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Reducing Scholarships, Not a Playoff, Is the Answer for College Football

So you’re tired of seeing the SEC win all the time?

You’re sick of the same old schools getting the best recruits?

You hate that teams like Utah and Boise State go undefeated yet get no love from the pollsters?

You think the fix is a college football playoff system? Here’s the real fix for you parity lovers: Reduce the number of football scholarships to 60 per school.

BLASPHEMY, say the Alabama’s, USC’s, Florida’s, and Texas’s of the world. Of course they do.

But seriously, do they really need over 100 players? Somebody please explain this to me.

Explain how NFL teams can play 16 regular season games and up to four playoff games with a 53-man roster, 45 which are active, and a college team needs over 100 players.

You’ve got guys sharing jersey numbers in college football because there are so many. This year at Florida, No. 21 was Major Wright when the Gators were on defense and Emmanuel Moody on offense. At Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor of all people had to share No. 2 in his freshman year with defensive back Malcolm Jenkins.

There is no justification for this; all this is doing is allowing the big boys to stockpile players. Many of them will never see the field. But at least they won’t see the field in an opposing uniform.

National Signing Day is on Wednesday. Florida, who is my team, is ranked No. 1 by all the recruiting services. Barring a last minute collapse, they will remain No. 1 after Signing Day. They will bring in 28 new players when football starts again.

Twenty-eight scholarship players in one class is over half an NFL sized roster. Why do they need that many players?

The truth is they don’t.

Perhaps the most productive class in Gator history was the 2006 class. It ranked No. 2 by Rivals.com. There were 27 players in that class: Seven became major contributors to the greatest class in SEC history. That’s it—seven players. The other 20 were either role players or never even saw the field. There are probably a dozen or so that even a Gator fan would not recognize.

What would have happened if some of those players were playing at a MAC, C-USA or a lesser SEC or ACC school? Where would the talent level of those teams be?

The truth is that you could take guys who never play for Alabama or Florida and field a team that would still beat Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, or any of the “cupcakes” they schedule in September.

If these schools feel they absolutely need that many players, let them use 50 walk-ons. With the scholarships that Florida would not use on football players, they could field a men’s soccer or lacrosse team.

The reason they do not have those teams now is because of Title IX. This is a rule that states colleges must have an equal number of men’s and women’s scholarship athletes. With football taking up so many, it means other sports have to be cut altogether.

The improvements it would make on college football would also be huge. Undefeated seasons would be nearly impossible. There would be many more close games and many more upsets.

It would also raise the level of play. No more would you have a team full of scrubs playing another that can only go three and four deep. You would see the players rated on Rivals Top 100 or ESPN’s Top 150 going to schools besides Florida, Texas, Alabama, Ohio State, and USC, too.

Fix this first, then start talking about playoffs.

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2010 Senior Bowl: How Did Tim Tebow’s Stock Improve?

The 2010 Senior Bowl wasn’t a game Tim Tebow will want to remember for very long.

He may already be trying to forget it, or then again, he could want to use it as a memory to drive him to be better for the rest of his football career.  Tebow nearly guaranteed that he will not be drafted in the first round, or even the second round.

He guaranteed that he will not be drafted as a franchise quarterback.  The only teams who at this point would be willing to give him the opportunity at being their quarterback seem to be San Francisco, Jacksonville, Washington, and a select few others.

I doubt seriously any of those teams are willing to spend first round money on the big bodied Tebow, unless of course one of these teams goes the route of an all out spread offense.

When I say his stock went up, I mean it went up if he’s willing to accept it.  Tebow will have a long, drawn out battle learning and adapting to a pro-style offense.  Tebow is so tremendously gifted as an athlete that he can play professional football.  A running back, fullback, or even a tight end are all well in the realm of possibility for Tebow.

However, he has stated he wants to play quarterback.  His stock in essence, is up to him.

When one looks at Tebow, his mechanics as a quarterback are shaky.  His athletic ability is second to very few.  Tebow is an intelligent player, and should be able to adapt to another position on the field.  His desire, heart, and work ethic make him a still valuable prospect.  His leadership abilities make him a commodity as well.

Tebow will be drafted on the first day, and the fan base will be divided for whatever team selects him; many in support, some full of outrage.

It’s hard to remember a player as polarizing as Tim Tebow.  We’ve all heard the jokes, “Superman wears Tim Tebow pajamas,” but there are also the anti-Tebow comments that have a bit of substance to them.

