Upon seeing this question, there are two main answers: Gators glory and Gator demise.

But what specifically was he responsible for? A lack of discipline? Recruits? Wins?

Here are the good things he was responsible for:

The 2008 BCS Championship

Using his own recruits, his own offense and his own coaching staff, Urban Meyer led the Gators to the national championship in 2008. Credit his assistants and his players too, but remember that Urban was responsible for bringing almost all of them to Florida. This goes to Urban, no doubt.

Tim Tebow

Without an offense so tailor made for Tebow, it's unlikely he would have had such tremendous success. He might have still won games, but not the way he did at Florida. Tim Tebow came so close to signing with Alabama, and if not for Meyer's great recruiting skills, he would have. Credit Urban Meyer 100% for making Tim Tebow a Gator.

NFL Pipeline

After the days of Steve Spurrier, many wondered who would be the next coach to lead Florida back to glory. It turned out to be Meyer after three years of Zook (who we as Gator fans owe a big sincere thank you, I'll get there later) and he did it by bringing in a truckload of future NFL players, such as Joe Haden, Percy Harvin, Brandon Spikes, Aaron Hernandez, Janoris Jenkins, Cam Newton (who, people forget, spent more time in Gainesville than in Auburn), Major Wright, Louis Murphy and many, many more.

Now, here are some negatives that Urban was responsible for:

2005 season

Many people forget it but the Gators were downright horrible in 2005 offensively and would have been under .500 if not for a dynamic defense led by Charlie Strong. If you don't remember, the 2005 season opener against Wyoming was actually worse than the 2010 opener against Miami Ohio. He tried to force a foreign offense on Chris Leak, who had enough trouble adjusting to a new staff, and the Gators really struggled. It raises questions about how good of a coach Meyer really was.

Steve Addazio Era

I made a few jokes in my Addazio to Gator Nation articles about Addazio recruiting 8th grade girls to run his offense. He might as well have- with all the talent he wasted with his awful "offense", he still couldn't run it for any success, so why not use the 8th grade girls? I also hinted at him being a Sandusky once. Well, I obviously hope he never molests a young girl, because that's disgusting and horrible- but if he had, Florida would have benefitted greatly. He would have been of more use sitting in jail on molesting charges- or any charges, for that matter- than he was calling plays. Quite frankly, he was the worst play-caller and coach I have ever seen, and his idiocy set the Gators back three years in prestige by killing recruiting.

Players' Character

Will Muschamp is rebuilding the UF program with character, not characters. Specifically, the kind of characters Meyer brought in. I'm not blaming him for a lack of discipline, but the players he brought in were just not the best people. His players' arrest record says that clearly. A few of them were silly mistakes, such as Chris Rainey sending a threatening text message, but a lot of them reflected the kind of kids Meyer wanted.

Here are some positives that Urban is not responsible for:

2006 BCS Championship

While nobody would argue that Florida could have pulled this off without three superb freshmen- Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin and Brandon James- this was a Ron Zook generated result. So Gator fans do truly owe Ron Zook in two ways. The first is the way he recruited. He brought in enough pure talent to field a national championship team- beating eventual champion LSU on their home field proved that. The other thing Florida fans must thank him for is employing Chrlie Strong, the brilliant defensive architect. Of course, Meyer did keep him on in 2006, but that's like crediting the people who built the Enola Gay for ending World War II. Thanks, Zook.

The 2009 season

No, this was simply a preview of Tebow's NFL career- great defense (Strong again), an OK offense around him and he just finds ways to win. If Florida had won it all, then you could credit Meyer for bringing Tebow in, creating the offense, etc. But Florida could have played Alabama 999 more times and they wouldn't have ever beaten them unless the defense pitched a shutout. The success that Florida did have was due to the defense for keeping Florida in it and Tebow for pulling it out.

Now, here are the bad things Meyer was not responsible for:

Discipline

You cannot blame Meyer for having such an arrest issue when he brings in so many thugs. You blame Meyer for bringing in the thugs, not for them misbehaving. It's really that simple.

The Broken Program Label

All good things must come to an end. Florida's NCAA dominance ended eventually, like all things do. While you can blame Meyer for letting Addazio ruin our program, you cannot blame him for not bringing in more Tim Tebows. Jeff Driskel was supposed to be the next one, and even if he does turn out to be a star, it won't help for 2010 and 2011. That's over. Tebow was made to run Meyer's system, and while that doesn't mean he can't succeed with other offenses, the focus on Meyer is that he can't simply reload. If you want to blame somebody, blame God for not littering the state of Florida with diehard Gator fan replicas of Tim Tebow. Without him, Florida really struggled, both before and after he got to Florida. The "broken program" is simply a synonym for "lack of Tebow". The defense is still great, the offense still has playmakers... but the Gators do not have Tebow.

It's hard to get angry at anybody that brings your team success, especially the kind of success Urban Meyer brought to Gainesville, yet Meyer has done that with the majority of Gator fans. I personally don't hate him; I am grateful for all he did but I don't really think he is the best person in the world, to use an understatement.

Look, we all do it. We're all unethical at some point or another. Everybody makes mistakes, a lot of them out of greed and selfishness. Coaches are no exception. What Meyer did was certainly selfish, but it's not uncommon. Lane Kiffin did the same thing to UT, and he only stayed one year. Nick Saban fled LSU for the pros, Greg Schiano ran away from Rutgers for the same reason as Saban, Pete Carroll jumped USC for the NFL after many successful years, and Bobby Petrino jumped more ships than a Somali pirate.

The point is, Meyer's departure was different because he wasn't honest about it. At least the other guys I just mentioned came right out and said they were leaving for the NFL or for another job. The fan bases were upset, sure, but they didn't have the license to riot about it (with the exception of Kiffin, because he jumped ship after one year). Meyer's departure was very shady because, well, we Gator fans know why.

We all knew long ago that Meyer had something special for Ohio State. Something wasn't quite right when the Gators mauled the Buckeyes 41-14 in Glendale for the national championship. His autobiography even hints at it. He just wasn't all that happy; you could see it in his eyes.

When asked why, Meyer replied that he was worried that the Gators didn't have enough talent/experience for the future, which was pure garbage; Tim Tebow won the Heisman the very next year, Percy Harvin became the most explosive player in the nation (sorry DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin), and although the defense wasn't great in 2007, they became a unit to fear in 2008 en route to another BCS Championship- which I will pause to point out had Meyer much happier than the one two years ago- and 13 more wins in 2009, when the Gators "settled" for a Sugar Bowl win and a #3 ranking.

So he was dishonest about that. And it's OK. Really, it is. College football is full of coaches that only talk gamespeak language where only other coaches and highly perceptive (or at least experienced) fans know what the coach is saying.

But it was still speculation then. Even after he resigned the first time, it was just talk. After the 2010 season, and his second resignation, despite all the years of buildup, it was still just a rumor.

Then Stan Drayton resigned as the Gators' running backs coach, and took the job as Ohio State's receivers coach- because they already had a running backs coach. The most he ever worked with receivers was with Percy Harvin, and when you have talent like that, you almost don't even need a coach. Plus, he was a hybrid at Florida.

That was when I knew it would happen, and I braced myself for it every day. Sure, it could be coincidence, but how likely is that? Maybe Drayton didn't know the extent of the Jim Tressel downfall, but come on, he HAD to know that someday, Urban Meyer would become the head coach. WHY ELSE? Why Ohio State? Over 120 schools play D-I football, and about 5 of them are currently in serious trouble with the NCAA, and Ohio State is one of them. (Auburn, Penn State, Miami, USC are the other four, although USC is starting to come out of it). Why else would he pick Ohio State?

To be completely honest, I'm not at all angry at Urban Meyer anymore. He left our program in ruins, and admitted as much to Will Muschamp. He also brought us 2 BCS Championships, brought us close to a third, and developed many great NFL players. There are two sides to this coin, and right now, the bad side is not only up, but glinting in a bright light. It's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world in college football, and the last few things Meyer did for Gator Nation were: allow Steve Addazio to play with and mangle our promising offense (I am still, and might be for the rest of my life, furious with him), abruptly ditch us (twice) and then bolt for all the same reasons that supposedly forced him to retire.

That's all we remember when we think of Meyer.

We instantly forget all the wins he brought to our program. We forget that he brought in superstars such as Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin, Brandon Spikes, Joe Haden, Ahmad Black, the Pouncey twins, Carlos Dunlap, and a slew of others. Even if you want to only credit the players for the championships, remember that Meyer and his staff recruited them.

So before you bash Meyer using all the techniques rival fan bases use- the arrest record, the lying, and the overall classlessness- remember that while they are all accurate to some level, they're not uncommon. If somebody you don't like is part of a violent gang that kidnaps the beautiful princess, do you start bad mouthing only your enemy, or the entire gang? Legally, they're all at fault. They're all getting arrested. They're all to blame, not just one. Gator Nation is just picking on Meyer because they all see him as the enemy. Let's go back to the List O' Liars/Ditchers: Lane Kiffin, Pete Carroll, Nick Saban, Bobby Petrino, and Greg Schiano- and these are guys that have lied/fled in the past three years alone.

I'm not defending Meyer. I'm only saying that you can't get mad at only him for doing something a bunch of other guys did. If you rip on Urban, then you have to unload similar insults at Kiffin, Carroll, Schiano, Petrino and Saban. And remember, he DID restore the Gators to national prominence.

Be honest, and be fair. Unlike those guys.

How mad can you really get at him when you think everything through?

Some people involved in this deal are morons.

Other people had no say.

Some others were simply apathetic.

Still others simply took what they felt was the opportunity available.

All of them lost.

We'll start with the Broncos, who fall into the moron category.

From their point of view, I really struggle to see the logic in dumping Tebow so soon- even for Peyton Manning. John Elway said he did it because he wanted to win now. But if he had stopped and thought about it, this wasn't the way to do it.

No, his best chance to win now would have been to keep Tebow, and draft some decent receivers- really, speed everywhere on offense. DeMaryius Thomas is one guy, but they need more. Load your roster with speed demons and run the offense Tebow ran at Florida. That won 8 games last year, admittedly with a strong defense to help out.

I can see why Elway wanted to get a guy like Peyton- because he's an icon. But how good is Peyton after his neck injury? Sure, the doctors SAY he's fine, but how about after Ray Lewis bodyslams him? How's his condition then?

Even if Peyton is completely healed, he's old. Really old. He just turned 36, which is old for any position, but especially for a QB. He only has two, maybe three more good years left. Considering the fact that Knowshon Moreno is in trouble with the law (shocker, a Georgia Bulldog in trouble with the law), the Broncos are very short on firepower- and thanks to Tebow's late game heroics, they don't even have a good draft pick to select a top college playmaker.

In order to win now, like Elway said, they need more than just Peyton. They need a big play hero.

They need Tim Tebow.

I would have no problem watching Tebow back up Peyton Manning, learning from one of the game's best. I have no problem with Peyton Manning, either, even though he is, well, a Vol (that I am quick to point out... never beat Florida... not in four tries). He handled the whole thing with class, even though the Broncos aren't a great choice to try to lead to a Super Bowl. They simply aren't equipped with the overall talent to win it all, even with Manning. And for those of you that want to point to how bad the Colts were last year without Manning... remember, Dwight Freeney, one of the game's best defensive players, was also out for the year. As good as Manning is, I don't like his chances of winning a Super Bowl in Denver.

But the Broncos foolishly ditched the guy that resurrected a 1-4 team and turned them into a playoff team... to the Jets.

Again, I have no problem with Tebow backing up Manning. That's one thing. Backing up Mark Sanchez, one of the game's worst QB's, is quite another.

As a long time Jets hater, I was disgusted with the Jets. They're at it again. Trading for big name players just to sell some jerseys. They're a lot like the Yankees. Except, you know, without the winning tradition.

But even looking at it without my orange and blue glasses, I don't see the logic in this.

Did Rex Ryan really just trade for Tebow because he expected him to "back up" Sanchez, or "run a special Wildcat package"?

No, the real reason he traded for him was because he wanted to learn a discreet way to check out people's feet, and what more surruptitious way to do it than by Tebowing? By learning how to properly do the Tebow, he has a week's supply of foot images.

Get real.

You really think this walking icon is going to sit around and play Sanchez's backup?

Why not?

Fair question.

