You're right about the "spanking" comment though. A win or a even a good win....but a spanking it was not.
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I think he is a good guy too... but his hype reminds me of all the overloaded adulation that went to Reggie Bush. If Tebow insists upon being a pro QB, he will be the next Gino Torretta.
I'm not so sure about the CW on Tebow; his passes were outstanding last night, in a game that had as much pressure as any.
He has as much chance of turning into a great pro as anyone. It could go either way w/ him, but he has more competitive spirit than anyone I've seen in ages. I'd be surprised if he didn't succeed in the NFL.
And I agree, OK did not get spanked. They blew it, though - 3 drives in the red zone squandered. That pick on the long pass was ridiculous; I thought it was a catch. I don't know how the guy came up w/ that, but that changed the game.
He has as much chance of turning into a great pro as anyone. It could go either way w/ him, but he has more competitive spirit than anyone I've seen in ages. I'd be surprised if he didn't succeed in the NFL.
And I agree, OK did not get spanked. They blew it, though - 3 drives in the red zone squandered. That pick on the long pass was ridiculous; I thought it was a catch. I don't know how the guy came up w/ that, but that changed the game.
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Unbelieveable? Wow, I didn't think I was raving yet.
Sports is about competition. When you compete you have pride in wins. Florida is not my school, but it is part of the conference my school plays in. So I take pride in the accomplishments of my fellow SEC people.
its different with pro sports. I honestly think its a regional cultural thing tho.. aka Texas pride or something of the like. I lived 15miles away from uconn growing up and know tons of people who went there but there is hardley any chest pounding of the likes i see out of some of these southern and western schools and the Huskeys are an elite basketball program.
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It is certainly a regional thing.
Partly its because the southerners who are over 30 grew up without a pro team that was worth a damn. If I were to have had to pick a pro team in my youth, I would have been between New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Neither would have given me much to cheer about.
I think there is a huge difference between basketball and football.
According to Wiki, the average attendance for college basketball games is just under 5,500. The average attendance for college football games is just over 46,000. And in the SEC in 2005 the average attendance was almost 75,000 per game.
I think distance has something to do with the differences between the northeast fans and the southern fans. Up there, the various schools are so much closer that there is less division between the schools.
As I do in the Big 12. I can't imagine not having pride in one's college team.
I graduated from a small 4 year institution not even in the big colleges division. While I was there we won the national championship in soccer. I hate soccer and I was still proud. It helped that the coach was one of my favorite professors. 15 or so years later we did well in the national football playoffs. I was glued to the set rooting them on until they lost.
I root for OSU and Tulsa in every game except when they play OU. It is all about pride in my school and in my state.
now your making some logical points.. I was just surprised at it all when i started going to Texas on business. Alot of them really hate northern yankees and for example texes A&M folks think there school is gods gift to man.
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I grew up close enough to the Uinv of Alabama to hear the crowds in the stadium on game day.
I was born in 1960, just two years into Bear Bryant's tenure at Bama.
In my lifetime the Crimson Tide has won 7 National Championships and 16 SEC Championships. So we get a little wild about our football.
One more thing to say about "superman." Anyone who has watched Florida all year should have known what play was coming when they got that last touchdown. I told my brother while we were watching the game exactly what was going to happen with the little jump pass right before Tebow did it. A smart defense would have tried to bait him into that and picked it off. It was a very good game even though I am left feeling like Jim Kelly. 
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Some people take pride in thei own school's accomplishments. Some people have to denigrate other schools to make theirs look better.
Unless you are auburn or tennessee, I have nothing but respect for other schools.
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One more thing to say about "superman." Anyone who has watched Florida all year should have known what play was coming when they got that last touchdown. I told my brother while we were watching the game exactly what was going to happen with the little jump pass right before Tebow did it. A smart defense would have tried to bait him into that and picked it off. It was a very good game even though I am left feeling like Jim Kelly.
I thought they would too, but it turns out that Tebow can throw a very accurate pass when he jumps. The guy was covered fairly well.
I was born in '66 and grew up during the Switzer years. 'Nuff said. But afer several years of mediocrity along comes Stoops who has discipline as well as is a good coach. Love college football.....even during the lean years.
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I was a hardcore fan in 2000 when Dubose took us to that sterling record of 3-8. lol
I hate the fans that abandon their team in the lean years.
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It most certainly did. That was one of the best picks I have ever seen.
That was one of the key plays I was talking about in earlier posts.