Tebow was without a doubt one of the greatest college football players to step on the field, but as a quarterback, he was grossly overrated, and there have been a contingent of fans who have said that before Tebow won his second national championship.  As far as raw ability goes, Tebow is at the top of the draft class.

You can’t take Tebow’s speed away from, like his aforementioned heart, desire, and leadership skills.  It’s those traits that ensure his time in the NFL.

The question is, at what position?

There will likely be a team out there that will take a chance on Tebow as a quarterback.  If a team gambles, takes Tebow, and uses him at another position, their gamble may pay off.

While in the 2010 Senior Bowl it’s safe to label Tebow a bust, his pro career is far from over and it’s impossible to label him as an NFL bust.  Only time will tell what Tim Tebow’s professional legacy will be.

It’s safe to say that it will not be as brilliant as his college legacy, but it will be interesting to see.

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2010 NFL Draft: The Best the Big 12 Has to Offer

While we’re patiently waiting for recruiting to wrap up I’ll jot down some thoughts on the best players in the conference, so Barking Carnival and Boomer & Sooner colleagues can come tell me how I’ve lost my mind. 

I’ll just list these guys in order of least likely to bust. There is no way I can miss on the first guy:

 

Can’t Miss Dudes:

1. DL Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska—Duh. He’s the best I’ve ever seen at the position as a college player, I think.

2. WR Dez Bryant, OSU—He’s faster than Crabtree, catches everything, and most likely already has professional experience. There will be some red flags on his tax return this year, so teams should be aware that he could miss some practice time this fall meeting with IRS auditors. 

I’m not sure Mike Gundy ever required him to learn how to read, so a new playbook could bring up some issues, if it’s not printed in scratch and sniff format. Still, he’s a can’t-miss prospect that is physically ready to beat press coverage in the NFL.

3. S Earl Thomas, Texas—haven’t seen near as much of Eric Berry, but I’ll put Thomas’ route recognition skills up against any DB in this class, sight unseen. He’s fast, fearless, and smart. An asset in every capacity of the game, and I don’t think there is a hole in his game. 

He’s a little undersized, and I could see him eventually having Bob Sanders-like health issues after a few years given the way he plays, but he could also be Bob Sanders.

4. CB Perrish Cox, OSU—He’s colored a lot of the same books as Bryant, but I thought he and LSU sophomore Patrick Peterson were the most impressive CBs I saw play last season. I think he’ll run like the wind at the Combine, and dude looks like an NFL player in pads. 

He’s a better prospect/athlete than Aqib Talib of Kansas a couple years back, and a homerun threat in the return game. Uber-competitive, with 10-year lockdown CB physical tools. He’s not scared to light someone up either.

5. TE Jermain Gresham, OU—I’m placing him this high based on the assumption he’s healthy. Gresham is a good enough talent to make OU a 7-5 football team without him.  Not anywhere near the blocker that Brandon Pettigrew was last year, but a much more dangerous weapon in the passing game that can stretch the middle of the field against LBs and safeties.

6. OLB Sergio Kindle, Texas—He’s on my short list that includes Zach Thomas and Adrian Peterson as guys I knew would be playing on Sundays when I saw them play live in high school. Peers were simply flat-out scared of these dudes.

Most folks seem to be listing his pass rushing ability as the reason he’ll be drafted high, but he’s arguably  more dominant as a perimeter run defender than he is a sack artist.  A little stiff in the hips, and will get pants trying to stay in front of NFL backs covering in the flats.

Remember, these dudes are not Christine Michael. They’re Chris Johnson, DeAngelo Williams, and Darren Sproles. He’ll look good against Adrian Peterson.

I like his versatility and straight line speed more than anything. He looked more dangerous to me over the last half of 2008, with easier assignments and his hand on the ground, but everyone seems to view him as a 3-4 OLB.

I’ll still contend that with 10-15 pounds he’s potentially a souped up version of Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, or Elvis Dumerville as a 4-3 end. 

Crazy burst off the snap, and his speed would serve well chasing down running plays from the backside. I actually think he’s a better run defender than Orakpo was coming out and would hold up fine against tackles with some seasoning.  

Kindle is a guy that you don’t want on the other team more than anything else, and I would draft him in the top 10 just as a football player. Then, build my defense around what he did best because this guy can be a weapon in the right capacity. 

I think the wrong thing to do is unwire his aggressive, violent nature by making him stand up as a LB and make more complicated reads. Plus, his array of effective pass rush moves as a standup player are limited. You neutralize all of his strengths as Mike Sherman can attest to. 