For one thing, um, Sanchez absolutely sucks. He is very inaccurate, has horrible field vision and makes bad decisions. He was able to hide behind a great defense in 2009, and again in 2010, and "led" the Jets to the AFC title game in each of those years. The Jets proceeded to lose both of them when the Colts and Steelers, respectively, exposed Sanchez for what he is: CFL material.

Then, in 2011, with no defense to use as a shield, he went 8-8 as a starter and missed the playoffs. Now all the blame from the fickle Jets fan base rains down on him. Here's a bulletin: he didn't have a bad year. He was always bad.

Nothing the Jets' front office tried to boost his confidence worked: naming him the captain, a huge contract extension, hauling in big name receivers like Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress, etc.

Maybe last Thursday was opposite day for the simpletons in the Jets' front office. Maybe it was "Kill Sanchez's confidence after building it up for three years Day". Maybe they just got tired of trying to boost his confidence and wanted to see how much damage they could cause to it with one shot. Call it what you like, but somehow, I don't think that trading for Tebow is going to boost his confidence at all.

OK, so we've got the most obnoxious and impatient fan base in the NFL, and an icon playing backup QB. Now we're going to play a little game. It's called Guess What Happens Next? Maybe you're familiar with it from Tosh.o. This is where I give you a scenario, and you readers guess what happens next.

Sanchez throws a pick 6 on the first drive of the 2012 season- or at any moment, really.

Guess what happens next?

If you guessed that the Jets fans would be angry enough to voice their opinions in the form of boos, you're right? Other acceptable answers were: "Tebow! Tebow! Tebow!", "Sanchez sucks! Sanchez sucks! Sanchez sucks!" and "We Want Tebow!" Thanks for playing!

So we've covered how Sanchez loses, but how about the Jets themselves?

Well, that one is kind of tricky. They only lose as long as Tebow is not the starting QB as long as Sanchez isn't suddenly playing like Tom Brady. But until they make Tebow the starting QB, they lose big, because you can bet the fans will let Ryan have it. And as long as Sanchez is the starter with this kind of pressure on him, he won't play well, which means the Jets will probably lose.

What about Tebow?

He actually can win in this situation- but again, ONLY if he is made the starter. If he is a backup, he loses too, for obvious reasons (he was the starter for most of last season with Denver, and did well).

But, I guess we just have to wait and see how this plays out. We'll never know for sure until they play games.

Oh and bone- how about my boy Eli Manning?

There had never been an overtime game in NFL history where a team got the ball after the other team scored- before yesterday. But when Denver and Pittsburgh ended regulation at 23 apiece, it looked like a certainty.

Tim Tebow made sure there still hasn't.

He fired a bullet to Demaryius Thomas, who caught it and outraced a pair of Steelers for an 80 yard touchdown- and the win.

Tebow then flashed a smile that has been missing for the past month, struck what is now known across the globe as the Tebowing pose, and took a victory lap.

He had every right to be happy.

Not only did he send arguably the most prestigious NFL franchise home with an early playoff exit, but he looked like the QB that Josh McDaniels envisioned when he drafted him. In fact, the entire offense looked just like what McDaniels envisioned.

No doubt, it will have to change somewhat for next season. But for now, Denver can ride it for the rest of the season because it produced 367 total yards out of Tebow and 29 points against what was supposed to be the best defense in the NFL.

I missed the first quarter because traffic coming home from the Giants game was bad. It's OK. I turned on CBS just in time to watch Tebow throw a perfectly on target ball to a receiver that Steeler coach Mike Tomlin lamented after the game, wasn't open. Tebow just fit that ball in beautifully.

He threw a bunch more like it, and people everywhere were going, "What's this?" Not Gator fans. WE watched Tebow thread the needle with surgeon like precision to pull off an electrifying comeback against Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship Game. WE watched Tebow pick apart Oklahoma in the BCS Championship with similarly eerily accuracy a month later. WE watched Tebow pull of comeback after comeback a year later in 2009.

So WE know he's capable of being an NFL QB. Especially with an offseason working with John Elway to fine tune his skills. Yes, he does need work. Here are some things he needs to improve on:

-Throwing on the run to the right side

Tebow is a lefty, and it's naturally harder for him to throw while flushed to his weaker side. But he's going to have to do this if he wants to continue his journey. New England figured it out a few weeks ago, and no doubt they'll try to force him to his right again this week. Pretty soon, all opponents will send overload blitzes off Tebow's left side so there's nowhere to go but right. He needs to be successful enough to force teams to play him honest.

-Accuracy

There were some Aaron Rodgers type throws yesterday. Then, there were also some horrible throws that looked like they were thrown by a 4 year old. Those need to improve. He needs to be more consistent. And even though he was much better than he has been, it's still shaky enough to need improvement. Someday, one of those bad throws could turn into gift TD's- like they did in Buffalo.

-Decision making

Again, this was better yesterday. But just because it was better one week doesn't mean the problem has been completely fixed. He still needs to know when to pull it down and get out of the pocket and when to step up, sacrifice himself and let it go.

All in all, he's been much better in the fourth quarter than the rest of the game. That also needs to change. But it's not a strategical or mechanical problem. That's a mental problem, and if Tebow continues to play the way he did yesterday... and his defense plays well behind him... who says he can't go all the way? The Pats' defense isn't great, and while Baltimore's supposedly better defensively, we thought the Steelers were too. Plus, the Ravens' offense probably won't score a whole lot, regardless of what Terrell Suggs thinks.

And in the Super Bowl?

My bet is New Orleans, and they're beatable with solid defense and a chain moving type of offense. Which Denver has.

So yes, Denver can win the Super Bowl if the Broncos continue to play like this.

Specifically Tebow.

Tebowmania is crazy. It never ends, and gets stronger and picks up new followers each week.  Then there are the people who knew him for awhile, or got acquainted with him at some point down the road.

Brainless Urlachers' postgame thoughts on Tebow: "He's a good running back." OK, sure. Let's go with that. Everybody can believe that heading into the game with Tebow. That spurred me to think of what other people would say when asked about Tebow after his most recent miracle.

So here's what everybody else has to say (note: this is realistic fiction, because I can totally picture these guys saying this about Tebow).

Former Florida Gators and now Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer

I'm just real proud of Tim, and what he's doing, I knew he could do it and I'm so proud of him for saving me while I was taking my nap. It goes to show you, with good coaching he puts up 50 points, and with bad or no coaching he just finds a way to win games.

ESPN Analyst Merril Hoge

I don't care how much he wins. He needs to get better. Period. He needs better mechanics, or he won't succeed. Winning isn't succeeding. Looking good is succeeding. I'd rather he have Tom Brady's mechanics and go 2-14 than have Tim Tebow flailing wildly and making the playoffs. Looking like a real QB is all that matters, not winning. I refuse to budge.

Former Florida State Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden

The dadgum guy just wins. He must have gotten that from the dadgum garnet paint that was smeared on his jersey in the 2008 game against us. I'm happy for the kid that our end zone paint and winning rubbed off on him, dadgummit.

Rapper Kanye West

(Jumping onstage and grabbing the microphone at the Emmys) Imma let you finish, but first I gotta say Tim Tebow is the best QB of ALL TIME. ALL TIME. All he does is win win win no matter what, got Jesus on his mind, haters never get enough, but all he does is win, win, win, and if haters don't like that they can go jump off a bridge!

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan

He can't play. He didn't do anything so spectacular. If I never give credit to anybody and instead talk trash, why give Tebow anything? Bible Boy can't do anything right but run for two yards. Now excuse me, I've got to go see the doctor about my foot fetish.

Comedian Daniel Tosh

He's terrible. But what do I know? I'm a comedian, not a football analyst. That's because my football analysis is so off base, it's funny. I can admit when I'm wrong. I'm just a little depressed after he owned my Dolphins. That's all. He's great. (HE SUCKS.) I don't know what I'm saying. Maybe I should just stick to comedy.

Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban

I'd considered asking Roger Goodell to allow the Alabama Crimson Tide into the NFL, since you know, that's where all my guys wind up anyway. Then I watched Tim Tebow against Chicago. I immediately called up my boss and told him forget it. The guy's won 6 straight games, he's pissed off, and he's pissed off at MY TEAM. That's a bad combination. Forget it. Not happening.

Temple Owls coach Steve Addazio

Dive dive dive dive dive dive... what? Dude, I'm on a recruiting trip. I've got these twins, nationally ranked 9th grade swimmers, who could really help my dive program. Their names are Ashley and Sarah and they are both interested in diving (into brick walls, but I haven't told them that yet, that's a surprise for later) for four years. And you want me to comment on Tebow? OK, fine. He's doing OK, but he'd be better if he just ran the dive more. OK? Happy now?

Baylor Bears QB Robert Griffin III

Well, I guess I've got to throw out the Broncos gear John Elway secretly sent me.

Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton

He may be able to run with and throw the pigskin well against big, nasty defenses like the best of them, but can he run with and throw the laptop against big, nasty security guards like the best of them- like me?

ESPN Analyst Mel Kiper

Whatever, I don't care anymore. ESPN just paid me to bash him for an offseason, and that offseason is over. Onto doing research on how Andrew Luck will be a bigger bust than JaMarcus Russell.

Kansas coach Charlie Weis

Ehhh... he doesn't eat enough cheeseburgers for me to invest in him.

There was one person, on the other hand, that didn't completely smash Tebow's name. In fact, he praised Tebow. He gave the impression it was an honor to watch him playHe seems to know a fair bit about the game, based on his past credentials and resume. He may not be able to pull out ridiculous comebacks week in and week out like Tebow, but he's one of the game's greatest of all time: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady.

For a change, Marion Barber was responsible for a Denver game's ending. Of course the catalyst was that Barber made a huge play- for Denver.

Who cares?

The game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears ended pretty much the same way all Denver games end- with a Matt Prater field goal and a Denver celebration in Mile High Stadium (or wherever they're playing).

The difference is, this time, Tebow didn't have everything with it.

Oh, sure, he made some huge plays in the fourth quarter, and drove his team from 10-0 down to win the game. But instead of carrying the entire load, his defense won the game by stripping Barber en route to a Chicago game winning touchdown. For three quarters, they had all they could handle because Denver's offense and even the special teams kept trying to screw themselves over. A field goal got blocked, Tebow threw a rare interception, passes were dropped (one would have been an easy TD on a great pass by Tebow), blocks were missed and Denver couldn't get on the board.

Credit the game ball to the D. They won this game. They did all the work. Tebow just put the finishing touches on it.

And that's fine and dandy with me.

When Tebow got to Denver in 2010, the Broncos were a mess. They were getting crushed by middle of the pack teams like Oakland (59-14), Arizona (43-13), and San Diego (35-14). Then there were the embarrassing losses to terrible teams like Kansas City, Jacksonville, San Francisco and St. Louis.

Then he stepped in for the final three games, and Denver won one of them and were in both other games until the very end against Oakland and San Diego- losing by a combined 21 points under Tebow after losing by a combined 66 points with Kyle Orton.

See the difference?

The entire team plays better with Tebow. It could be that they just like him, or it could be a coincidence but the likely explanation is that he has injected them with his own DNA, which doesn't end with U-G-A (no relation to that school up north, it's biology) like most DNA sequences do, but instead with W-I-N. I just hope it doesn't wind up on the NFL's banned substance list, or else Tebow and his teammates will be facing possible suspensions and maybe even bans from the NFL.

He makes his teammates, and thus his team, better.

End of story.

Whether you like it or not, Merril Hoge, that's just the way it is. What? That's not your biggest problem right now? What is? Is it the problem that you can't find a way to buy any more tissues, you're all out? Aw, poor helpless, giant baby. Tim Tebow's a very compassionate man. I'll have him send you a huge box of tissues, with a note taped to the wrapping paper saying "THIS TISSUE PAPER WAS BOUGHT WITH SOME OF MY NFL PLAYOFF PAYCHECK. GET BETTER."

I'm not one to make cancer jokes, because that's horrible and it's not a laughing matter at all. So for those of you that have made fun of Hoge's cancer, don't. However, if I were the head of Hoge's medical practice, I would make him wear a Tebow jersey every time he came to my office to discuss how he's doing. It's public penance, nothing more.

But anyway, MISTER Hoge, would you believe that Denver is in the playoffs? Nah, that's impossible. For Denver to have made the playoffs, Tebow would have had to throw more passes, be more accurate, have a better delivery, and just be, you know, a real QB to quote Deonte Thompson.

