Archive for December, 2009

With today being December 30th, 2009, Urban Meyer and his Florida Gators prepare to verse the Cincinnati Bearcats in a few days in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. More importantly, this game will be the college career ending game for quarter back Tim Tebow. So, we all have to wonder, ‘How is Tim feeling about his final game at Florida?’ The answer to this only lies with the beholder, Mr. Tim Tebow himself.

Many reporters asked Tim Tebow that question. Here is his answer:

“Well, I am happy and excited on one hand, but I am also very sad in leaving a great place like Florida.”

So Tebow must have a few extreme mixed emotions with leaving the University of Florida with 98 total touchdowns, 8,083 passing yards, and 2,896 rushing yards for the Gators in four years.

We all ask what will life after Tebow be like. To me, the Florida Gators will be weaker offensively because our main threat will be gone from the team and into the NFL. But, Florida should be OK. Expect fewer rushing attacks from John Brantley, the 6’3, 217 pound red shirt sophomore out of Ocala, Florida. Although, some would say Brantley is a better passer than Tebow was. I would say that is true in some cases.

But, expect nothing less then a 10-2 regular season record from the Steve Addazio and John Brantley lead Gators in the 2010 season. The Florida fightin’ Gators should be fine without Tim Tebow but we will miss him on and off the field.

(Information gathered by SI.com and Gatorzone.com)

By: Justin Rectenwald

College football fans are still curious to find out whether Florida Gator quarterback will play in the Senior Bowl or not because Tim himself said that he is unsure if he’ll be playing this year. But I don’t see why he wouldn’t. If he cares about being selected in the 2010 draft, he needs all the opportunities he can get to impress scouts.

“I don’t know if I will play. I haven’t talked to anybody about it,” Tebow said. “If the people I talk to that are wise think that I should play in it, I’ll go play in it. If they don’t, I won’t. I don’t know. I’ll do whatever I need to do [to impress] – throw out here a million times, I don’t care.”

Basically the Senior Bowl is for all the college seniors to get one last shot to impress all of the NFL scouts. There is a combination of players throughout the country mixed up and divided into two teams. You may see some seniors miss the game for several reasons. A couple may be they are injured or they might think it will hurt their draft stock. If Tim doesn’t play, there really is no reason to be upset with him. If you read the quote, Tebow knows whats the right choice. Listening to Meyer and other advisers will probably help Tim with his decision on whether he will be playing or not.

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Dear Tim,

I graduated from the University of Florida this past May and attended every game in the Swamp and was lucky to get to last year’s SEC championship and the BCS game in Miami and I always loved watching you play. I moved out to Colorado this past September but still watched every game I could find on tv. I know that the SEC game tonight did not turn out the way you hoped, but I wanted to remind you that everyone in the Gator Nation still loves you very much. And a long time from now, I’ll remember getting to watch you play. But more than the number of passes you completed or yards you rushed, I will remember your obvious love and passion for the game and your teammates and the way you inspired a school and a nation. You have spread the love and word of God to so many who would not have heard about Him without you. Congratulations on a wonderful and memorable college football career Tim, I can’t wait til the day when I can tell my children about seeing Tim Tebow play in the Swamp.

Thanks for the Memories,
Meghan Nash