There might not be an NFL tackle that can stay in front of his first two steps when firing off with his hand on the ground. 

7. WR Jordan Shipley, Texas—He’s a white guy. Seriously, that’s the only reason I can figure out why he’s not being mentioned higher in the draft. Good speed (or plays fast), great route runner, catches everything, game-breaking punt returner, fearless competitor.

There is no way I would draft Brandon LaFell or Arrelious Benn before Shipley. The MVP of the 2009 Longhorns. What questions do you have about him?

 

Hole or Two Dudes:

8. DL Gerald McCoy, OU—I’ll be required to defend this, I assume. McCoy is an elite athlete for 295 pounds, and could possibly play as a 3-4 DE. One thing to bear in mind regarding this Big 12 DL class is that outside of Louis Vasquez and Duke Robinson, they haven’t faced many NFL guards in the last couple of years. And, it tends to show up when a Big 12 team draws an SEC outfit in a bowl game. 

McCoy appeared to be a dominator when lining up against guys like Brandon Carter and Charlie Tanner. He got pushed around by Louis Vasquez and Lonnie Edwards. McCoy plays too high in stretches, and strong guards that can match his quickness will knock him around in the run game. 

It’s a technique issue mostly, and can be corrected with coaching, but it could also be an issue, which concerns me to a degree if I’m spending millions and millions of dollars. His ability to rush the passer and execute stunts as an inside player is what people are paying for here. 

9.  OT Russell Okung, OSU—I felt he was a similar athlete to Micheal Oher when seeing them in live action.  Like Oher, I think he’s a right tackle all the way in the NFL.

He never laid a hand on Von Miller pass blocking, and Sergio Kindle whipped his ass in the running game. I know he’ll be seeing those type of dudes every week at the next level. Brandon Pettigrew made him look a lot better than he is, but Okung is still a big, intriguing athlete with a good work ethic at a position starved for that type of potential.  

I don’t recall him doing very much stupid stuff either, and he has leader potential if he pans out.

10. QB Sam Bradford, OU—I never can tell about QBs, and he doesn’t have the physical tools of Josh Freeman. But, when healthy and receiving good protection, Bradford looked like an NFL player to me. All someone has to do is fall in love with him. I hear he might be a Redskin, and I can clearly see that.

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This article was written by dedfischer of The Tortilla Retort

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Senior Bowl Tidbits And Moments That I Found Interesting and Amusing

Larry Burton (Mobile, Al.) Yesterday’s Senior Bowl in Mobile opened my eyes to a lot of entertaining things. The picture you see with the article was just one of them. A honeymoon couple were at the game. They were just married yesterday and he convinced her to sit in the cold on metal bleachers and watch a football game.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh……… She’s a cute girl that suddenly got even prettier with an attitude like that. Eat your hearts outs single sports guys.

They say Terrence Cody may not have a lot of energy with all that weight, but I can tell you otherwise. It tickled us up in the press box to watch Cody sprint from the bench 50 yards onto the field to give fellow Crimson Tider Javier Arenas a big hug following a great punt return that ended up getting called back with an away from the play holding call.

The game was a complete sell out with just over 40,600 present. They were all mostly Southerners. It was a cold day and by the start of the forth quarter, the stands were half empty. I think it had more to do with the 31-13 score than the cold.

Something needs to be done about the timing of Mardi Gras and the Senior Bowl. Two big events shouldn’t butt heads. Leaving the stadium was difficult because of the Mardi Gras barricades that were put up seemingly everywhere.

There was a big sign back at the hotel as the players were getting ready to leave for the game, I took a picture of it; it was urging players not to forget their game jerseys. I asked if that really happens and was told absolutely, every year.

The grass on the field at Ladd-Peebles Stadium was some of the nicest grass and the finest condition of any I’ve seen. Some big school or NFL team needs to put this groundskeeper on their draft list.

The Jackson State ‘Sonic Boom’ band is more than just a marching band. They are a true show band. They dance and entertain as well as they play. It was a refreshing half time show.

I don’t know how warm those antebellum dresses were that the girls wore for the pre-kickoff show, but they sat through the whole game wearing them in the cold and were really troopers.

The chaos of letting the fans rush the field while reporters are trying to get interviews is exhausting, but fun to watch.

This was my first Senior Bowl, but it won’t be my last. It was quite an entertaining event.

