Tim Tebow - A Prime Example Of Glorified Mediocrity

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Let me begin writing this article by putting aside any potential evidence of bias that may arise in the following.

Yes, I am a Georgia Bulldog fan, and no player on any level of sport in which I commit my fanhood to hits my deepest nerves like Tim Tebow. While I sit season after season and watch my favorite college football team cripple under the hype and settle for "almost" seasons, Tim Tebow is getting handed trophy after trophy and showing up on sports channels twenty-four-seven.

So for those who have picked up on my die hard Bull-"dawg" spirit, I will say that I do not necessarily despise Tim Tebow. Tebow is a prime example of a celebrity who understands the realm they live in and the responsibilities at hand.

I know; I had to put up with the Michael Vick shenanigans. No person is more qualified to be an ambassador of the University of Florida, the NCAA, maybe potentially the NFL, and maybe even our country, than Tim Tebow.

However, I am set on my own conclusions that Tim Tebow may just be one of the most overrated athletes to ever--and yes I said ever, hit the sports scene. I got on the EA Sports team builder the other day, which prematurely has presented onlookers with the player ratings for the upcoming NCAA Football '10.

I happened to look up QB #15's rating (that would be the EA carbon copy of Tim Tebow) and was astounded to find his overall rating was a 99.

Now, I know you readers are probably thinking, "Wait? You are basing your argument on an illegitimate video game ranking system? Please!"

And the answer would be no, I am not, but the fact that a somewhat qualified panel of people over at EA sees Tim Tebow as a perfect athlete baffles me.

So let me expand my argument. For any of those  who watch Sportscenter on a regular basis, or College Football Live, or any of those local pregame shows during the fall, we all know that Tim Tebow is more often than not the primary topic of discussion.

He has been in the spotlight at Florida for the past two years, and in translation eventually got labeled with just about every gratifying identity imaginable. "Superman" is just one of the many nicknames that have been given to Tebow.

But what makes Tim Tebow so great? (Or, seemingly great, as I would put it.) I think most who would be quick to argue with me would say, "Well, he has a national championship."

Well, Chris Leak had a national championship, and he was quickly forgotten.

Too often in sports is credit given to the individual in the spotlight rather than the entire cast and crew. Too often in sports, and especially in sports media, is the individual not only put in the spotlight but sucked dry by people glorifying them at a disturbing rate, only to see that individual settle back to earth once again.

For example, LeBron James. James' three pointer against the Magic in game two was shown on Sportscenter at least fifty times while I was eating my dinner at a restaurant in Ohio.

Where is LeBron now? That development and red carpet roll out from ESPN came back to smack them in face did it not?

And I cannot wait, until Tebow leaves Florida and falls from his pedestal.

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