It actually is very difficult to believe. Cleaning up the mess somebody started and taking over a locker room in the middle of a season is nearly impossible to do, but then so is coming back down 10 against the Bears' defense with under 3 minutes too go. Taking a 1-4 team to the playoffs is even more difficult to do, especially with teams that are better than they appear on your schedule like Chicago, Miami, Oakland and the Jets. But Tebow did it.

With each week comes another miracle and a huge fallout reaction to it. For Tebow supporters, it goes from surprise (Wow!) to shock (Oh my god!) to disbelief (He did NOT just do it again!) all the way to humorous (Laughing in astonishment). There's one stage after that: the point it gets to where it's just NOT FUNNY. I've passed the point where I was cracking up in shocked disbelief. It's now at the level that you don't exactly expect it, but you have accepted the fact that it's NOT NORMAL. All the calls about Tebow really being Jesus, or god's quarterback, or invincible, were silly- until yesterday.

When I was a kid, about 10 years ago, I would read these short stories by a man named RL Stine. He had this series of books that was called Goosebumps. Each and every one of them began with the normal life of a normal girl or boy, but soon took on the characteristics of unrealistic fiction, usually involving monsters or ghosts or zombies or whatever taking over the story. They all started normal, and then turned abnormal. Or paranormal. One I remember in particular involved a girl with who moved to another neighborhood, only to discover that everybody she had made friends with was dead. So when she tried to kill them, she couldn't, because they had already died.

I feel like this is the sequel.

Why? Because the stuff Tebow does isn't human.

Now, it's turned the other way around. Opponents trying to knock down Tim Tebow keep failing, again and again. He's been knocked down once against Detroit. You can't defeat him again, no matter what you do or how much logic says he should lose. I hate saying this, because it's exactly the kind of talk that might lead to a Denver collapse (or at least a loss to a better team), but let's be honest, he should have lost to Miami. The odds are simply against coming back from 15-0 down with only a few minutes to go against a winless team desperate for their first win. Gator fans and now Bronco fans know that Tebow was literally born to defy odds (see the story about his mother being advised to abort him and adamantly declining) but this is a new level.

On another note, we finally got some great long term news on Tebow. John Elway has agreed to tutor Tim Tebow with his full, undivided attention. No more silly battles for the starting job. No more lockouts. No more debates. No more garbage, period. Now, Tebow will learn everything he needs to from one of the game's best ever QB's and incorporate it into his own game. We know Tebow's work ethic is off the charts. John Elway's about to find that out for himself as well, along with a much better QB.

I'll say this again.

Lots of QB's have better arms than Tim Tebow. Lots of QB's are more accurate than Tim Tebow. Lots of QB's have better footwork than Tim Tebow. Lots of QB's have better deliveries than Tim Tebow.

But there is nobody, repeat, NOBODY in the NFL I would rather have in crunch time than Tebow. Not Aaron Rodgers. Not Eli Manning (eat your heart out, thebone, he's Tebow Jr! Well, that's a bit of a stretch. But he wins crazy games he's not supposed to also). Not Drew Brees. Not a healthy Peyton Manning. Not Matt Ryan. Certainly not Cam Newton (unless the NFL switched the pigskin for the Dell, because nobody runs with or throws a laptop better than Cammy Cam Cam, as Auburn fans overaffectionately call him). Not Ben Roethlisberger. Not even Tom Brady.

No, Denver's got the best winner in the world playing QB for them. Imagine what he'll be like when he doesn't need to pull off all these crazy comebacks every week, and only against the best teams like the Packers or the Saints. It's all very possible with his work ethic and John Elway's QB knowledge.

"The guy wins." Coming from John Elway, I'm happy. Having any Hall of Fame QB give credit is uplifting, but especially one who criticizes Tebow. Even if he's just saying it to shut people up, at least it means that he still realizes that he's got a winning QB because otherwise the demand for him from Broncos fans wouldn't be so great in the first place.

One last thing I want to touch on- Brian Urlacher's ridiculous post game comments.

"He's a good running back."

(The seeds for a humorous post regarding the entire world's thoughts on Tebow have been planted, and the post itself is now brewing.)

Well, that's nice. Obviously, somebody got his head busted open by Tim Tebow's punishing (admittedly short) third quarter run that went for a first down and knocked a trio of Bears down. That same running back you speak of? Yeah, he threw for 200 yards in the fourth quarter, and called the plays that engineered a stunning comeback. But I guess in relative terms, of course, you're right, he is a good running back compared to Marion Barber. He didn't fumble the game away.

No, he won it.

If you want to be precise, he made his teammates better, and his team won it. Or, if you want to credit one single player, Matt Prater (Mr. Ice Veins) won it.

Not Marion Barber and certainly not Brain, oops, I mean Brian Urlacher.

What a weekend it was for offensive players that used to play for the Florida Gators.

Riley Cooper burst onto the scene in Philadelphia, catching what turned out to be the game winning touchdown pass against my beloved Giants (so mixed emotions there).

Percy Harvin had a few big runs for the Vikings, but a couple of them were called back. Nonetheless, he still scored a TD (although Minnesota still lost to Oakland).

Andre Caldwell somehow got behind the Ravens' defense and hauled in a huge touchdown from Andy Dalton to pull Cincinnati back in the game. The Bengals wound up falling anyway, but without Bubba they would have been sunk much earlier.

Mike Pouncey didn't get much credit, because offensive linemen are rarely called on unless it's because they messed up. But he anchored the offensive line as Miami QB Matt Moore picked the slumping Bills apart like a surgeon for a blowout win.

And then, we come to Tim Tebow.

Tebow.

Tebow.

Tebow.

4-1 as a starter, has the Broncos right in the thick of the playoff hunt and has a frightening knack for pulling out comebacks. All people hear about these days is Tebow and how he won't make it, he can't run in the pros, he can't survive with his motion....

Guess what? He's not going to the Pro Bowl, but he is winning games and that's much more than you can say Kyle Orton did. If you want to find the worst starting QB in the NFL, quit looking in Denver. Try the Meadowlands (and not Eli Manning). The Jets, and their comically annoying fan base have done nothing but criticize Tebow for being a fake, and the Jets would shut him down all day.

Well, for the most part, they did. But then Tebow led a 96 yard drive for the game winning TD, highlighted by dropping a bomb on Revis Island and rumbling through Gang Garbage for a 20 yard game winning TD.

So what is it, Jets fans? Is Tebow good or is your team bad?

It's a combination of both- sort of.

There's no doubt Tebow needs work- lots of it. But there's also no doubt that he is a franchise QB, and a long term answer. Tebow's problem lies in the mechanics. His strength is something you cannot teach- knowing how to win. You either have that or you don't. Tebow has it, and has proved it 4 straight times.

Elway, you can draft another QB with better mechanics out of college) but don't look at me when Landry Jones or Kellen Moore throws a late game interception. Instead, spend the time you wasted last offseason trying to make Kyle Orton a franchise QB or defending your ridiculous move by putting Tebow 4th on the depth chart teaching Tebow the proper footwork and motion you want to see. He's already equipped with the Eli Manning/Tom Brady/Aaron Rodgers 4th quarter fearlessness and capability of heroics you can't teach- now it's up to you to teach him how to be the drop back NFL QB you were.

The truth is, there are plenty of better passers than Tebow. There are plenty of better defense readers than Tebow. There are plenty of more accurate QB's than Tebow. There are plenty of better QB's than Tebow, period. But nobody- and I mean nobody- is more clutch with the game on the line. There is QB I would take over Tebow in crunch time.

It's just up to John Elway and the coaching staff to install the mechanics to bring him up to par with the rest of the QB's.

And with a guy with a work ethic like Tebow, it's hard to imagine him failing.

I posted this as a poll in the facebook group, and so far the results lean against it.

I personally have mixed feelings on this topic. Of course, I can't change history, but I do wonder what would have happened had Jeremy Foley backed down to Spurrier's demand of simply giving him the job.

But that leads to another question. Say we could change history. Do we as Gator fans really want to go back and undo the Urban Meyer era in exchange for more Spurrier days, presumably with similar results as his first run?

Of course, the hiring of Urban Meyer did lead us to 2 BCS Championships in 3 years, but it also led to back to back 5 (maybe more) loss seasons in which the offense was bad enough to counteract the juggernauts the Orange and Blue fielded in 2007 and 2008.

One thing that is for certain is that this team would never suffer a dip like this. Urban Meyer's offense, when run with the right players and play-caller, was literally unstoppable. But Dan Mullen was the co-generator of the offense, or at least watched Urban raise it from its infant stages to a multi-headed monster that even Nick Saban couldn't stop. Then there was Tim Tebow, who was born to lead the offense. A pinpoint accurate QB who was nearly as explosive a runner as Percy Harvin (in different ways, of course) was the cherry on the cake for Meyer, while his lethal collection of receivers (Louis Murphy, Harvin, Aaron Hernandez, Riley Cooper, David Nelson, etc) and running backs (Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, Emmanuel Moody, Kestahn Moore etc.) would simply hide behind Tebow in the media and play the role of silent assassin to defenses.

Alone, one of those players would be useless. But blended together with a legitimate QB who was also a threat to run, these guys routinely hit 30 points and often eclipsed 50.

The problem with this offense is that it needs somebody who knows it inside and out aside from its creator to call the plays AND a QB who can both run and pass at an All American level, AND tons of speed around the QB.

The third part is relatively easy, but sadly, there's only one Tim Tebow. Meyer could teach the offense to somebody with intelligence (NOT YOU ADDAZIO, CALM DOWN) to run it, but it's still not the same without Tebow. Jeff Driskel might have been the second coming of Tebow but be honest, how likely is that?

Plug in Spurrier (and a young, hot offensive coordinator of his choice) for Meyer. Assume Spurrier retains Charlie Strong from Zook's staff and Strong works the same magic on the defense that he did with Meyer.

In 2005, Chris Leak would have had more chance to throw than he did with Meyer. He would not have been saddled with the heavy burden of being Meyer's guinea pig, meaning run as often as you throw. He had plenty of talent left over from Ron Zook (so I honestly say, thank you Zook) to work with. Maybe this offense wouldn't have been unstoppable, but it would have been better than it was in 2005. Many people forget that the offense never got their stuff together until the Western Carolina game (and they suck... in the FCS). It worked relatively well against FSU and Iowa. It never should have taken that long to bring success. If Spurrier, not Meyer, worked to retool Leak to HIS liking, the process would have been much quicker because Spurrier's use for Leak would have been closer to what he did under Zook than Meyer's use for him.

2006 would have certainly been better. That was Harvin's (and Tebow's) freshman year. Spurrier would have had a field day utilizing Harvin as his murder weapon of opponents. Not even like a knife to slice through opponents; more like a bludgeoning tool, like a huge piece of pipe. Or would that be Tebow, the freshman sensation? I do think Tebow would have thrown more passes than attempt rushes but it's hard to believe he wouldn't get the important short yardage touches. Nevertheless, it was the defense that won that championship. The offense was still a work in process in the overhaul from Zook retardation to Meyer success, and again, the transition to Spurrier's Fun N' Gun would have been easier than to Meyer's equally effective, but harder to build triple option spread.

Let's say they recruited the same exact players. Tim Tebow loved Florida partly because of Urban Meyer, partly because of the offense and partly because he loved the place. He probably would not have won the Heisman in 2007 without all those rushing TD's, but his passing numbers would have been unbelievable. He wouldn't have been used as the goal line bull all the time; he would have shared that role with Kestahn Moore, Emmanuel Moody and the fullbacks that never got their names called due to a profound lack of carries (NOT to say this was Meyer's negligence, it certainly was not, they were helpful in blocking, but that was all).

We all know that when told something to do or to change, Tebow listens and the piece of coaching is instantly incorporated into his game. His long delivery would have likely been corrected by his sophomore year.

Then look at the speed guys around him. Spurrier would have salivated over the thought of working with guys like Bubba Caldwell, Percy Harvin, Louis Murphy, Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey. Instead of running options and relatively short routes with receivers, Spurrier would have had them go deep much more often. We've seen Demps and Rainey catch the ball. They are capable of going long. With five wide and other crazy formations Spurrier could devise, tell me now, who could cover these guys in single coverage? If somebody actually could, that's great, NOW Tebow takes off and picks up yards on his own.

The production level might have been slightly lower in 2007 and 2008, and might have been better... but now we look at the last 3 seasons.

