Tim Tebow Worship: Biased, Unwarranted, and Spinning Out of Control

I'd like nothing more than to reflect on the BCS Championship Game and marvel at the accomplishments of Tim Tebow.  Unfortunately, all I'll take away from last night's broadcast is just how absurd and out of hand the comments regarding Tebow have become.

Let me make it clear: I have nothing against Tebow, and I think he's one of the finest college players I've ever seen.  He's (seemingly) a fantastic human being and certainly a class act.  His competitive spirit and will to win are rare and admirable.

However, these things don't make him one of the finest human beings that have ever lived, although most media outlets would have you think differently.

The comments made by the dreadful announcing tandem of Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis aren't the first over the top comments made about Tebow, and they certainly won't be the last. They are yet another example of how bigoted people still are.

Time to deal with reality, folks: Were Tebow African-American, the same comments would not be said.  Sad but true.  You know it.  I know it.

If Tebow didn't spend free time on missionary trips, we wouldn't overrate his football playing ability.  If Tim Tebow still went on missionary trips and won two national championships and a Heisman but wasn't built like a brick house, with blonde hair and blue eyes, we wouldn't be saying the same things about him.

"If you're fortunate enough to spend five minutes or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow, your life is better for it."

Is Thom Brennaman serious?  Is he really implying that hanging out with a 21-year-old football player would be one of the most fortunate and life-improving moments anyone could have?

Not surprising, though, considering he's made similar over the top comments concerning another player who, because he's intense—and white, most people would have you believe is a mythical folk hero: "Watching Tyler Hansbrough listen was one of the most amazing experiences of my life."  Seriously.  He actually said that.

Brennaman and Davis even went so far as to accuse Oklahoma players of baiting Tebow into his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.  There was absolutely no evidence to suggest that Tebow was baited, but God forbid Tebow do anything wrong.

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports went so far as to say the following: "He (Tebow) further cemented his legacy as not only the greatest college player in history, but perhaps the greatest winner of all time...This oversized quarterback with the even bigger legend.

"He's a hero to Christians and an often too-good-to-be-true role model. He's also a winner for the ages. Right there at halftime, with a title in the balance, he proved it again. Give me the ball, he told his coaches. They knew better than to doubt him."

Because of the Tebow hype machine, there are players that are much more deserving that are being left out.  Take Myron Rolle of Florida State, for example.  Coming out of high school, Rolle was the No. 1 recruit in the nation, choosing FSU because they would allow him to focus on academics as well as football.

Rolle has won a Rhodes scholarship and will be attending Cambridge in England to earn his doctorate.  He wants to become a doctor and help children in African nations who cannot afford healthcare.  Although projected as first round talent, he's forgoing the NFL, at least for the time being, to pursue his doctorate.

Is Tebow doing the same?  Is he forgoing his NFL career to help children?  No.  Why is he more deserving of the praise, then?

I know.  Because he's your All-American poster boy.  Rolle is black.  Rolle is a nice piece on SportsCenter, while "Tim Tebow is not only the greatest player I've ever seen play football, but more importantly, he may one of the greatest human being I've ever come across." That beauty is courtesy of Verne Lundquist, CBS Sports.

For every other quarterback, a 12-yard scramble is a 12-yard scramble.  But when Tebow does it, it becomes, as it did last night, a "heroic play, made by Superman, No. 1-5.  That's what he does; he puts his team on his shoulders and absolutely refuses to let his team lose."

You'll find that the praise he receives is a lot harder to justify if you'd just stop to think instead of nodding your head at the TV and having someone else do it for you.