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Boise State Football LOI Day: Eight Future Broncos Commit or Is it Nine?

Boise State graduated five seniors, and one player left the program (forfeiting his scholarship), giving the Broncos what appears to be six scholarships for 2010. Boise State had no problem finding players to fill current needs and meld perfectly as the prototype Bronco.

In fact, BSU found eight players—or will it be nine? At present there are two wide receivers, a defensive end, a defensive lineman, a quarterback, a safety/ tight end, a cornerback, and a tight end (with speculation of an additional DE/DT in a day or three).

These kids are all very talented. Surely the Broncos will make one or two true freshmen? Not likely, as good as these kids are, the Broncos are currently deeper than they have ever been.

Thus, these new Boise State players will benefit greatly as redshirts. However, as stated, there are not enough scholarships available. No problem; at least two of these are grayshirting.

The two future Broncos are Idaho’s DE Tyler Horn and multi-talented safety/tightend Kyle Sosnowski. Sosnowski drew a lot of attention as a safety while in his senior year at Boise’s Capital High School. In fact, Kyle seemed surprised that Boise State was interested in his tight-end play.

Indeed, with so many quality Broncos already filling the TE position, and a pair of redshirt freshman ready to step in this season, it just seemed reasonable that Sosnowski would play safety.

Furthermore, with the apparent need at safety in another year, it truly seemed logical that Kyle would use his 6’3″ size to make life miserable for opposing offenses. While at Capital, Kyle had 13 picks in only two seasons.

Whatever position Kyle Sosnowski plays, he will do it fantastically. His HS coach at Capital, Todd Simis, said of Kyle, “I think he can master just about every skill the game requires.” Bronco fans can hardly wait.

To further complicate the situation, a last minute commit, Holden Huff, a 6’4″, .5 TE out of Rocklin, California, was offered, and he accepted. Huff helped lead his Rocklin HS team to the CIF State D-II title game. That would appear to situate the placements of Huff and Sosnowski.

The other Idaho stud, Mountain View’s 6’4″ DE Tyler Horn is also grayshirting. Tyler joins the team in 2011 with Sosnowski and that year’s new recruit(s). Most likely Tyler will be asked to put on some weight.

Horn is currently at 225 pounds, and is about 15 to 35 pounds lighter than the others. Plus, Tyler’s coach Judd Benedick stated he expects Horn to continue growing, for his father is taller than he is. This is nothing a few Idaho spuds can’t take care of?

Horn also tallied 50 tackles—nine of them went for loss—and Kyle racked up 12.5 sacks as well. Two overly talented grayshirts make 2011 an exciting time for Bronco fans.

Defensive Line junior transfer Tyrone Crawford, 6’4″, 273, from Bakersfield College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada has three years to play two. Crawford could find a crack to slide into for this season’s play, but I doubt it.

With all that is back, plus redshirt freshmen Jungblut and John Michael Davis and the rest of last season’s redshirts, these guys will be stacking up the defense—it just doesn’t make sense for Crawford to play.

Besides, Daron Mackey, Derrell Acrey, and Ryan Winterswyk graduate at the end of this season. Obviously, Boise State will benefit greatly from redshirting Crawford and the other four commits. We’ll see!

Bryan Douglas, the corner from Cali will surely redshirt. He’s a great athlete but he looks to need some strength training, and redshirt freshmen Makinde and Ewing, along with Antwon Murray and Jerrell Gavins, will give the Broncos all the corner play needed this season.

The next to mention are the two wide receivers: California product Troy Ware and Montana’s all purpose player 6’4″ Matt Miller. All the speculation of Miller playing anywhere but receiver is ludicrous.

Miller is too good at receiver for any team to waste his talents like that. While sitting out a year Matt will have plenty of time to get the play book down and as such be in line to replace the graduated Austin Pettis for the 2011 team.

The same can be said of Ware as Titus Young also graduates at the end of 2010. A year on the practice team (redshirting) will strengthen the play of both these kids. Better yet, their remaining four years of play will benefit the Broncos.

The last of the magnificent seven commits is QB Grant Hedrick out of Oregon. Grant is a multi-talented QB who runs extremely well (40-yards in 4.56 seconds). Hedrick’s senior stats are similar to Kellen Moore’s passing stats.

Grant was 62 percent accurate, throwing for 35 touchdowns and only one interception. But that is where the comparison ends, as Grant is a runner, he scored another 18 TDs while running for over 1,500 yards.This one will have fun competing with Southwick and Tamburo, or is it the other way around?