In his senior season, if Tebow decides he does need one more year of seasoning at UF, he would have been the best QB of all time without argument. We probably would have lost Harvin after his junior season anyway, so we simply plug in Rainey for 2-3 seasons. Watching film of both of them, Rainey's every bit as explosive. He simply hasn't gotten the space or opportunities to make the video game type plays Harvin made since 2008, when he ran wild behind Harvin and Tebow. Cooper, Hernandez, Nelson, Deonte Thompson and Demps are all back in 2009 so Tebow continues firing bullets all over the SEC to these guys en route to another successful season- maybe a BCS Championship.

2010 is where it gets interesting. I'll assume $cam Newton still was his own selfish and foolish self and threw a laptop out of a window. John Brantley is ready to take on all the responsibility of replacing Tebow, who still made a huge name for himself, just more with his arm and less with his feet. He'll have been trained by Spurrier and his pass-friendly OC for three years. It's much easier to replace Tebow now because he only has to match his passing production to be considered a Gator hero. He was doomed with Meyer, since he had to run like Tebow and throw like Tebow to fully be considered as a worthy replacement and live up to fans' ridiculous expectations. Take the running away and it's less to do to live up to the hype.

Let's just say he was the next Rex Grossman- great, but not Hall of Fame phenomenal. He would have flourished with Rainey resuming his role of slot/wide receiver, Andre Debose helping Rainey out, Demps driving DC's crazy with his Olympic speed, Deonte Thompson as the deep threat, Omarious Hines and Frankie Hammond as the wild card receivers (meaning, use them how you please, which I trust Spurrier to do well) and using Trey Burton and Jordan Reed as dependable tight ends.

Assuming Brantley was half his reputation as a pro style (or even a pass happy) QB, and assuming the line blocked fairly well, this offense would have been similarly unstoppable.

Then bring this exact same team back for 2011, and figure the results are the same. Brantley's self esteem has not been nuked like Hiroshima in 2010 with Spurrier, so there's no radiation with the everlasting effect that Addazio's spread-atomic bomb had. With Rainey and Demps as seniors, this is Florida's year to compete for championships. The blocking would need to be better, but Spurrier would never tolerate such foolishness as bad protection- he knows that in order to score points at will, blocking is key.

Now, let's take a look at projected results.

2005 would not have been a successful season anyway. There was still the Zook touch to overcome, and that would take at least a year even for a simpler offense than Meyer's triple option spread.

Florida went 9-3 under Meyer, and that's about what it would have been under Spurrier. The scores would have looked better, especially the 31-3 beatdown to Alabama, but the record would have been roughly the same. Figure an Outback Bowl appearance and win, just like it happened in reality.

2006 would have also been about the same- same record, better scores. Beating South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee and FSU by a combined 35 points never would have happened. Kentucky in particular would have been blown out in big fashion. South Carolina and Georgia wouldn't have fared much better.

FSU in Tallahassee is always tricky but UF would have won by more than a touchdown. Georgia would have lost the game somehow regardless because of the curse we had on them at the time (and hopefully we still have). But a BCS Championship seemed a likelihood. Maybe Ohio State would have stopped our Fun N' Gun slightly better, but given the way they talk so much, probably not.

2007 is where it starts to get tricky. The defense was bad, granted, but where was the offense in the Auburn, Ole Miss, and LSU games? With a reliable offense, the Gators probably pound Auburn and Ole Miss with ease instead of struggling to work out the final kinks of Meyer's offense.

LSU probably still would have been a loss- in Death Valley, the #1 team in the nation- but the Meyer offense was silenced the entire 4th quarter. That's when Spurrier offenses are usually at their best, when the game isn't completely out of hand.

Our defense couldn't stop UGA, so that's a loss as well, but those are our two losses, so that wins us the SEC East in all likelihood in a three way tie with Georgia and Tennessee. Each of these three teams beat each other with identical records, and we win the three way tiebreaker. We would probably lose to LSU again in the SEC Championship, and wind up in the Sugar Bowl where we would pummel Hawaii for the first time in back to back games.

2008 might be the one season we have a drop off. Or it might be even more dominating. This was Florida's most talented team ever, and with Tebow now fully comfortable as a drop back first QB, defenses get overwhelmed. The only reason this season would be slightly less successful is because defenses have finally caught on to Spurrier's Fun N' Gun Round 2. Then again, our defense was lights out so it might not even matter.

There's no way Ole Miss wins in the Swamp because Spurrier treated Florida Field like Meyer treated rivalry games- we'll win the game, every time. That is all.

Alabama might have gotten us in Atlanta, but not likely. Tebow didn't run a whole lot compared to other games, only when he needed to. Bama couldn't stop the flood of receivers Meyer sent- they wouldn't have stopped Spurrier's crew, either. And Spurrier's offenses were (aside from the Fiasco Bowl) at their best in bowl games, so the Sooners would have gone down as well.

2009 saw our whole team coming back minus Harvin and Louis Murphy. There were still three NFL receivers for Tebow to choose from. Addazio took over the offense- and took it down. We saw Tebow dive, Demps dive, Rainey dive, and on third and long it would be Tebow-please-do-something-to-bail-me-out. And because Tebow is the monster he is, it worked sometimes. But not always.

Tebow's senior season would have been a reprise of his junior season- blowouts raining down on the SEC, no close calls, no exceptions. Then, for the second straight year, we have an epic showdown with Alabama for the SEC Championship. I still think Alabama wins due to the revenge factor but it's much closer than the 32-13 Addazio egg-laying. Our defense had a bad day and our offense never got on track once Alabama had adjusted to our 5-wide formations. I have to assume our defense wouldn't have stopped the Mark Ingram-Trent Richardson combo, but our offense would have made it much closer.

Then we blow out Cincy in the Sugar Bowl. They couldn't stop Addazio's offense; how would they stop a Spurrier offense with the talent on the team? And I repeat, Tim Tebow, Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey, Riley Cooper, Aaron Hernandez, David Nelson, etc. The only difference is that, well, with the right play-caller to utilize this talent, it would have been even worse than 51-24.

2010 is the hardest to call because I cannot say for sure how many players stay if they believe the team would be great again. After the 2009 season, Florida lost juniors Joe Haden, Carlos Dunlap, Major Wright and Aaron Hernandez. Had they believed the Gators would remain a national contender, they might have all stayed. Who knows?

But let's say they all leave just to make it interesting. There's still a gold mine of talent to be used between Deonte Thompson, Frankie Hammond, Robert Clark, Omarious Hines, Jordan Reed, Trey Burton and the returning tailbacks, Mike Gillislee, Rainey and Demps. And then there's Mack Brown, who was buried on the bench. With John Brantley never facing the problem of Steve Addazio burning his confidence, he would have come out slinging it right away in an offense that suits him best.

Where to begin with the score differences? I guess I'll start from Day 1 when Miami Ohio stunned the Swamp by containing our comical Addazio-led playbook. For starters, UMOH would have been blown out. As in, 62-3, 63-5, 70-19 or some of the other ridiculous scores Florida hung on opponents with Mullen.

Basically, the Gators win their first four games by a combined 200 points (no big deal, it's Miami Ohio, South Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky) and then travel to Tuscaloosa, where we lose- but with honor. We'd be respected for giving Alabama a fight on their home turf.

We would return to blowout mode against LSU in the Swamp because their offense wasn't a whole lot better than ours was with Addazio. Mississippi State is impossible to call, since there's no way of knowing where Dan Mullen would wind up without coming to Gainesville with Meyer. But we'll say he's their coach. They'd give us a fight, but our offense would be way too much. The rest of our opponents go down in similar fashion, with FSU playing a little tougher than the rest.

Then, lookie here! We're back in the SEC Title Game, where Cam Newton tears up our rebuilding defense and outguns our offense and send us plummeting to the Capital One Bowl- where we wouldn't have much trouble with Michigan State.

2011, and we have that same team back again. We're now 100% confident in our abilities, we've taken our lumps and we're a year older, stronger, better. We blow out our first four opponents again, and Alabama will go down in a much less humiliating fashion, ie a tough game that's a replay of the 2010 game in Tuscaloosa with Spurrier. Then we'll travel to LSU and get humbled, we'll go to Auburn and absolutely smother them, assuming we catch the punts.

Georgia is where the season gets tricky. I'd love to say Florida wins big, but that's hard to say when they're playing as possessed as they are. It would be a similar game, with each team scoring a little more and neither team making as many mistakes. When Brantley would hit a big one (remember now, a pass heavy offense with a comfortable Brantley) Aaron Murray would simply respond with a bigger one. Both teams would trade scores until somebody makes a mistake- and that would be Georgia, who always makes mistakes against Florida, leading to a close Florida victory.

Then we'd win the rest of our games, until we'd get tripped up against LSU again in Atlanta. That places Florida in the Sugar Bowl as the #2 team from the SEC, where we would play (insert team here).

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Sure, this all looks a little unrealistic since I always have Florida in the top 3 of the SEC, but that's precisely what happened when Spurrier ruled the Gators from 1990-2001. They were always in the national championship picture, and always considered an SEC favorite. His teams went to 8 SEC Championship Games in the 10 years it was held during his tenure. That looks about the same as these predictions, don't they?

Now there may still be some of you saying that I'm ungrateful for all that Meyer did. That is completely FALSE. I love Urban Meyer and will never be able to thank him enough for all he did for Florida.

But the truth is, Ron Zook left whoever took the job after him at a great starting point. He had a very talented team. It just took a great coach to get the wins expected from such talent. Both Spurrier and Meyer were qualified to do just that.

The difference is, Meyer's offense takes much longer to master and must have the perfect set of players. Spurrier's offense was easier to learn and did not require player types x, y and z. Tebow was compatible for both offenses, or at least would be with Spurrier teaching him how to become a drop back QB. Brantley and Leak were only compatible for a drop back QB pro style offense. The skill position players- Harvin, Rainey, Demps, Caldwell, Hernandez, etc. were also compatible for both offenses.

But the QB is the position that matters. Your QB must be able to do something for your offense to function. Even LSU has a decent QB, Jarrett Lee. He can do plenty of things to help the offense- and does quite often.

So basically, Tebow wouldn't have been the Tebow that we have come to know and love. He would have been a better passer, but would not be the dual threat he was under Meyer. It's a minor setback. Tebow is still a QB, and an adequate passer at worst and a great one at best. It's because of the misuse of John Brantley and, to a lesser extent Chris Leak that makes me think we'd have been better of with Spurrier. With Meyer, there were great years, just like under Spurrier, but then there were completely un-Spurrier-like years as well. Swap the Zook-esque records in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the worst Spurrier records- 2 losses- and it's easy to see why I at least considered this.

People do forget how dynamite the defense was when Leak was our QB. He's definitely more mobile than Brantley, and Brantley's definitely a better passer. We won 9 games and then a BCS Championship with Leak and Meyer due to our smothering defense and truly special special teams, not because of Leak. He was never thought of as a potential NFL QB. Brantley was- until Addazio stepped in and ruined him. I'm thrilled for Leak because it wasn't really his fault, and feel horrible for Brantley because he had even more hope than Leak in the future and he didn't have the great defense nor the somewhat adequate coaching behind him.

Do I think our bad seasons were Meyer's fault? Not really, he was hired as UF's head coach and his thing was an eccentric offense. It won us lots of games, and was at least partly responsible for 2 BCS Championships. He just needed the perfect QB to run it and there's only one: Tim Tebow. Tebow was born to run this wacky yet effective offense, and he did. My theory is that Meyer couldn't find another QB like him, and in his desperate efforts to either find one or make one out of Brantley, suffered severe stress and eventually heart problems because it was simply too difficult.

So I say with all my heart: thank you, Urban Meyer. You did things for our program that has never even been dreamed of. My only problem with you is that everything had to be perfect in order to work, and when it wasn't perfect, it was disgraceful. I understand fully that the spread offense is your specialty, and it's what you used to win. But Spurrier's offense doesn't cause heart issues, and when it isn't perfect, the result is usually an SEC Championship Game loss to a top 5 Alabama team. The potential results were the same, but Spurrier's offense had less margin for error and less severe consequences when not perfect.

But I will let you guys, my readers make the call.

After reading this and thinking about it, would you rather Jeremy Foley have swallowed his pride, given in to Spurrier's selfishness by declaring that he didn't need to interview for the job again and simply re-hired him?

