Tim Tebow

Quite a weekend of college football. I've spent the last few days listening to how the media can't seem to find a complete team out there to latch onto. Alabama's win over Tennessee wasn't all that impressive, and there are still questions about the Texas offense. Iowa needed a last second slant pattern to beat Michigan State this weekend. Even the mighty USC allowed an overmatched Oregon State team to hang within 6 points in their home win over the Beavers. And then there is Florida. And finally, it seems the media has penetrated the previously impervious coat of Godliness that surrounded Florida QB Tim Tebow for the last 3 1/2 years.

Following his very un-Heisman like performance at Mississippi State (he threw 2 INTs that were returned for TD's, one in the Bulldogs red zone), the Football Jesus refused to address the media and take his share of the blame for the uninspiring Gators win.

What? No speech about playing harder than we've ever seen? No promise that he'll play harder than anyone in the country? No "God Bless" to close his comments and send the 13 year old girls swooning? Is this the same player who apologized after last year's loss to Ole Miss and then had his post game press conference speech forever attached to the walls of the Swamp? (Seriously - take a look: vomit).

What a punk. What a crybaby. Man up, my dear friend. If I have to listen to the media spend the better part of 4 years talking about your toughness, your greatness, and mention you as one of the greatest to ever play to the college game, then you can bet I expect a senior to be man enough to face the fire after a unexplainable lackluster performance. Maybe Tebow can't come to grips with the fact that without his speedy weapons from previous seasons (Percy Harvin, where are you??!??!??), his bull headed rushing style just looks, well, pedestrian. And God knows (can I say that? I mean, it is His son who's quarterbacking this Florida team) Tebow can't cut the mustard with his passing.

Maybe the media and SEC blowhards can come to grips with the idea that - gasp!- Tebow isn't the player they thought he was. Running for 13 yards on 2nd and 15 against Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship game in the 4th quarter shouldn't entitle anyone to legend status, must less a guy whose bought into his hype so much that he can't stand the thought of facing the media for tough questions following a pitiful performance against an inferior team.

My guess - Florida loses before heading to the SEC Championship. And they'll lose there too. And the legend of Tebow can finally go quietly into that great night, where Football Jesus can return to saving the lepers of the world with his daddy.