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This is a case of I told you so. Not because I’m arrogant, snotty, or indifferent. I’ve been saying from the very day that Florida proclaimed Tim Tebow the starting quarterback that (a) he’s a great, talented athlete; (b) he’s uber-smart; a dedicated, Christian man with tremendous values; (c) makes a difference when surrounded by great talent against average teams; but (d) can’t hit his ass with a banjo when the chips are down, because he’s a fullback that has been told he’s a quarterback. And today, he proved me right, all by himself. Not once, but twice, he had receivers wide-ass open that would have won the game for Florida today.
Not once, but twice, he missed them by a total of 15 yards.
And with the game on the line, Urban Meyer’s solution on fourth and two was … run Tebow from the shotgun up the middle? You need two yards, so you take the most physical, the most highly recruited-quarterback in the history of college football, line him up five yards deep, so he has to run at least seven to get two, and call it a day? Heisman Trophy? Kiss my ass. It’s amazing what happens to so-called geniuses when they find themselves in a losing situation. If you took Urban Meyer’s so–called famous spread offense, which is nothing more than an exaggerated form of an old Mouse Davis playbook that he doesn’t know what to do with, and plugged him in at Troy State , he’d lose 11 games in a row. He’s the benefactor of a $3 million recruiting budget; perhaps the best job in football; and can’t beat …. Are you kidding me … Ole Miss? For the record, Colt Brennan would have nailed Percy Harvin right in the hands for those last two touchdowns, but who’s listening, and who cares? He’s got a job today with the Miami Dolphins because Colt, consistently, did just that, over and over and over again. Tim, while you’re reading your Bible and stroking your trophy, you might want to polish up on the Go Route. The slot guy always gets the worst defender, he’s always open down the hash, and all you have to do is be …. accurate. I love you, I love your faith, and we believe the same. But you’re a fullback playing quarterback, and until you can hit a wide-open receiver in space with the game on the line, why would I think differently?
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