You guys can take whatever side you want. I'm not even saying which side I'm on; it's just that it appears a stupid question at the surface since Meyer won more championships in fewer years. I'm just making the Spurrier side clearer; the Meyer side is easy to argue without thinking about this.

So I'm not voicing my opinion, at least not yet, until you guys take whichever side you choose and argue (hopefully respectfully, but why wouldn't we, we're all one big happy family).

Josh McDaniels knew he needed a playmaking QB, and he got one in Tim Tebow.

Then he got fired the ensuing season after his team failed to even meet the "mediocre" bar.

Enter Eric Studville for the remainder of the season, which saw Tebow in his first meaningful action, including a 40 yard TD run and a miracle comeback win over the Houston Texans.

Then along came John Fox, who promptly announced that Tebow was benched- in February. This was after he resurrected a dead franchise and its fan base and gave the fans hope that their team might be able to compete in the future.

As Ryan, I, and other fans with a grain of intelligence expected, Kyle Orton was horrible- so bad that he actually got yanked right in the middle of a game.

The Broncos were 1-4 heading into the San Diego game, when Tebow was shoved into the fire and ordered to clean up the mess that Orton started. He nearly did, bringing the Broncos back from 26-10 down before eventually falling 29-24.

All he's done since then is go 2-1 as a starter, including two more comebacks with his team down at some point in the second half.

He threw for 124 yards and ran for 118 more (including a 32 yard run) in the Oakland win this weekend, and threw for two TD's.

What it all comes down to is this: the Denver Broncos are winning with him at QB.

Sure, it would be nice if Tebow improves. He's got a lot of work to do mechanically, and I don't think even the biggest Tebow fan will deny that.

What nobody can deny is that Denver is right back in the hunt for the AFC West, thanks in large part to Tebow. He's done more than ressurect the team, however; he's ignited a fire behind the Bronco fan base.

The fans are believing in him, and in their team as a whole. It's not just Tebow who's improving- it's the rest of the Broncos, too. Tebow just has this strange and remarkable gift for making his teammates around him play better.

Willis McGahee in particular had done nothing spectacular prior to the Oakland game. He averaged 88 yards per game- certainly nothing to be ashamed of, but nothing unbelievable, either. Since Tebow took the reins in the San Diego game, he's averaged 122 yards per game. Call it a coincidence, but he was 34 yards per game better with Tebow than with Orton as the starter.

But even beyond McGahee, this Broncos team is far improved with Tebow over Orton. Perfect proof of this is the comparison of the two games the Broncos played against Oakland. These teams are bitter rivals (not quite like Florida-Georgia, though) and in the first game in Denver, the Broncos lost three turnovers, the running game never got on track, the defense allowed Darren McFadden to run for 150 yards, and lost 23-20- in Denver, with Orton at the helm.

Fox put Tebow at the controls in a hostile environment at Oakland, but despite throwing an early TD the Broncos trailed 17-7. Tebow threw another TD, but Oakland scored again to make it 24-14.

Then Tebow had enough.

He pulled his team together, yelled at them, and the Broncos suddenyl began playing like a playoff team. Darren McFadden, who had burned the Broncos, was suddenly shut down. Eddie Royal returned to Denver with a bang in a punt return TD. Willis McGahee ran wild for TD runs of 24 and 61. Oakland, led by Carson Palmer, never scored again and Denver won 38-24.

I'm willing to bet that Tebow had an impact on the rest of the team's performance.

So John Fox, you owe Josh McDaniels a thank you and Tim Tebow an apology. How you could honestly believe that your team is better with a human energizer bunny built like a Mack truck on the bench is beyond me, but make another mistake of that level of insolence and it could cost you your job. I haven't forgotten that you announced that he was benched 7 months before the season started. You're just lucky that McDaniels drafted this warrior. Seriously, you're taking over a franchise that needs even the smallest spark- just a hint of life, and- oh, lookie here!- you've got this guy.

But you're too old to have emotion. You like your team to play with the vigors of tired old grandmas on a hot summer day. You, much like Steve Addazio, love to take the fun, the spark and the energy out of your team. Maybe you don't run dive plays, but your teams all played like they didn't want to be there. That's the level of intensity the Broncos had... until you inserted Tebow.

Now, boom! Your team is playing with a purpose, like they want to win. Once again, they've won two out of the three games that Tebow started, and they're back in the AFC West hunt. I keep repeating this for fear that you won't understand.

Say it Fox: Thank you Josh McDaniels.

Tim Tebow was on his knees on the Denver sideline, part of a chain of Bronco players that were holding hands and looking at the ground on the sideline at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. He couldn't watch, not after so much else go wrong during the course of the game.

Maybe he should have peeked.

After all, he missed the kick that turned his 2011 debut into a success- and possibly officially resurrected his career.

Matt Prater made that kick after missing a pair of field goals in regulation and Denver won 18-15 in OT, capping off a furious comeback by the former Gators star QB on a day the Gators 2008 National Championship team was honored at halftime.

But it wasn't all pretty.

In fact, it was uglier than a Georgia Bulldogs football game for 3 and a half quarters.

With Urban Meyer and a bunch of former teammates in attendance, Tebow got off to a Georgia type start, going 4-14 for 40 yards. He did have a youtube worthy 21 yard scramble, but it was his lone highlight. He continued to play like he was wearing a UGA uniform, throwing wounded ducks that landed no better than four feet away from his receiver, holding the ball too long and getting sacked, and even fumbling once, something that happened once in a blue moon at UF.

So with under 6 minutes to play, and the Broncos trailing 15-0, Jim Rome had his anti-Tebow script all written out, and was simply looking for which tie he wanted to wear when he bashed Tebow the next time his B-rated show aired.

Merril Hoge had already turned the game off, and was already thinking of which fancy restaurant to give some of his well earned money from ESPN (for being the network buffoon) in exchange for a nice dinner. Even he gets bored sometimes.

Mel Kiper was actually busy breaking down last night's Michigan State-Wisconsin and Texas Tech-Oklahoma games (amazing finishes in both games, might I add) with the same scholarly approach that he tore Tebow down with, but then he saw the score and smirked.

Joke's on you, clowns.

Tebow then engineered one of the most incredible comebacks in recent memory, driving the Broncos all the way for a touchdown on a beautiful throw to a receiver, that, as Nick Saban would say, wasn't friggin open. DeMaryius Thomas made a great move to find some separation, but fell. Tebow then tossed it right on the money and Thomas caught it as he fell.

So with the score 15-7 Broncos with 2 and a half minutes to play, John Fox elected to go for the onside kick- and got it. Tebow then directed a second touchdown drive, that ended when he took a step to the left, then lobbed it back to Dan Fells on the right side. Fells caught it and went in for the touchdown as Miami players just shook their heads, victims of a perfectly executed screen play that would have suckered the Baltimore Ravens.

But it was still 15-13. Denver still needed the two point conversion. So Tebow then did what he did best as a Gator- he plowed into the end zone to tie the game at 15.

So the game went into overtime.

Each team punted, and then the Broncos defense forced a fumble. Matt Prater came on and booted the clutch field goal through the uprights to even Tebow's record to 2-2 as a starter.

The haters and morons (really, that's the same group of people) see the game as "Tebow got lucky", "Why were they struggling against a winless team in the first place", and finally, "Tebow's still horrible".

Those people can go (insert your profane and offensive phrase of choice HERE).

Honestly? I see the game as an instant replay of Florida-Arkansas 2009, minus the bad calls against the Razorbacks (let's be honest, Ramon Broadway did NOT interfere with Deonte Thompson... and the unnecessary roughness was BS... but of course as a Gator fan I will take it).

Tebow did not play well. Nor did his teammates. Everybody was talking about Tebow's issues, since he was a senior and the talk had already begun about whether he could make it as an NFL QB. Gary Danielson made one specific comment when Arkansas defensive lineman Jake Bequette stripped Tebow that made me nod in sad agreement: "That's going to be a problem." It was. It gave Arkansas a free field goal- one of the many freebies the Gators handed the Hogs that day.

But late in the game, the Gators offense came alive. Tebow directed the tying drive (with the aforementioned referee assistance) and later the winning drive (with no ref assistance). He shook off what was an otherwise horrible day and got the win.

And so my hat goes off to you, Tim. You haven't played perfect football, but you've done everything in your power to get the win.

There's been so much talk about Tebow, as you know, about his issues and his potential problems he would have in the pros because of them. One thing that's been kind of quiet- no, sorry, more like SILENT or COMPLETELY UNMENTIONED- is the fact that he's a winner.

He wins games.

Sure, it was only an 0-6 Miami team, but Tebow found a way to win the game.

He's a winner, always was, and always will be, and no amount of trash spewed by haters can change that.

Broncos 18, Dolphins 15.

And Tebow scored both touchdowns.

Chomp on that, haters.

Kyle Orton is horrible.

Yes, horrible. Not bad, not inadequate, not so-so, not less than average, no, no, no. The guy is horrible.

The first four games of the season confirmed it. He threw 6 interceptions, and 6 touchdowns. Only once did he eclipse 300 yards passing- for 304 against Oakland. Compare that to Drew Brees, who has thrown for over 300 yards all but one time. If you're saying it's unfair to compare Orton to Brees, then wake up, because Brees is the Saints' franchise quarterback, and according to the Broncos and John Fox, Orton is their franchise quarterback. So, they're both franchise QB's, and it's a fair comparison.

But he was just getting going through four games.

In his fifth game, he was simply blunderful, throwing for a fantastic 34 yards on 6 completions in 13 attempts. Yeah, that comes out to be (roughly) an extraordinary 2.5 yards per attempt. His 5 and 2/3 yards per completion was lower than a few other QB's numbers on yards per attempt today. That's how awful he was.

Then Fox throws in the towel, and called on Superman.

And what happened?

He didn't start out to well, but he eventually did get going.

And what happened once he got revved up?

He nearly rescued the lifeless Broncos, bringing them all the way back from a 26-10 4th quarter deficit. Only when the tying two point conversion fell incomplete did the Chargers realize they actually had to start trying.

And even then, victory was no sure thing. Not after a completely idiotic unsportsmanlike conduct penalty allowed the dying San Diego drive to continue. Not after a field goal made it 29-24- with 18 seconds left.

Because Tebow still wasn't done- leading them all the way down to the San Diego 29 before his last second desperation pass fell incomplete- a pass that never would have been thrown had Tebow not broken a trio of tackles, and a pass that sure wouldn't have been attempted by Franchise Quarterback For The Future Kyle Orton. The Chargers would have made an Orton sacklunch on that play, provided he drives them that far, which of course he never would. Not just because he can't, but, well, because he never would have led the Broncos roaring back from such a deficit.

Is Tebow Tom Brady? Is he a top 5 QB in the NFL? Of course not. But nobody starts out as one. They have to work their way up and get there. But frankly, Kyle Orton is not the guy to lead the sick franchise. Tebow is their long-term tonic, but what good is a remedy if you just keep it in your pocket and not swallow it? They have to keep injecting themselves with more Tebow, and in turn, Tebow has to work as hard as he can to improve his mechanics. The experience and NFL football intelligence will come with snaps in meaningful situations. So he must improve his mechanics in order to be better.

But what exactly are his problems?

Before I get to that, though, let's first remember what he was at the University of Florida.

He was our quarterback, our fullback, our short yardage specialist, our head cheerleader, and, honestly, our fairy. He ran around the SEC like Cosmo and Wanda from Fairly OddParents, making big plays magically appear when he seemed to be running out of real estate. Whether that was by unloading a 25 yard strike off balance to a receiver that, to quote Nick Saban, "just wasn't freakin OPEN" or by demonstrating his atomic stiff-arm bomb that would impress Bruce Lee, big plays would happen out of absolutely nowhere.

Of course, the SEC is by far the best conference in college football (that's a debate for another day, but I am willing to take on all challengers in that argument), but the NFL is a whole different level. Tebow has to tone down his aggressiveness. Not cut it out, because changing who you are is a bad idea in the NFL, but do it in moderation. Attempting to run over Ray Lewis on a head to head collision would likely not end well for Tebow.

So what does he have to do?

Sorry to keep quoting TV shows, but it's like that episode in Family Guy where Peter gets hammered out of his mind and crashes his car into a tree. Death (the character) appears and shows him two scenarios of his potential future: continuing to drink at the alarming rate that he does, (where he burns his wife and children with his cigar) and cutting out his drinking altogether (where he lines up his family and offers them a choice of high fives, handshakes, and hugs... in a very creepy manner). In both cases, Peter is appalled at the character he sees, and Death then solves his dilemma for him: moderation, Peter.

