Tim Tebow for President

Okay, we admit, we titled this piece with Mr. Tebow’s name prominently displayed just to get your attention and hopefully a few minutes of your time to read on.  Yes, mea culpa, we abused your trust but we hope you will detect that it was all in a good cause.

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And take note of the quarterback for the Florida team that almost gained a victory that warm day in early January 2008 over the mighty Michigan Wolverines, the champions of the west.   Key word – almost.  Well we’d better restate that complete observation.  The Florida Gators were favored by 10.5 points.  Michigan was not rated given its 8-4 record.  The Gators were ranked 12^th in the country.  Few expected the gutsy Michigan performance for their retiring coach that day.

The Gators quarterback is Tim Tebow.  We think he learned a lot that day four years ago and we would like you to know about this young man who has captured the joy and spirit of a nation which loves come from behind winners.   Tebow worked until the final seconds of that 2008 game and, as you all know, came back the next year to lead the Florida gators to a national championship.

We watched him do his magic in the waning moments of the fourth quarter last Sunday against the Chicago Bears.  His team was trailing 10-0.  His team got the ball and the Bears went in a prevent defense in effect giving Tebow a 15-20 yard free zone for pass completions.  He took advantage and the score was 10-7 but the Denver team he leads had used up their time outs and the Bears had the ball with only two minutes remaining.  All they had to do was call run plays up the middle and hold on to the ball.  The called a sweep and the runner went out of bounds; clock stops.  Then they had to kick and the Denver team moved the ball but not all that far so they called in their place kicker who booted an almost 60 yard field goal – score 10-10.  Overtime.

The Bears win the toss in sudden death and move the ball to within range of their field goal kicker but they keep trying for more yardage.  Meanwhile you know the Denver team wants the ball; anyway they can get it.  The runner goes up the middle and the defense strips the ball.  Denver now has a chance and Tebow moves him team but the drive is slogged down.  So they call in their kicker for a field goal a bit shorter than the last one.  He nails it.  Final score 13-10.  Denver wins.

Tebow did his job with a lot of help from his teammates and a no small amount of help from the Chicago coaching decisions.  He is interviewed after the game and says what he always says, “I would like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”  The interviewer asks about the game.  Tebow gives credit to his teammates and then utters a wonderful line that speaks volumes about his character – “these guys make me look a lot better than I am.”  At the end of the interview Tim Tebow says, “God bless you” to the interviewer.

Here’s a bit of background information which we snitched from Wikipedia:

“Tebow came into national prominence as a junior at Florida's 4A Nease High School. He kept Nease competitive in an interstate game against perennial 6A powerhouse Hoover High School of Alabama, nearly pulling off the upset. Tebow was soon known not only for his running and throwing, but for his intense competitiveness and uncommon physical courage. Later that same year he suffered an injury to his right leg late in the first half of a game. Originally thought by the Nease coaching staff to be a bad cramp, he played the entire second half with a broken fibula, at one point rushing for a 29-yard touchdown.”

“Tebow spent the three summers prior to enrolling at the University of Florida in the Philippines, assisting with his father's orphanage and missionary work.”

Tebow is left handed.  Oh well, he can’t be perfect!!

So, do we want him to run for president?  Of course not.  He can’t anyway.  He’s only 24 years old.  He has to wait ten years or so.  But someone may want to ask his Mom or Dad because they must be some pretty special people.  In the meantime, we want Tim to keep running for the end zone and when he is not doing that we want him to pass the ball and when he is not doing either, we just want him to be himself.

God bless you, Tim Tebow.