Hedrick’s father Shane is the coach of Grant’s High School (Central) in Independence, Oregon, which is another Moore-like comparison as Kellen’s father coached him and his Brother Kirby at Prosser High School.

There is just too much talent on the Broncos this season to play any of these kids. Still, each and everyone of these kids help to shorten the hunting list next year as Bronco coaches look to fill the loss of 2010’s 19 graduating seniors.

Boise State is also near having one more commitment, and that one may go down to signing day. Sean Avila a defensive end/tackle out of Esperanza High in Orange County, California, is appearing to be bordering an offer to be a Bronco.

Coach Pete Kwiatkowski, the defensive coach known as Coach K, began recruiting Avila in ‘08. It looks like another California spud is ready for the Boise State soup; it just depends on who is going to be the other grayshirt.

Bronco fans will know Feb. 3 at the LOI party. That’s another story. Go Broncos.

 

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ACC, Miami Talent Fills The 2010 Pro Bowl Rosters

The Pro Bowl kicks off tonight taking the bye week spot before the Super Bowl for the first time.

Both the ACC and SEC are well represented on the rosters this year. The ACC leads all conferences with 23 players according to the conference office .

This number is greatly bolstered by the injection of Miami into the league a few years ago as the Hurricanes have 10 Pro Bowl selections to lead all schools.

And that isn’t just fill-ins as seven ‘Canes were selected to be starters. The amount of talent Miami puts out continues to amaze. And most of it is home grown in South Florida. It is just a matter of time until Miami gets back near the top of college football.

Now to be completely accurate, most of those Miami players didn’t play in the ACC, but the ACC office will sure count them.

Michigan is second with six, followed by Texas with four selections. Surprising schools like Kent State with three selections and East Carolina, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Boise State had two each.

The SEC was “second” with 15 selections. Tennessee and Alabama led the conference with three selections each. LSU and Georgia have two selections each. Florida has just one selection in rookie Percy Harvin.

And just to show how far Notre Dame has fallen in the last 10 years, no Irish alums were selected to the Pro Bowl.

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Notre Dame Adds Three Recruits, Kelly Expecting Even More

With a total of 12 visitors in South Bend this weekend, Brian Kelly knew he had a good shot at adding a few more to his first Irish recruiting class.

On Sunday, he did just that by closing the recruitment of Derek Roback, Luke Massa, and Bruce Heggie. All three recruits gave Kelly and his staff their verbal commitment before leaving the campus this weekend.

Formerly committed to Kelly at Cincinnati, Massa will follow the head coach to South Bend. Standing at 6″4, Massa has an athletic frame in the mold of Bearcat signal-caller Tony Pike.

Massa will arrive at Notre Dame with some competition-something that doesn’t bother him. In fact, he spent most of the weekend with fellow quarterbacks Andrew Hendrix, Roback, and Danny Spond, another quarterback/athlete currently being recruited by Kelly.

Roback (6″3, 220), a former Toledo recruit, played quarterback for Waverly High School in Ohio this past season. He thew for 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns through the air.

However, Roback was offered as an athlete by Kelly’s staff. With Massa, Hendrix, and Tommy Rees already committed as quarterbacks in the 2010 class, he will find himself in a versatile role on the offensive side of the ball. The H-back may be the best fit for Roback in Kelly’s offense.

The most surprising commitment gained by Notre Dame this weekend was Heggie. Coming out of the depths of Florida, the 6″6 defensive end prospect had no Divison-1 offers before today. After being offered by the Irish, Heggie quickly accepted.

Although much hype has not been connected with Heggie’s name, he brings versatility to this football team. Not only can he play on the edge of the defense, but he has the potential to end up as either a tight end or even an offensive tackle.

With National Signing Day just days away, Kelly is hoping to add a few more to complete the Weis-started class. In addition to these three new Irish commitments, it looks as if the Irish have a great chance at adding a few more to the class.

Spond, a linebacker/quarterback Colorado decommitment down to the Irish and TCU, also spent the weekend in South Bend. Alongside Spond, two Hawaiian prospects, Jeremy Ioane (S) and Kona Schewnke (DE) also spent time in South Bend with the team this weekend. All three look to be leaning towards playing their college football under Kelly.

A top priority to close the class, offensive tackle Matt James took his official visit to Notre Dame this weekend also. The four-star prospect is down to the Buckeyes and the Irish. James had plenty of kind words to say about his visit and is preparing to make his decision on National Signing Day.