Moderation, Tim.

You see clear skies ahead of you on third and four? Take off. You're running down the sidelines and the weakside linebacker readies himself to bodyslam you? Step out of bounds. You have a full head of steam and nearing the goal line and somebody's trying to bring you down at the 2 yard line? Knock him unconscious with one of your bodyshots straight out of Street Fighter. You're scrambling in the backfield with blocking breaking down and nobody open? Get as many positive yards going forward as you can, and take the sack instead of throwing the injured duck that gets converted into the pick 6.

He hasn't really gone overboard yet, but I'm thinking that as his role, stats and national attention as an NFL QB increase, so will his confidence in himself, and he'll start to think that he can do anything. Which can lead to a bad decision. That's happened to plenty of QB's before.

For example, on his hail mary prayer at the end of tonight's game? He danced around in the backfield for how long? That's fine. What if he kept dancing around? What if, instead of letting the ball go, he tried to get away from the guy bearing down on him from behind as well? He might have gotten a better throw. He also might have gotten smashed, picked off, or worse. He has to limit the open field hits he exposes himself to.

And then there are the mechanical issues.

On his second two point conversion attempt, he kind of awkwardly turned and threw an off balance pass in the corner of the end zone. That worked for him at Florida. It backfired here. He had enough time to set his feet, square his shoulders and throw a harder, crisper ball a little more accurately. And even if he didn't, he should use that mobility to either buy some time or take off on a line plunge.

He doesn't have a lot of issues running the ball, but then that comes behind throwing the ball. The issues need to be worked on.

But a little news flash? Kyle Orton is almost 29 years old, and has many of the same problems.

Tebow is 6 years younger with the same issues, plus uncoachable intensity, plus above average mobility (let's hold off on the superlatives here for now), plus the ability to find ways to win... plus the ability to work at something until it's fixed.

Maybe John Fox has indeed wised up. Let's hope so, because making this switch permanently will have fans flooding the gates for games and the stadium sold out, except for haters, Jerry Jones and bimbos, and there are a few.

Haters, tell me this... what positive attribute have your possibly seen that Kyle Orton can bring to this team that Tebow does not?

Imagine for a moment that there were a team in the NFL that was 3-10 entering week 14 of the season.  Now imagine that they had recently fired their head coach, and the QB play out of their starter in the last two weeks looked like this:

Now, continuing with this completely hypothetical situation, let's pretend that an unnamed rookie QB drafted within the first 2 rounds were asked to step into this situation for the next three games.  Rookie QBs already almost universally struggle in their first season, and this is far from an ideal situation to be walking into.  Now, let's pretend that the numbers he put up in these three games looked as follows:

Given this scenario, there would be no doubt in anyone's mind that the rookie should be starting the next game, and the media would be jumping all over him as if he's a lock to be the next big thing in the NFL.

Unless his name was Tim Tebow...

As I'm sure most people reading this site already know, that is in fact the exact situation that Tim Tebow walked into last year, and those are in fact the exact numbers he put up in his first 3 starts as a pro.  Sure, they're not world beating, set the league on fire stats, but for a rookie making his first three starts as a pro they are quite good.  Yet, while any other quarterback would be the unquestioned starter going forward and have an aura of support in the media (imagine the hubbub there would have been around a guy like Matt Stafford if he'd started his career that way), Tebow gets blurbs about how he is competing for the #4 job on the depth chart and gets hit with verbal lashings like "what has he done to deserve the starting spot" and "sorry, you can't live on your entitlement anymore, you have to earn it".

Some theorize that it's one giant media conspiracy to tear down Tebow.  I find that to be over the top.  It's not as if ESPN called together some giant corporate meeting where they all discussed how they can ridicule Tebow.

What we actually have here is a little effect that I like to call "media bandwagoning", which has also extended to "fan perspective bandwagoning".  Saying that Tim Tebow is not a good quarterback or that he's not ready to play in the NFL has become the "cool" thing to say.  It's almost as if, in order to prove that you're an "expert" and not just some casual fan, you have to lambast Tebow and cite all these traditional things that he doesn't do well.  It's the same reason that many media folks who were praising Tebow at the end of last season now speak as if he couldn't quarterback a PeeWee football team right now even though they've barely seen him play at all in the interim.  When they haven't really even seen him play since they were saying "wow, maybe this guy really can be a good NFL QB" a few months ago, how could their opinions have changed so much?

In this way, Tebow's own popularity has hurt him.  It has become accepted as fact that the only reason that Tebow has supporters is because of how loved he is off the field, and not because of his accomplishments on the field.  Tebow bashers look down on Tebow supporters as guppies that can't get past how good of a guy he is and see his oh so obvious flaws, when in reality it is them that can't see past their own old and irrelevant perceptions as to what a quarterback has to be.

Those people look at Tebow's draft position and say he would have been a 4th round pick were it not for one misguided coach, who is now out of a job, that took him way too early.  Their short term (or perhaps self-correcting) memory is incapable of remembering that Tebow was projected as a late 1st/early 2nd round draft pick even when no one thought he would end up in Denver.  In fact, I looked through every "expert mock" I could find from Scott Wright to Mike Mayock to Mel Kiper to a dozen others.  The latest anyone had him going was 44th overall and no one had him going to Denver, which means that even without McDaniels, they all believed he was set to be picked in that range anyhow.

Those people look at Tebow's throwing motion and see a guy that can't get the ball out quick enough to hit NFL passing windows, and are incapable of separating their purely speculative theories from actual reality.  No matter the fact that it had no effect on him hitting those windows when he actually stepped onto the field (or the fact that Brett Favre never had an issue hitting them even though he drops the ball even lower than Tebow does), it sounds logical in their head so it must be true.  Evidence be damned.

Among these folks are Tebow's own coach, John Fox, who seems so content to disregard actual on the field play in favor of how good or ugly something looks in practice that it took him three years to finally decide that DeAngelo Williams was a better running back than DeShaun Foster.

Look, Tebow has not looked good in practice.  I get that.  But it seems that Denver as well as the media seem to be operating under the very poor assumption that Tebow has to look like a perfectly oiled machine in practice to perform well in games.  That just isn't the type of quarterback that Tebow is, nor is it the type that he ever was.  He never has nor is he ever going to look like a prototype quarterback with great footwork, great mechanics, and bullet-proof accuracy in practice and if that is what Denver is waiting for then they'll be waiting forever.  He didn't have those things at Florida either, while John Brantley did, and we saw how that translated to the actual field of play.

If Denver wants to give Tebow one more year to learn, I'm ok with that, so long as they spend the year working on his true weakness (reading defenses), and not his perceived one.  I don't believe he needs another year, but it's worked well in the past for guys like Rodgers and Rivers.  What I have a problem with is this notion that it is now common knowledge that Tebow is a horrible quarterback.

In a way, you really have to feel bad for Tebow.  Sure, it's tough to feel bad for a guy who has millions of fans, millions of dollars, gets to do what he loves for a living, and could probably have any girl he wanted.  But with Tebow you have a guy who has succeeded at every level when stepping out onto the football field, time after time, and yet the universal opinion of him is still that he stinks as a quarterback.  It just has to eat the kid up inside that so many negative things are said about him and he just can't get out there to once again prove people wrong because of the stigma that polish is more important than production.

I think one of my favorite moments from this preseason was listening to the broadcast early on in Denver's week 1 game, as the broadcaster recounted just how awful Tim Tebow looked when he's seen him throwing around, and how he "couldn't even complete passes against air".  He stopped juuuuust short of saying that Dez Bryant would make a better quarterback than Tim Tebow.  As Tebow came into the game and went 6/7 throwing the ball he could do nothing but pick apart his mechanics, which just like Merril Hoge's now infamous report, was nothing more than regurgitated internet lingo that he was passing off as his own ideas.  Sure, those passes came against a second string defense, but surely Dallas' 2nd string defensive backs are better defenders than air, right?

That brings me to my final point.  Remember those stats that I showed you of Tebow earlier?  There are analysts out there that actually have the gall to claim they were indicative of a poor performance because of the 50% completion percentage, and use it as an example of Tebow's allegedly very poor accuracy.  Let's ignore that most rookie QBs have a poor completion percentage in their first few starts (Tebow's was not abnormally low) and really examine this deeper.

The number I want you to keep in mind here is 8.0.  That was Tebow's YPA in those three starts.  For the sake of reference, both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have each only eclipsed that number in one season out of their entire careers.  Mind you, I'm not using this to say that Tebow performed better than either of them, but rather to demonstrate to you the kind of passes that Tebow was throwing in those games.  Denver's defense was terrible, and as a result Denver spent much of those games throwing downfield.  As should make sense to anyone (especially a football analyst, which these guys claim to be), passes downfield are completed at a lower rate.  Tebow's yards per completion during those starts was an astounding 16.0.  For comparison, Peyton Manning's last year was 10.2.  It makes sense that Tebow's completion percentage was low (again even if we discount that he was a rookie making his first three starts), because Denver was throwing the ball deep an inordinate amount.  Tebow's completion percentage has always been high when he's played outside of "oh crap our defense sucks we'd better chuck it downfield every play" situations.

Tebow is seen as a guy with very poor accuracy because, in practice, he can't laser in 15 yard in-routes with 95% success.  Fortunately, there's a lot more to throwing accuracy than that, which is a fact that seems to be lost on many coaches, scouts, and analysts.  Many of these folks differentiate between "accuracy" and "touch", and my question is simply, "why?".  They're the same thing.  "Touch" is just another form of accuracy.  For instance, Cam Newton is seen as having adequate accuracy for the NFL, but he has poor "touch".  If he can't complete a pass over the top of the linebackers because it requires putting touch on the pass then that is poor accuracy.  They're the same thing, and "touch", or as I call it "vertical accuracy" is something that Tebow excels at, and is the reason that Urban Meyer was willing to let him throw a 30 yard go route down the sideline to Louis Murphy on a key 3rd and short late in the 2009 SEC Title game.

Tim Tebow is what he is.  He's a gamer who plays exponentially better in game situations than he does in simulated practices.  He's a guy that makes things happen on the field with a wide collection of talents rather than with precision accuracy or sound mechanics.  And last I checked, when Tebow threw that 50 yard bomb in week one of the preseason that hit his receiver in stride, they didn't take back half the yardage because his mechanics were ugly on the throw.

Those of you who know me know that I don't just randomly post stuff about somebody being the greatest player ever.

There's a reason behind it.

And the reason is this: we must let go of Tim Tebow.

I said this once before, and many of you disagreed, and some of you questioned how much I loved watching him burn opponents to the ground.

I hope my last post disspelled anything like that.

Tim Tebow is the greatest player in college football history. So why must we keep using him as a measuring stick?

Even before he really broke out, everybody knew he was going to be special, and that's when the comparisons started. It really all began with Cam Newton smashing Dennis Rogan of Tennessee on an option keeper in 2007. Verne Lundquist: "Hel-LO!!!! It's Tim Tebow!!!"

Ever since, people have been comparing everybody to Tebow.

When Tebow left, believe it or not, there were some people who honestly believed that John Brantley would be the next Tebow. No, I am not kidding.

We know better now, don't we?

We also know that Brantley has zero confidence. Sure, a good chunk of that is due to my best buddy, Steve Addazio. But when Brantley runs out of the tunnel for every home game, the first thing he saw was the list of Heisman trophy winners- yes, Tebow included.

We did the same with Trey Burton after he became the first Gator player to do two things: account for 6 touchdowns in one game and actually make me drop back into my seldom used seat and literally LOL.

But even I knew Burton wasn't Tebow, if only because nobody is. We saw just how much of a Tebow he really is against Alabama.

Burton is a phenomonal athlete, but is he Tebow?

NO.

Of course, being the incredible moron that he is, Steve Addazio was the worst of all at trying to recreate Tebow. Not only did he try to remake one guy to be the next Tebow, he tried to get three guys to do what Tebow could do by himself.

And wasted two player spots on the field, so now Florida was playing 9 on 11 when they were already having major issues just playing 11 on 11.

Jordan Reed did fine, but again, he isn't Tebow.

So why are we making the same mistake with Jeff Driskel? He's no Tim Tebow. He's said so himself. He wants to carve his own name. But no, no, no, the media who are supposedly Gator supporters keep on slapping him with the tag, "Tebow's replacement."

