It's Tebow Time...

Issue: You come up with that title yourself?

Short Answer: It's actually meant to be sung, to the tune of the Flight of the Concords "It's Business Time".

Reasoning: If you don't know who Tim Tebow is, then what are you doing reading a sports blog?  Go do something else, now.  It's funny, because when I watch ESPN (begrudgingly) they ramble on about how Tim Tebow is the talk of the country.  Everyone is talking about him, they say.  Well, this is true, but it doesn't help that you guys (ESPN) dedicate at least half of every SportsCenter to Tim Tebow.  But, since ESPN has forced Tim Tebow down our throats, I guess it is time for me to chime in.  So, against my better judgment, here goes.

Tim Tebow is one of the most polarizing athletes of our time, or any time.  Chuck Klosterman wrote this fantastic article on grantland.com, about that exact point.  Instead of reiterating his points, I am going to give you my own.  First, I don't like Tim Tebow.  It all started in 2008, when he was in college and the Florida Gators lost a home game.  He stepped up to the podium in the press conference afterwards and gave what some people consider a great speech:

"To the fans and everybody in Gator Nation, I'm sorry.  I'm extremely sorry.  We were hoping for an undefeated season.  That was my goal, something that Florida has never done here.  I promise you one thing, a lot of good will come out of this.  You will never see any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of the season.  You will never see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of the season.  You will never see a team play harder than we will the rest of the season.  God Bless."

Where to start?  1) This speech should have been given in the locker room, not in a press conference; 2) The speech sucks, it is not motivational - only ESPN said it was great; 3) Players should play hard and push each other in EVERY game, not just after an upset loss at home; 4) Florida immortalized this speech in a plaque outside their athletic association, which I think is beyond ridiculous; 5) If one of my teammates ever gave this speech, I would probably kick his ass - it's cheesy.  One of the other main reasons I don't like Tim Tebow is because he played for the Florida Gators, and, I hate the Florida Gators.  I also don't like his outward displays of faith.  NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S WRONG.  I just think, like people don't go to church to hear about blitzes and Cover 2 defenses, people don't go to football games to hear about God.  Plus, let's say for a quick second that you were God, and could do anything you wanted, would you really watch the Broncos game?  As faithful as Tim Tebow has been, I guess it's not out of the question (this was all meant to be very facetious, just so you know).

Second, I don't dislike Tim Tebow.  What's to dislike?  He is an obviously phenomenal person.  You can hear it in the way he talks.  He is genuine and engaging.  He is always smiling.  Plus, he is a winner.  He won at Florida and now he is winning in Denver.  Sure, it may not always look pretty, but isn't the game about having more wins than losses?  As they say in baseball "there are no pictures in the score book" or in golf "there are no pictures on the scorecard".  Well, at the end of a game, only the talking heads at ESPN are going to tell us what the game looked like, but, last time I checked, it didn't matter.  If Tim Tebow was 7-1 as a starter while wearing a Cincinnati Bengals uniform, I know I would love it, no matter how it looked.  A great human being who also wins football games...what's not to like?

Here is the way I really feel about Tim Tebow - I am completely indifferent.  I'm a football guy, period.  I love to watch the NFL because they are the best football players on the planet.  Think Aaron Rogers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady.  Somehow, I can't fit Tim Tebow in there, no matter what his record is.  Watching him play quarterback is like watching someone puke all over themselves.  It's gross.  Before you start saying "but he wins football games!" just see above.  I already said that.  That doesn't make it any easier to watch.  If the Broncos are playing on TV, I'm hoping there is another game on I can watch, that has a quarterback, not a fullback playing quarterback.  But, in full disclosure, I will turn the Broncos game back on with 5 minutes left, because that is when the will of Tebow starts to take over.  It doesn't make sense, I don't think it will last forever, but it has been fun to see so far.  I don't go around reading about Tim Tebow, watching Tim Tebow highlights (I use that word very cautiously when associating it with Tebow), or seeking out all things Tebow.  I honestly don't care.  And, judging by how much press he is getting, I may be the only one.