what type of NFL career Tebow will have. And I don't know whether or not he will play quarterback. And to tell you the truth, I don't care. I do consider it an honor to watch Tebow in his four years at Florida, despite the constant media attention he received. He was special to watch and he only has one more game left in his special college career.

The Links

Mrs. Tom Brady to start the mourning.... An MMA fighter brings Mark Buehrle good luck.... How's that Marian Hossa signing working for Chicago?..... More proof that Obama is an idiot.... And how's that whole health care plan going?..... Michael Jackson murdered?..... This women is quite tall.... Florida town fires city manager after finding out he is married to a porn star..... ESPN went cheap for the LeBron dunk tape.... Fox made the right decision in not showing Obama press conference..... NASA has seen failures and success since Apollo 11

The media debates: Did we really know whether or not Tim Tebow is a virgin (The Big Lead)

Mark this down as it could only happen in New Jersey: A 10-year-old boy robs an 11-year-old boy at gunpoint (NJ.com)

Find the typo (Awful Announcing)

Mark Cuban vs. Don Nelson, Round 5 (Dallas Mourning News)

The NFL Draft will take three days starting next year (USA Today)

A former MLB player is Texas' worst deadbeat dad (San Antonio Express-News)

ESPN rarely exercises caution, why now? (Real Clear Sports)

No one was like Rickey Henderson (SF Chronicle)

Jayson Werth was kind of nerdy looking early in his life (Sports Hernia)

Ouch (Don Chavez)

A classic clip of Hulk Hogan on the Arsenio Hall Show talking about his horrible movie 'No Holds Barred'

Tebow to Return

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow made every one's dreams come true.

At Florida's national championship celebration in Gainesville Tebow announced,"Oh, by the way, let's do it again. I'm coming back," Tebow said. Every person with a Tebow crush, wet themselves after the announcement.

Tebow has won two national championships and one Heisman during his first three years at Florida. Tebow's decision makes sense because most of the team is returning and they will be the automatic favorites to win the national championship again.

Though on the other hand, remember what happened to Matt Leinhart at USC. Leinhart and USC beat Oklahoma in the national championship game, sounds familiar, and decided to come back to USC for his senior season. USC made it back to the national championship game, but lost to Texas in one of the best games ever.

Tebow though is smart for coming back to Florida. He is not ranked very highly as a quarterback by NFL teams, so he might not get drafted as high. Also he is one of the most beloved college players of all-time, by fans and the media. So he will be loved by everyone.

This is a win-win by Tebow. He can cement his legacy as the greatest college player of all-time and improve his skills as a quarterback.

The Mourning After: The Tim Tebow Edition

There has been a lot of debate whether or not Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will be a solid NFL quarterback. If you seen any of the debate shows on ESPN, I am sure you have seen this topic debate frequently.

Most of the analysis has been negative for Tebow concerning his future in the NFL. He isn't accurate enough or he has a slow release. All these things are true, buts lets take a look at some of the other negatives for Tebow.

He plays in a Urban Meyer Offense: I am a 49ers fan and has seen Alex Smith play a lot. Like Tebow, Smith was an Urban Meyer quarterback. Smith could never figure out an NFL offense. Granted he had numerous offensive coordinators that might have stunted his growth. But Smith could never figure out an offense. In a spread offense, there is usually only one read. In the NFL there are multiple reads and there are hardly any option type plays. Watch the Florida offense, they run an option offense that only looks at one receiver, instead of looking for multiple receivers. This will hurt Tebow in the pros.

He plays behind a Strong offensive line: Tebow plays behind one of the best offensive lines in America. This could damper his NFL career because he has really never felt a real pass rush that he will face in the NFL. Matt Leinhart played behind a great offensive line. Once he got to the NFL the pass rush was to strong and it made him uncomfortable and he threw interceptions or fumbled the ball. A Strong pass rush will confuse Tebow because he doesn't know how to make multiple reads and he can't run the ball on every down.

Don't be fooled by the stats: Tebow is statistical legend because of the spread offense. He isn't the only quarterback in history to wow scouts with his numbers. Look at history and some NFL team will select a quarterback who either threw for numerous yards or ran the ball. They are all over hyped. Tebow is only as good as the people around him. Percy Harvin is one of the best players in the nation. He has a strong tight end with Aaron Hernandez and has other strong receivers in Louis Murphy, Carl Moore, and Riley Cooper. He won't have as much talent around him in the NFL.

Add these factors in with his lack of passing accuracy and weird delivery and Tebow will not be much in the NFL.

Don't get me wrong, he is one of the greatest college players of all-time. What he has done probably won't be accomplished again. But that is all what he is, a great college player.

The Mourning After: Final Weekend of College Football

Barring any sort of computer breakdown, Oklahoma and Florida will meet in the national championship game.

Everyone and their mother will pick Florida over Oklahoma and with good reason. Their win was more impressive.

The Legend Grows: With Alabama taking a four point lead over Florida and controlling most of the clock in the 3Rd quarter. You would think Florida would counter that with quick touchdowns wouldn't you. Wrong. Florida controlled the clock and ate up 5 minutes and scored the game winning touchdown. They added another score to put the game out of Alabama's reach. The Crimson Tide have nothing to hang their heads on. They improved vastly this year and only have room to improve. And with Nick Saban as their coach and lead recruiter, I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the SEC championship game next year.