STOP DOING THAT.

It's only hurting us.

I would assume that the Tebow cries will die out with a Charlie Weis offense in place, but with idiots like Jurgensen, you never know.

Of course, he could bring them back.

Tebow is our golden child, but is no longer our quarterback.

So please, guys, do yourselves a favor and forget about him when thinking about the next season.

Those of you who know me know that I don't just randomly post stuff about somebody being the greatest player ever.

There's a reason behind it.

And the reason is this: we must let go of Tim Tebow.

I said this once before, and many of you disagreed, and some of you questioned how much I loved watching him burn opponents to the ground.

I hope my last post disspelled anything like that.

Tim Tebow is the greatest player in college football history. So why must we keep using him as a measuring stick?

Even before he really broke out, everybody knew he was going to be special, and that's when the comparisons started. It really all began with Cam Newton smashing Dennis Rogan of Tennessee on an option keeper in 2007. Verne Lundquist: "Hel-LO!!!! It's Tim Tebow!!!"

Ever since, people have been comparing everybody to Tebow.

When Tebow left, believe it or not, there were some people who honestly believed that John Brantley would be the next Tebow. No, I am not kidding.

We know better now, don't we?

We also know that Brantley has zero confidence. Sure, a good chunk of that is due to my best buddy, Steve Addazio. But when Brantley runs out of the tunnel for every home game, the first thing he saw was the list of Heisman trophy winners- yes, Tebow included.

We did the same with Trey Burton after he became the first Gator player to do two things: account for 6 touchdowns in one game and actually make me drop back into my seldom used seat and literally LOL.

But even I knew Burton wasn't Tebow, if only because nobody is. We saw just how much of a Tebow he really is against Alabama.

Burton is a phenomonal athlete, but is he Tebow?

NO.

Of course, being the incredible moron that he is, Steve Addazio was the worst of all at trying to recreate Tebow. Not only did he try to remake one guy to be the next Tebow, he tried to get three guys to do what Tebow could do by himself.

And wasted two player spots on the field, so now Florida was playing 9 on 11 when they were already having major issues just playing 11 on 11.

Jordan Reed did fine, but again, he isn't Tebow.

So why are we making the same mistake with Jeff Driskel? He's no Tim Tebow. He's said so himself. He wants to carve his own name. But no, no, no, the media who are supposedly Gator supporters keep on slapping him with the tag, "Tebow's replacement."

STOP DOING THAT.

It's only hurting us.

I would assume that the Tebow cries will die out with a Charlie Weis offense in place, but with idiots like Jurgensen, you never know.

Of course, he could bring them back.

Tebow is our golden child, but is no longer our quarterback.

So please, guys, do yourselves a favor and forget about him when thinking about the next season.

Tim Tebow.

There, just two words.

Tim Tebow.

What do you think of upon reading or hearing these words?

His jump pass against LSU as a freshman?

His Heisman winning moment?

His promise after the Mississippi loss?

His comeback to beat Alabama for the SEC Championship?

His leadership to propel Florida to its third national championship?

His jump pass against Oklahoma in the BCS Championship game?

His record breaking TD run against Georgia?

Or his record breaking night in the Sugar Bowl to cap off what I believe to be the best college football career ever?

And to hell with Vince Young. He shouldn't even be in the top 10. Whatever, that's a whole other issue.

Personally, my image of him is his victory lap after senior night against FSU back in 2009, walking off the field for the last time wearing his jersey.

Whatever your image is, everybody has one right? Even the haters have one of him in tears following the Alabama loss.

The point is, everybody has a different one. With Young, there's really only one moment that defined his college career: The 4th and 5 against Texas with the BCS Championship on the line.

Without a doubt, that was huge.

But aside from the stakes, was there any difference between his run and Tim Tebow's first NFL score?

Watch Young's  BCS Championship TD here.

Watch Tebow's first NFL TD here.

Any MAJOR difference, aside from the stakes?

No. Nothing of huge significance. Yes, Tebow's was a designed run, but Young didn't really wait very long to take off.

Again, Young's play was a championship winner, but the plays themselves weren't really all that different.

So when you take Vince Young's most famous play and put it against a play like the one I showed of Tebow... kinda takes the wind out of his argument. He was a great player. Tebow was a phenomonal player.

Plus, Tebow had Young beat in nearly every stat possible in three years averaged.

Now, there are some words or phrases with lots of power. Some include "I hate you", ""that's impossible" "You suck", along with many if not all profanities. And, of course, "the best ever" fits right into this category.

At first usage, these phrases have a strong effect. The first time somebody hears you say something like that it hits home, because it's so strong. But if you keep saying it over and over agin... it kinda loses its power, doesn't it?

So when I say Tim Tebow is the best ever, I have to prove it. I can't just say it with no evidence. That's for moronic Georgia fans who keep saying Florida sucks yet can't back it up. I wonder if maybe 18 losses in 21 games to Florida has something to do with that?

Anyway. Back to the real topic.

The only ones with legitimate arguments are Tommy Frazier and Archie Griffin.

And, in no way in hell, does Cameron Newton crack my top 25.

Here is my Top 25.

1) Tim Tebow (Superman- Florida)

2) Archie Griffin (RB- Ohio State)

3) Tommy Frazier (QB- Nebaska)

4) Ernie Davis (RB- Syracuse)

5) Vince Young (QB- Texas)

6) Colt McCoy (QB- Texas)

7) Emmitt Smith (RB- Florida)

8) Billy Cannon ( RB/WR- LSU)

9) Barry Sanders (RB- Oklahoma State)

10) Danny Wuerffel (QB- Florida)

11) Herschel Walker (RB- Georgia)

12) Jerry Rice (WR- Mississippi Valley State)

13) Adrian Peterson (RB- Oklahoma)

14) Gino Torreta (QB- Miami)

15) JaMarcus Russell (QB- LSU)

16) Jim Brown (RB- Syracuse)

17) Charlie Ward (QB- Florida State)

18) Bo Jackson (RB- Auburn)

19) Percy Harvin (RB/WR- Florida)

20) Doc Blanchard (RB- Army)

21) Michael Crabtree (WR- Texas Tech)

22) Doak Walker (RB- Southern Methodist)

23) Doug Flutie (QB- Boston College)

24) Matt Leinart (QB- USC)

25) Dexter McCluster (RB/WR- Mississippi)

I'll make the case for Tebow pretty simply; if you aren't listed either 2 or 3, then goodbye. You're a great player if you're in this countdown at all, but you are not Tebow.

Griffin was the only player to win 2 Heismans, and Frazier led Nebraska to a bulldozing national championship.

But in the end, sheer volume wins.

Tebow has one Heisman to Griffin's two, not even half the rushing yards totals of Griffin but Tebow's 57 rushing touchdowns to Griffin's 26 pretty much slams the door on Griffin. Of course, Tebow played in more games than Griffin- but still. The numbers aren't even close, and Tebow played about 5 or 6 more games. Yes, Griffin had a lot of talent around him on those Woody Hayes teams, but honestly, Tebow probably had even more.

Oh, and by the way? Tebow's a quarterback- Griffin is supposed to kill Tebow in all rushing categories. Maybe Tebow should have more touchdowns, because he got more goal line touches, but he shouldn't have 31 more in only 5 or 6 more games.

If Tebow had about 10 or fewer more touchdowns than Griffin, then I would say that they were pretty close considering Grffin didn't always get the ball near the end zone. But this is rediculous- I'm actually trying to fight for Griffin here and give him an honest defense, but it's worthless. The fact that a quarterback had 31 more TD's than him in about 5 or 6 more games is clearly a sign that Griffin was not better than him.

One last ditch shot for Griffin- albeit a truly desperate one from obtuse Buckeye fans- Hayes didn't want to risk Griffin's health. You think Meyer wanted to risk Tebow's, slamming him again and again near the goal line?

End of story; Archie Griffin was a fantastic college football player, but not as good as Tebow. Oh, and Tebow had two national championships to Griffin's none.

Tommy Frazier is going to be slightly easier. Both have two national titles.

But that's where all comparisons end. Tebow had an average of roughly 2,800 yards passing in each of his last three seasons, and in total amassed 9,286 total passing yards. Frazier barely broke 4,000 (4,003 to be exact).

Frazier threw for 47 total touchdowns in his four years. Tebow crushed that mark with 88.

Frazier rushed for 36 total touchdowns, to Tebow's 57.

Frazier rushed for 2,263 total yards in four seasons. Surely there's got to be a stat in which Frazier is superior to Tebow? Not this one. Tebow beat that record too, with 2,947 total yards.

And finally, back to Vince Young.

I divided Tebow's stats to make them three quarters of what they were to make it fair, since there's definitely something to be said about somebody who leaves college football early.

The stats are close- Young's got Tebow solidly beat in the rushing category, and his passing is only slightly behind Tebow's after three years.  The rushing touchdowns favor Tebow ever so slightly, and the passing touchdowns belong to Tebow is a landslide.

Then, Tebow has a Heisman to Young's none, and two national championships to Young's one. And I don't want to hear that Young had no talent around him- Jamaal Charles carried plenty of times during key situations. No, Texas didn't have quite the talent that Florida had with Tebow, but Tebow did win the Heisman. He did rush for and throw for 20 touchdowns each in one season. Did Young do that?

No, and neither did Tommy Frazier.

Plus, Tebow had all the intanglibles. Some of you might here intangibles and say, what is that? Here's what- doing everything that is humanly possible to improve himself and to get wins. If Urban Meyer convinced Tim Tebow that he had to find Osama Bin Laden in order to be able to read defenses, Bin Laden would be dead by now. Tebow would have gotten into the Middle East immediately, and found him before he gave up.

He's got the energy, the will to make his teammates better, the will to win- and the ability to make people believe in him. Well, the people with three digit IQ's. No, that does not include Georgia, FSU or Miami fans.

But here's the most impressive stat of all.

Tim Tebow made Steve Addazio look somewhat competant!!!

So, that does it. That's the final straw. And without further ado, it is with great honor and pleasure that I introduce the best college football player ever- TIM TEBOW!!!

Ryan already covered this.

And I must say, he did a damned good job.

I don't care.

This is such a flagrant error that I just can't ignore it. I'm back home now, and I have more time to really put this one fact out here. Just one.

Tim Tebow's a winner.

John Fox is not. Or rather, was but is no longer.

He used to be hailed as a defensive genius but after sucking at Carolina for one season too many, he's been fired. Perhaps a part of this was because of the QB play??? Hmmmm???

Face it, Johnny boy. Your knowledge of QB's is extremely limited. You dumped Jake Delhomme, the ONLY winning QB in Panthers history and the only guy who you really had success under for... Jimmy Clausen?

Mat Moore?

This should be evidence enough that you are mentally impaired when it comes to offense. Delhomme WAS your franchise, and you dumped him for a guy that sucked major... uhh... objects at Notre Dame.

How sad.

Maybe you've forgotten, silly me, senility is kicking in now right? that Tim Tebow has killed himself to be a Bronco. He has killed himself in the weight room, in the film room, in practice, and he won the job by week 13 of last year.

He has killed himself to mold himself into an NFL QB. The hours he put in over last offseason working on his throwing motion alone far outweigh the hours you've put in throughout your life evaluating QB's.

He's done what it takes to win.

Unlike you.

You came close a couple of times, the rested on your laurels by being too conservative with everything, and it killed you.

But just like somebody we know, you don't try anything bold.

Gator fans, you want to tell Grandpa Fox what happened to Steve Addazio for never taking any risks?

Put Tebow at QB.

Or you will lose half your fanbase.

If he sucks throughout the first few weeks, then pull him for that NFL reject out of Purdue. But you owe the guy who went 48-7 at Florida a chance to start, especially after his performance the last few weeks of the season.

Oh, and for what it's worth, Tebow had the highest passer rating of any rookie QB last year.

I'm warning you, Fox, there are more Gator fans out in Colorado than you think.

See?

Google Rocky Mountain Gator Club if you don't believe me.

You will get blacked out because nobody will want to watch you.

In all honesty, this is very comparable to getting wasted with all the local pyros and inviting them over to your house and handing out matchboxes and torches as party favors. They're equally stupid and you will most likely end up putting it down on the "regret" category.

I understand that Tebow may need more time to develop, but that's what the preseason is for. I also understand that he may need some regular season time to develop, and that's exactly why he needs to start- Denver is clearly rebuilding in 2011 and why not throw Tebow into the fire?

