My Tim Tebow Halloween Costume Contest Winner
After much contemplative consternation, I think we have a winner in this year’s Tim Tebow Halloween contest:
First time I’ve seen a football costume with a “quarterback sack” theme. How delightful.
Tony Dungy: Tim Tebow “Will Be A Great NFL QB”
Tim Tebow probably never wanted to see the day when he’d be lumped in with such damaged goods as LeGarrette Blount, Michael Vick, and - ugh - Jeff Fisher. But here it is and here we are, Tebow: Tony Dungy has come rushing to your aid. Yes, the St. Jude of sports, the patron saint of lost causes and dog killers. Dungy. Accept it.
Dungy’s latest comments came to Dan Patrick this morning when talking about drafting a quarterback for a team with a Top 10 pick. Patrick threw out alternative choices like Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, and Jake Locker. Nnnnnope. Because Tebow’s a winner, you see. Winners win games. Oh yeah.
The SEC Is Just a Plain Mess At Referee Anymore
The evidence continues to collect against the Florida Gators’ comeback win against Arkansas this past weekend. While it takes a delusionally paranoid partisan to think that referees this incompetent could actually swing a game in one team’s favor and get away with it, Arkansas certainly received no favors.
(This was a crucial personal foul call. On the guy on the left, of course; it’s not like the Florida player was trying to hit him or anything.)
But as referee calls seem to skew evermore toward the power programs of the SEC, casual fans can’t help but question exactly where the SEC’s priorities lie. Video evidence? Oh, there’s plenty of it.
Photos: Tim Tebow Warms Up At Tiger Stadium
Tim Tebow arrives at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge today before the Florida Gators meet LSU Tigers.
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Tebow has been cleared to start by doctors, which surprised no one. Or, at least very few of you.
One more photo of Tebow warming up after the jump. Read more…
Poll: Did You Think Tebow Wasn’t Going To Play?
The ORLANDO SENTINEL is reporting, via an inside source, that Tim Tebow will be pass his medical tests today and start against LSU.
I was going to write about the ridiculous charade by Urban Meyer perpetrated this week regarding Tim Tebow’s prospects to play against LSU today, but I though I’d take your temperature instead.
Why Is SEC Whitewashing Tebow’s Concussion?
Certainly, anybody who was watching football last Saturday afternoon and evening was made aware - repeatedly - of the nasty concussion Tim Tebow suffered at the hands of Kentucky defensive end Taylor Wyndham. We watched the replays, in regular and slow motion, of the back of Tebow’s head crashing into his lineman’s knee, knocking the famed quarterback out cold. That all, y’know, happened.
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Someone may want to tell the SEC that we all remember it, though, because the conference is seemingly on a mission to wipe any and all mentions of said horrific injury (and subsequent vomiting and hospitalization) from the record. It was just a “big hit”; that’s all.
Tim Tebow Injury Update: A ‘Normal’ Concussion
Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel just posted the latest info on Tim Tebow’s head injury last night:
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Craig Howard, Tebow’s former high school coach at Jacksonville Nease and close family friend, told the Sentinel he got word from Tebow’s parents that the concussion is “mild” or “normal.”
Howard noted that Tebow would have stayed at the hotel longer if there was serious brain swelling or bleeding, common results of severe concussions.
Tebow is indeed out of the hospital and taking a private jet back to Gainesville today. In Fowler’s post, “hotel” should be “hospital.”
More details are also coming out about Tebow’s experience immediately after the hit.
Video: Tim Tebow Suffers Concussion At Kentucky
Well now I feel awful.
Today I wrote of the disingenuous concern over head injuries in football by fans and media.
But how can you react any differently to Tim Tebow’s concussion at Kentucky today? (Kirk Herbstreit reports on ABC Saturday night that Tebow is being held overnight at a Kentucky hospital for precautionary reasons.)
UPDATE: The SPORTING NEWS reports “Tebow had a CT scan that indicated ‘no bleeding on the brain,’ a source close to the team told Sporting News late Saturday night. The source said Tebow probably had a ‘bad concussion.’”
Video after the jump. Read more…
Tebow’s Chances Of Having Swine Flu? Just 97%
We’ve all endured the massive media coverage of the illness outbreak within the Florida football team, which includes quarterback Tim Tebow.
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Before Florida took on Kentucky today with Tebow at quarterback, Chris Low of ESPN.com reported, “(Tebow’s) illness is not being called the flu and Florida officials were optimistic Tebow would play Saturday night.”
ESPN’s Wendi Nix added in the same story that Tebow’s condition was descibed by a source as a “respiratory illness.”
And ESPN’s Joe Schad chimed in with, “respiratory condition involving congestion.”
Okay, so Tebow’s illness “is not being called the flu“. But just for fun, let’s look up what exactly Swine Flu symptoms are - per the World Health Organization:
“H1N1 Flu Virus is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the regular human seasonal flu.”
Hmmm.
Keep in mind that Tebow’s “respiratory illness” was contracted at a school which has seen a massive Swine Flu outbreak in the past month. The Gainesville Sun noting that 97 percent of cases involving flu-like symptoms at UF have been confirmed H1N1.
Gainesville Sun reporter Nathan Crabbe wrote this on Tuesday:
“While the University of Florida football team battles the swine flu, the number of cases appears to have leveled off in the rest of the student body.”
Wait, didn’t Crabbe get the memo from ESPN’s “sources“? You’re not supposed to call it Swine Flu! Read more…
SbB@3: Let He Who Is Without Sin Throw 3 TDs
Some Web sites offer you “insider” information on which teams to put money on during the week’s big football games. But only Sports by Brooks has the ultimate insider: Jesus Christ. That’s right, each week Our Lord and Savior will descend from Heaven to offer His insight into the week’s top games. And with over 60 percent of all college and NFL players attributing their success to Him, no one is more qualified to pick winners.
I know a lot of people wrote into me (bigbettinjc@godmail.com) to give me grief for going 2-3 last weekend. To the people who doubt my wisdom, I can just say that this is a journey and not a short trip. Or as Proverbs 19:11 says, “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” So instead of asking how your picks did, we’ll just use our knowledge gleaned from last week’s games to make better picks.