It will be interesting to see how many the Irish will take as already the class already stands at 20 strong. With studs like Seantrel Henderson, Christian Jones, and Ego Ferguson still on the board, seats may be running out.

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Senior Bowl MVP Brandon Graham: Pitt to Big Ten?

Senior Bowl Aftermath

The Senior Bowl, unfortunately, gave me little excitement. As always, these games are a bit of show and tell. The players show their tools off and the coaches critique said tools. That being said, this game is most important for NFL coaches.

As the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins coaches were able to get hand on as they spent a week with the seniors and hopeful NFL talent.

All week we heard about Tim Tebow. Tebow this, Tebow that, Tebow can’t make a throw, Tebow gets sacked, Tebow is God, Tebow, Tebow, Tebow, can we stop talking about him now? He looked like just another quarterback.

Other players are there, too, but it took until game-time for them to get the TV space Tebow always gets.

Brandon Graham was one of those players. He has been talked about as a low second round pick. Yesterday changed that dramatically, he could now be a first-round pick.

He lit up the South’s offense for two sacks and a forced fumble.

Graham told the AP in an article on ESPN.com , “It shows that I’m going to go hard 100 percent of the time all day and whoever gets me is going to love me.”

But if you caught ESPN after the game, it would be hard to tell Graham won the MVP. It was still about that kid from Florida, who looked pedestrian at best. I shouldn’t be too surprised, ESPN is the SEC Network, so that’s what they push down our throats.

But, as Michigan fans have seen over the past couple of seasons, the NFL network viewing audience got to see up close: Brandon Graham showed why he is a first round defensive end.

He follows in the footsteps of former Michigan defensive players LaMarr Woodley and David Harris, who have had great success moving from college to the pros. Look for Graham to be upsetting offensive linemen and quarterbacks on Sunday afternoons.

 

Big Ten Expansion

Is the Big Ten on the verge of adding the University of Pittsburgh? Reports have been filed and rumors have started to swirl that Pitt will be the 12th team.

According to the blogoshpere, Pitt players were told about this last night and subsequently tweeted about it. However, no tweets have been found by players and you can assume they were deleted if they did tweet something.

That’s a fishy story, right?

I don’t buy it. How can they have picked a team so quickly after telling the world they were going to take over a year?

I don’t think it’s a bad choice if it happens, but why give a timetable and a month into it pick a team.

These rumors say it will be announced on Thursday Feb. 4. If you believe the late night money scams on TV, go ahead and buy into this. I won’t.

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Tim Tebow Mania Becoming Borderline Ridiculous

Eight of 12 for 50 yards. Two fumbles. Average pass completion: 4.2 yards. 0 touchdowns. 

That is Tim Tebow’s stat line for the 2010 Senior Bowl game, where Tebow’s South team got thrashed by the North. 

You would have been shocked that was the outcome if you watched Sportscenter, soon to be renamed “TTPNS,” Tim Tebow’s Personal News Station. 

This is just too much. 

No highlights of the game itself, just Tebow highlights. 

No mentions of players who really deserved it (Brandon Graham, Marty Gilyard, Dan LeFevour, etc). 

Just Tebow. 

Let’s not forget there is a battle going on as to whether he will have his own Super Bowl commercial as well. 

He was a great player for the University of Florida, that is not to be forgotten. 

But so was Colt McCoy for Texas, Sam Bradford for Oklahoma, and Ndamukong Suh for Nebraska. 

What happened to them? 

What does ESPN have riding on Tim Tebow’s success? There’s no way they can say a majority of sports fans really care that much about the Tebow storyline. 

What storyline? 

The fact he’s trying to make the NFL? So are dozens of other great players. 

Is Tebow the best NCAA quarterback of all-time? No. 

Is he a first-round caliber QB? No. 

So why is he all we are talking about? 

Tim Tebow is no more than a special teams player, maybe a TE if he puts the time into learning that position, at the next level. 

We knew, when he was AT FLORIDA STILL, he was a product of the offense run there. Did anyone really think Tim Tebow had great arm mechanics, and superior arm strength? 

Please. 

So way to go ESPN, way to recognize all the seniors who actually deserved TV time after multiple fantastic performances yesterday at the Senior Bowl. 

With all the NCAA investigations going on these days, someone needs to investigate why ESPN can’t stop talking about Tim Tebow. 

Because if they were really in the loop, they would realize they are a sport network, not Tim Tebow 24/7 Television. 

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