All signs point to greatness for Tim Tebow.
ESPN had a segment about why Tebow is Superman during its pre-game this past weekend. After watching a friend spend a few grand on Superman items before the last big movie, I'm not surprised by the comparison.
Tim Tebow is the new obsession of college football. Is it possible that a QB throws for 3,000 yards AND rushes for 1,000 yards in the same season in the loaded SEC?
Unlike other schools around the nation, the University of Florida had yet to start a QB as a running threat. Other schools have found QBs that can outrun defenders...but Florida found one that can run over defenders.
Tebow is currently on pace to surpass the leading rushing statistics of at least 5 of the past 7 years. That is right...he would have the third best rushing season for UF since the turn of the season. At Tebow's current pace, he will finish the season with 876 rushing yards. That doesn't even include a possible SEC Championship game and a bowl game. All he would have to do is rush for 62 yards in each of those games to reach 1000 for the season.
Not only does Tim Tebow run the ball well, he also scores touchdowns while doing it. Tebow already has 5 rushing touchdowns this season. The current record holder for touchdowns in a season by a UF runner is 14...a mark that Tebow is on pace to break in just 9 games!
Tebow looks to crush Emmitt Smith's touchdown records here at UF before his career is over. Think his pace is a fluke? How about 8 rushing touchdowns as the back-up last season!?
Ok...so he knows how to run the ball. How about his arm...can he throw?
Tebow had the first 300-yard passing game of his career this season against Western Carolina. He missed his second by a mere one yard against Tennessee last weekend.
Tebow replaced another quarterback that Florida fans loved...Chris Leak. Chris Leak only set the school record for passing yards over his career. So one would think that Chris Leak was the best passer Florida has seen prior to Tebow...WRONG!
Chris Leak had seven 300-yard passing games throughout his tenure as starting field general. That is probably why he went undrafted. The man I feel that Tebow should be striving to become is Rex Grossman.
Yes, so he fell short in the Super Bowl—but at least he made it to a Super Bowl. This also means that Chris Leak is the worst starting quarterback that Florida has started this century.
I know what you're thinking: why would Tim Tebow want to be like Rex Grossman?
Here's why: Grossman had 17 (yes 17) 300-yard passing games in just three seasons at UF (he went to the NFL early and made the Super Bowl in his third season mind you).
In fact, Grossman had 9 straight 300-yard passing games. How is that for consistency?
But Rex Grossman is the perfect QB to compare Tebow to this season for another reason: Grossman had 3,896 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns in his sophomore season.
If Tebow can surpass Grossman's 2001 stats, then look for Florida to go undefeated with ease this season. He is currently on pace for 3,340 yards and 32 touchdowns.
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about 1 year ago
Tim Tebow is frickin amazing. That's all I can say. It's hard for me to imagine that Florida is not ranked in the Top 2 -- because I can't imagine them losing any time soon under TT's leadership.
about 1 year ago
I hate Florida more than just about anything but not only is Tim Tebow nowhere near the best ever to play behind center for the Gators but the fact that (HELLO?) Danny Wuerrful isn't even mentioned in this column is ridiculous. Rex Grossman is the guy you compare him to? REX GROSSMAN? Are you saying that if he has a better year than Rex Grossman in 2001 that he's the best Gator QB ever? Are you mental? Try this one on for size (care of collegefootballnews.com):
"Wuerffel put up mind boggling stats against some of the nation's best teams completing 708 of 1,170 passes for 10,875 yards and 114 touchdowns. During his career, the Gators played 22 ranked teams finishing with one national title and another national title appearance. . . .Wuerffel's career passer rating of 163.56 was the best in major college football history including a 178.4 rating in 1995. He was the only college passer to ever have back-to-back seasons with over a 170 passer rating."
he also won the heisman trophy in 1996
Or gee, I dunno, how about...STEVE SPURRIER?
1966 Heisman Trophy winner...set a number of UF and SEC records...ringing any bells?
about 1 year ago
Ok, lets compare Rex Grossman to Danny Wuerffel.
Before reading these stats, keep in mind that Grossman learned a whole new offense in his final season under Ron Zook in 2002 (without Jabar Gaffney). Jabar Gaffney is among the best WR to play for UF (averaging a mere 1187 yards in his 2 years at Florida).
Completion % over their careers:
Grossman 61.1% (1110 attempts)
Wuerffel 60.5% (1170 attempts)
Interception %:
Grossman 3.24%
Wuerffel 3.59%
Wuerffel never cut it in the NFL. Why? He couldn't cut it because he threw floaters in the air. They were both great QBs, but in my opinion Grossman was better.
about 1 year ago
Are you kidding me Tim Teabag is the most overrated QB in the nation...He finally played a good defense and he choked...He was not the player they have made him out to be against a good defense...You say what about Tennessee....well Tennessee's Defense sucks this year....I don't care who you are you do not give up 59 points to florida and 40 something to California....not with Erik Ainge at QB a guy who rarely turns the ball over...now had Ainge turned it over 4 times in each game then it would be a different story as was UGA last year....they lost all of those games and the Defense looked horrible because they were on the field nearly 40 minutes a game because Stafford didn't know how to not turn the ball over. To those of you who do not know if you do not turn the ball over then you can use up some clock time and keep the other offense off of the field that is my point...Erik Ainge is not turnover prone so he does not put the other offense on the field by his mistakes...The Tennessee Defense just sucks this year and Florida put up 59 on probably the 2nd worst Defense in the SEC only in front of Ole miss...
about 1 year ago
you guys kill me with thinking that Tim tebow is so great with being the best qb at florida, right now Chris leak is one of two best qb that ever played at UF, so stop putting this kid on a platform until he wins a National championship. Oh, by the way if he keeps running the ball in the SEC it will be only a matter of time until he gets the big hit.
from 3 months ago
Without Tebow Chris Leak may not win a national championship. Tebow was instrumental in the win over Tennessee in 2006. It is not a fair comparison. Leak had one of the best defenses in college football during the last decade, while Tebow had the worst defense Florida has fielded since the 60s.
3 months ago
Can't we all just get along?
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