Will They Get Exposed: Whitlock had a great column today talking about how Missouri's spread offense got exposed by defenses that can get pressure and make open field tackles. He also talked about how Oklahoma could get exposed by Florida. Sam Bradford and the rest of the Big 12 quarterbacks have had great years because of the week defenses in the conference. But if they face a tough defense that can get pressure Bradford might get exposed. He doesn't have the arm strength or accuracy to deal with the pressure. This should be an intriguing matchup.

Their Is Only Room For Improvement: While UCLA lost again to USC, their is only room to improve for this team. A young offensive line and injuries hurt this team this season. If Rick Neuheisel and Norm Chow can find a great quarterback look out, the monopoly in LA could end. While the Rose Bowl will get a great matchup between USC and Penn St.

If They Provide It, Then Don't Come: Virginia Tech and Boston College played in the ACC championship yesterday in an half-full Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The ACC championship has been an utter disappointment since its foundation. It doesn't help though that neither Florida St. or Miami haven't played in it. But Florida is just not ACC territory. North Carolina is ACC territory, and hopefully for the ACC when their championship moves to Charlotte in 2010, the stadium will be full.

East Carolina Is Still Relevant: After beating West Virginia and Viriginia Tech in the opening weeks, East Carolina looked like a team heading for a BCS berth. But after a loss to N.C. State the bottom fell out. They eventually recovered and won the Conference USA east division tittle. Yesterday they forced Tulsa into seven turnovers and won the Conference outright.

Player of the Week: While Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford both had great games, Cal running back Jahvid Best had the best day. He ran for 317 yards on 17 caries and four touchdowns, beating a horrible Washington team. While I know the SEC likes to proclaim that they have the fastest players in college, Jahvid Best might be the fastest player in college football.

Going Out In Style: Last week Phil Fulmer lead Tennessee to a win in his last game. So this week it was up to Tyrone Willingham. And good ole Ty definitely went out in style. He watched his team lose 48-7 and give up 300 yards to Best. He won't be missed in Washington.

Heisman Watch:

1. Tim Tebow, Florida

2. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

3. Colt McCoy, Texas

4. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech

5. Javon Ringer, Michigan St.

Bow Projections:

National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma

Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn St.

Orange Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Texas

Fiesta Bowl: Ohio St. vs. Utah

The bowl picks come out today and we will report on it then.

College Football Must List

Well it is always a sprint to the end of a season in college football. And we are headed to the finish line. There will be championship games played and some hold over regular season games. But the SEC championship game and Big 12 Championship game will be the focal points of this weekend.

Who's wills will overcome the challenge: Florida's offense or the Alabama Defense: I said yesterday that I liked Alabama because of their defense. The Alabama is lead by their 3RD ranked defense that is averaging 11.5 points per game. The Florida offense is also 3RD ranked that is averaging 46.3 points per game. This will be a battle of wills and I think Nick Saban's will is stronger. His defense will pressure Tim Tebow and force him to make mistakes. When Tebow is pressured he does not make the best throws and the entire Florida offense literally runs through him. Alabama will win this game.

Will the Big 12 Championship pull another surprise: Just ask the 2003 undefeated Oklahoma team that was hammered by Kansas St. in the Big 12 Championship game. The 1996 Nebraska team also felt the wrath of the Big 12 Championship game. While Missouri has been disappointing and did loose to Kansas last week at Arrowhead Stadium, where the championship game will be played this year, they will have a home field advantage. The weather will be miserable and could slow down the up-tempo Oklahoma offense. This game will be the most interesting game of the weekend.

After the end of the weekend most of the questions will be answered. We will know who will be playing in the BCS games. So have a fun time watching the last weekend of college football.

Remember When

At this point Florida is favored to beat Alabama in the SEC championship game by 10 points on Saturday.

I just want to know why everyone is favoring Florida over Alabama at this point. I know Tim Tebow and the Gator offense looks unstoppable at this point. But has everyone forgot that Alabama has one of the best defenses in the country.

This reminds when Alabama played Miami for the national championship game at the Sugar bowl in 1993.

Miami was a huge favored over Alabama and the players reminded everyone that they were favored. Lamar Thomas, who became famous for other reasons, talk the most amount of trash. One thing though, that Alabama team had one of the best defenses in the country.

During the game Thomas caught a long ball from Gino Torretta, who famously told his teammates to carry him to Marshall Faulk to tell him the Heisman was coming with him, then was stripped of the ball from George Teague.

The Alabama defense dominated a great offensive Miami team and end up winning the game 34-13. The Crimson Tide made Miami eat their words.

While Florida hasn't been talking the smack like Miami, the media sure has. Everyone in the media has been talking about Tim Tebow and the Florida offense. They are forgetting that Alabama is ranked number one, and has Nick Saban as their coach. Alabama's defense will win this game for the Crimson Tide.

So we need to think back and remember to never turn your backs to Alabama.

College Football Links

- Wondering how it fell under for Tyrone Willingham (SF Chronicle)

- Is there a better coach for Auburn than Tommy Tuberville (Press-Register)

- Cincinnati had a bad trip last time they played in Hawaii (Cincinnati Enquirer)

- What would have happened if Tebow would have chosen Alabama (Orlando Sentinel)

- SEC Championship game preview (Rivals.com)