Dick Vitale is just as big of a class act as Tebow but I know alot of people who hate him. The word hate is obviously overused in the sportsworld. I dont like Tebow because he is portrayed as the next coming, but if I saw him on the street I wouldnt say man I hate that guy and give him the finger.
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It's very tough to keep discussions civil and on-track when religion is even in the periphery of the issue. For some folks it's an immediate hot button, and some people just love to get others riled up and they know religion is an easy way to do that.
Rule 1 I learned before visiting my first pub in Ireland: Never, ever, EVER discuss anything that could be in the slightest construed as having a religious angle. To be on the safe side I mostly just talked about how good the beer was and how pretty the local women were. That kept everyone happy.
Rule 1 I learned before visiting my first pub in Ireland: Never, ever, EVER discuss anything that could be in the slightest construed as having a religious angle. To be on the safe side I mostly just talked about how good the beer was and how pretty the local women were. That kept everyone happy.
are way to big and sloppy. hes solid in my book thoughThere are a lot of people who don't share your opinions on his talent. There are lots of fullbacks who run the ball exactly like he does -- or used to be, at least, before true fullbacks fell out of vogue in football.
I've been trying to find a link to a story that ran Tuesday in Yahoo Sports about Tebow and a possible NFL future, but I haven't been able to track it down. An anonymous NFL scout was quoted and the gist of what he said was that Tebow has made a lot of improvement in this three years at Florida but that he still falls far short of the praise heaped upon him. One of his quotes was something like, "The first time I saw him in action I thought, 'This is the guy the were talking about?'" He was less than impressed with his arm strength and passing accuracy, especially.
When he leaves Florida his attitude will be hard to replace, but his physical talents will be easy. If Brantley is their quarterback they'll pass the ball more and run fewer of those draws straight up the middle. That'll be about the only adjustment.
Post of the thread I'm not reading the rest of it. The 15 yard penalty was real classy. Fuck him. I don't care about his religion what so ever but I sure don't need to hear about it every fucking time Florida has the ball. OU's playcalling was terrible. Not the reason they lost but it sure as hell didn't help.
All I know is what my own eyes see. Literally, the first time I saw him carry the ball was against Kentucky in Sept 2006. I about fell out of my chair and said that kid is going to win a Heisman. He won it in his sophomore year.
Many, many people agree with me. I certainly think Herbstreit and Corso know what they are talking about when they say he is one of the greatest college football players of all time.
He is a winner. Last night only adds to his already clinched legacy of being a great and clutch performer. I'd like to know wtf you're talking about when you say you've seen a ton of college fullbacks "run exactly like he does." Who?
Illini, Herbstreit and Corso are always saying some current player is one of the best ever. That's their job. They're part of the problem of over-hyping. After Tebow has come and gone and the next college football Golden Boy of the moment is being talked about, they'll also call him one of the greatest ever.
About fullback-style running, it's definitely not in style at the moment. There's a real shortage of true fullbacks at both the college and pro levels, but if you get a chance to see clips of guys like Mike Alstott, Darryl Johnston, Tom Rathman or any of the good fullbacks who got to carry the ball on a semi-regular basis in college, they run like Tebow runs -- hard, up the middle, not many moves but bulling tacklers at the end.
Let's see if I can embed this old clip of a couple of Rathman runs I found on YouTube:
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About fullback-style running, it's definitely not in style at the moment. There's a real shortage of true fullbacks at both the college and pro levels, but if you get a chance to see clips of guys like Mike Alstott, Darryl Johnston, Tom Rathman or any of the good fullbacks who got to carry the ball on a semi-regular basis in college, they run like Tebow runs -- hard, up the middle, not many moves but bulling tacklers at the end.
Let's see if I can embed this old clip of a couple of Rathman runs I found on YouTube:
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You have to let it go. The kid is a winner, period. You are obviously jealous and bitter towards the accolades he receives. The bottom line is they are deserved. You better get used to it because when he announces he is staying in school...this fullback like player with no "special" talent as you espouse...will win another heisman and his 3rd National Championship in 4 years.
