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Tim Tebow Just the Sixth-Best QB to Face Oklahoma in 2008 Season

Roberto BobertJan 9, 2009

A lot of attention during the BCS Championship game was given to Dominique Franks saying Tim Tebow would be the fourth-best QB in the big 12.ย  I wondered how Tim Tebow ranked as far as a QB's performance against OU this season.ย  Doing a little research, it seems Franks overestimated Tebow.ย 

For QB rating against the OU team this season, Tebow graded out as the sixth-best QB to play against OU this season.

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Teamย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  QB Rating ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

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  1. ย Zac Robinson, Oklahoma St. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  177.83 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  2. ย C. McCoy, Texasย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  155.91
  3. Josh Freeman, Kansas St. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  143.24 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  4. ย Ronnie Fouch, Washingtonย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  140.62 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  5. ย Todd Reesing, Kansasย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  134.94 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  6. ย T. Tebow, Floridaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  133.62 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  7. ย D. Grutza, Cincinnatiย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  133.14 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  8. ย Graham Harrell, Texas Techย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  129.50 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  9. ย Chase Daniel, Missouriย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  126.32 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  10. ย Jake Locker, Washingtonย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  120.57 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  11. ย Andy Dalton, TCUย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  81.56 ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  12. ย Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&Mย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  77.12 ย 
  13. ย Robert Griffin, Baylorย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  66.54 ย ย 
  14. Joe Ganz, Nebraskaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  53.8 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  15. Tony Pike, Cincyย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  25.13 ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 
  16. ย All QB, Chattanoogaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  just really Bad

That may not be how some people judge a QB.ย  Let's look at points scored against OU. This time Tebow ranks a mediocre eighth.

Playerย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Teamย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Points against OU

  1. C. McCoy, ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Texasย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  45
  2. Zac Robinson, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Oklahoma St. ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  41
  3. Josh Freeman, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Kansas St. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  35
  4. Todd Reesing, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Kansasย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  31
  5. Joe Ganz, ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Nebraskaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  28
  6. Jerrod Johnson, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Texas A&Mย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  28
  7. D. Grutza, Tony Pike,ย ย ย  Cincinnatiย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  26
  8. T. Tebow, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Floridaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  24
  9. Graham Harrell, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Texas Techย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  21
  10. Chase Daniel, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Missouriย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  21
  11. Robert Griffin, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Baylor ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  17
  12. Jake Locker, Ronnie Fouch, ย  Washingtonย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  14
  13. Andy Dalton, ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  TCUย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  10
  14. All QB ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Chattanooga ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2

The points scored may not be entirely fair either, without examining the defensive or special teams scores.

Each QB could be rated based on yards passing, completion percentage, total yardage, or best hairdo.ย  The only category Tebow was No. 1 in against OU is total rushing yardage for a QB.ย 

The conclusion of all this: Lay off Dominique Franksโ€”he was correct.ย 

Congratulations to Florida on winning the National Championship.ย  Maybe OU will meet UF in next year's BCS Championship game?

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