Give him three games.

If he does horrible- and I mean 6 pick 6's horrible- THEN you pull him.

But for the love of Tebow, Fox, start him week 1.

I really hope that this is your morning pill talking and not you....

Oh, and by the way, on a completely different topic?

Florida just beat Georgia again, securing at absolute worst a 5 seed, if not a 4 or even a 3 seed.

Word has come out today that new Denver Broncos coach John Fox is going to go with Kyle Orton, and not Tim Tebow, as his starter next season (assuming there is a season).

It's only February, so we all know how this goes.  It's entirely plausible, or even likely, that he'll change his mind ten times between now and the start of the season.  But I'll say this, if Fox does indeed stick with that decision, it will be a horrible mistake.

As Gator fans, it's difficult for us to look at this objectively.  However, even when taking a step back, I'm struggling to really see the logic in this.  So let's look deeper.

Kyle Orton spent the first five years of his career mired in mediocrity.  He really came as close as he's ever going to get to "breaking out" in the first half of 2010, where he put up some great numbers under Josh McDaniels.  This makes it less impressive to me, given that McDaniels may be the only true "offensive genius" in the NFL.  For all the talk about guys like Brian Billick and Mike Shanahan, McDaniels is the only one that's ever parlayed that label into actual, consistent production.

When McDaniels was kicked out of town, Orton started looking more like John Brantley than he did the guy who played for Josh McDaniels.  Look at these lines he put up with Eric Studesville at the helm.

Week 13: 9-28 (32%) 117 yards (4.2ypa) 0TD 0INT -- 6 offensive points
Week 14: 19-41 (46%) 166 yards (4.0ypa) 0TD 3INT -- 13 offensive points

Tebow then came in, and while he didn't exactly light up the world, given what he was stepping into, and given that it was his first three games as a starter in the NFL, what he did is in fact quite remarkable.

Week 15: 8-16 (50%) 138 yards (8.6ypa) 1TD 0INT, 78 yards rushing, 1 rush TD -- 23 offensive points
Week 16: 16-29 (55%) 308 yards (10.6ypa) 1TD 1INT, 27 yards rushing, 1 rush TD -- 24 offensive points
Week 17: 16-36 (44%) 205 yards (5.7ypa) 2TD 2INT, 94 yards rushing, 1 rush TD -- 28 offensive points

And of course those games included the miracle comeback against the Texans, and the near miracle comeback against the Chargers.  I'm going to break down all three of these games in a much more detailed fashion in a future article, but this isn't the place for it.

Like I said, not exactly Peyton Manning type numbers, but very impressive given the awful situation he was put into, and given that it was his first real action in the NFL.  Can anyone imagine the insane amounts of buzz that there would have been if a guy like Matt Stafford had started his NFL career in such a manner, rather than starting it with 1 touchdown and 5 interceptions in his first two games?

I'm open to the idea that Tim Tebow is not going to end up being a good NFL player, I really am.  But thusfar, all he's done is answer some of the biggest doubts that many skeptics had (will he be able to run at the NFL level, does he have the arm strength, and will the throwing motion be an issue), while leading his failing, sputtering team to some good offensive performances in games that he was supposed to be doing nothing other than learning in.

Besides, do you really want to be the one to have to tell this guy that he's back on the bench for no good reason?

So what's the logic for going with Orton?  I'm not convinced that Kyle Orton is significantly better than Tim Tebow right now, and his window to improve and his ceiling are of course both much lower.  Orton also certainly does not bring the intangibles and leadership qualities that Tebow does.

So why go with Orton?  Simply put, John Fox is a very conservative coach.

Fox is notoriously loyal to veteran players.  Those of you out there that are bigtime fantasy football players are surely familiar with this.  I'm sure you remember the way that he stuck with an aging Stephen Davis who could barely stand upright while a younger, clearly superior (at that stage in their careers) Deshaun Foster waited patiently for his turn.  Then, Foster got older and DeAngelo Williams was repeatedly stuck on the bench in spite of his terrific ypc and flashes of brilliance in his limited time.

Fox is a conservative coach, and veterans provide a nice security blanket.  Simply put, Orton is the safer option in his mind, even if he's not in reality.

The shame in all of this is that no matter who starts at QB for Denver next year, they likely won't look good.  Fox is no good without a running game, and Denver's running game is atrocious.  I really wish McDaniels had been able to stick around as I really believe Tebow would have thrived under him.  Under Fox though, I think any QB will have a difficult time there in 2011.

One thing is for sure.  This bad Denver team needs a superstar that the fans can get behind, and Orton is not that guy.

I dreamt last night that a bunch of bulldogs- not UGA bulldogs, just a pack of random bulldogs- were jumping up and down to some random song that I can't remember. But I woke up remembering the Hoedown at the Showdown and my blood boiled all over again. Of course, the High School Musical dance scene wasn't the reason Georgia won that game.

Rather, it was Florida's sudden inability to remember how to shoot the a-gap, or even to remember what an a-gap is.

Or, for that matter, any other gap.

Knowshon Moreno ran up the middle, off tackle, outside and all over the field for 188 yards and Georgia topped Florida 42-30.

However, nobody outside of serious football fans will remember the inability to even lay a finger on Moreno because of what happened following his first touchdown- the entire team charged the field and turned the end zone into the dance floor at some random Las Vegas night club. Every kind of obscene dance and gesture that you can imagine was executed by at least one of the 55 players in that end zone.

Florida crushed Georgia 49-10 in 2008, and Urban Meyer called two timeouts just to rub salt into the nerve deep wounds, but it wasn't enough.

Florida crushed Georgia 41-17 in 2009, and Tim Tebow broke UGA running back Herschel Walker's touchdown record, but it wasn't enough.

Florida edged Georgia, 34-31 in 2010, with Chas Henry nailing the game winning field goal, but that still wasn't enough for Gator fans, even after Henry blew a kiss at Todd Grantham, the Georgia DC, after Grantham yelled at Henry before the kick that "you're gonna f------ choke!!!"

No, we're still not even, not in a rivalry game.

Rivalry games are very different in this special way: while non rivals that beat or annoy you merely warrant an eye for an eye retaliation, a rival that rubs you the wrong way requires an eye for both eyes, both ears and then the nose, and if was an especially over the top insult, then the head comes off.

Again, guys, I'm not especially fond of Tennessee, but what's the difference between them and South Carolina? But, now, when Georgia, FSU, Miami or even Auburn or LSU aggravate Florida, then it's war. Against Tennessee we simply retaliate and then go back to our normal lives.

Right now, we're in a war with Georgia. Rivalries require roughly a five to one get-even code, and Florida is 60% of the way there- the timeouts were insult #1, the record breaker was insult #2, and the kiss from Henry was insult #3.

So this leads me into Muschamp. However, he's got to be very careful not to make it too obvious or insulting, because then everybody sees it, and the more obvious an insult is, the angrier the opposing coach will get.

Let me explain that.

The opposing coach (Richt, in this case) is probably going to find out about anything insulting done by Florida. But people have a natural tendency to get even more upset if the insult was purposely done to a huge audience. I mean, would you rather get beaten up in private or in public? The public humiliation is much worse, so Muschamp has to be very careful to not do anything too public, because Georgia, like it or not, is talented, and if you anger the coach of talented kids- especially if the coach is any good, and Richt is a pretty good coach- then the players get angry and they play great.

Meyer could afford it in 2008, because he had this guy named Tebow coming back in 2009 (or so he was pretty sure of), but even if he didn't, he still had Hernandez, Rainey, Demps, Brandon James, Cooper, Nelson and the entire defense coming back.

So what is it going to be, Coach Boom?

The dance floor is all yours, Coach. Everybody has cleared away to give you some room, and the DJ is playing a fast song, so you have to jump right in without missing a beat, and I believe you will do that.

I'm not talking about strategy; I've already done that. But what's your icing on the cake?

I know that sounds a little difficult to understand, so let me clarify that: In order to be a successful football player at Florida, you need to do two things.

Two steps. Thats what it takes to succeed at Florida on offense- you need to play at least two different positions.

Tim Tebow, the best college football player of all time (I'll defend that to anybody who wants to argue) played five positions.

Quarterback, running back, wildcat QB, co-offensive coordinator and cheerleader.

We all know that Tebow was a QB by position. We also know that he was a powerful runner, and let's face it- Florida basically ran the Wildcat with Tebow for four years because he was a threat to run for big chunks of yardage, only difference was, Tebow could throw like a real quarterback, I don't especially care what Deonte Strangegloves Thompson said.

He was also a huge part of planning- he met with Mullen at least once and sometimes twice a day, and for all the fist pumps, Gator Chomps and raising his arms, he's a cheerleader.

And we apparently just signed another Tebow type player- Jeff Driskel.

But it wasn't just Tebow. Percy Harvin, Brandon James, Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps all played both running back and receiver during their time at Florida, and James returned 95% of punts and kicks.

Aaron Hernandez and Cornelius Ingram played tight end and some wide receiver in some packages created to throw off opponents, and Riley Cooper was a receiver by position but did a significant amount of blocking, more than you might expect from a receiver.

Louis Murphy and Andre Caldwell played both wideout and slot receiver, two similar yet distinguishably different positions, and they had fine careers.

All of those players had pretty damned good careers, didn't they?

Now look at players who only played one position in recent years. Kestahn Moore, Emmanuel Moody, Carl Moore, David Nelson, DeShawn Wynn, Chris Leak, etc.

They all had good careers at Florida, sure, but were any of them really great?

No.

So where is this headed?

Well, I'm not exactly sure why that is, in fact, I would think that the opposite is true for offensive players- when you do more, your production drops. And it is true for everybody else- Chas Henry was forced to kick field goals, and didn't do especially well at it and his punting dropped a little bit. Oh and he won the Ray Guy Award. Our good buddy Steve Addazio, was actually a great offensive line coach but could he call an effective drive to save his life? No. I'm not defending Addazio, he's a moron, but he had too much on his plate and he was no longer useful to us (though he was extremely helpful to opponents).

The bottom line- the really good players that Florida hauls in are freaks of nature, and who recruited them? Mainly Meyer- and if Muschamp is half the recruiter that he has shown himself to be this far, he'll keep it up.

Muschamp will hopefully do that for defense, too- numerous guys who played for him were linebackers/defensive linemen, or linebackers/safeties. I hear everything is bigger in Texas- including the number of recruits.

With Muschamp's ties in Texas, and UF being the flagship university of the state of Florida, Muschamp can select pretty much anybody he wants- and he'll probably want guys that can play two positions.

Oh, and I hear that Weis guy isn't a half bad recruiter, either.

I pose a legitimate question to all of you: Who Does Maurice Jones Drew Think He Is?

For those of you who don't know, Maurice Jones Drew took a shot at Urban Meyer, saying "Hey I think the Urban Meyer rule is in effect right now... when the going gets tough... QUIT" (referring to Jay Cutler leaving the NFC Championship Game).

Meyer's daughter, Gigi, responded but I don't think what she said was strong enough. I'm not sure she had an hour of free time before a party like I do now.

So I think I'll respond on the behalf of all three of Meyer's kids, Meyer's wife, Urban Meyer himself and all of Gator Nation.

I'll be honest. Jones Drew doesn't suck, like I wanted to claim. It would have made this a lot easier.

But he's nothing special, either.

So who the hell is he to take a shot at Urban Meyer? The man who took a program from the rubble that Mr. Zook left it in and won 2 BCS Championships in 6 years and nearly got a third?

I know Meyer has taken his share of criticism. He's been called Urban Cryer, Urban Leyer, he's been accused of allowing thugs to play for UF, not disciplining kids... it goes on and on and on.

Back off, haters. You're just that- jealous people who only hate on Meyer because of the success he had.

No way, Neil. No we hate Meyer because he's a bum.

Funny, but I don't recall Ron Zook being hated by opponents, and he had 12 arrests in two seasons.

Anybody want to guess why very few people know that?

Because Zook was a bumbling moron and was only slightly more effective at calling plays than Steve Addazio.

You only hate Meyer because he's a successful man.

I understand that Georgia, FSU, Miami, LSU and Tennessee fans have nothing better to do than to whine and cry about Meyer pounding on their teams.

But I expect more from an NFL running back.

One question for Drew: do you enjoy pissing off your hometown fans? Because, like it or not, many Jaguar fans happen to be Gator fans. Sure, there are some Noles in Jacksonville, but there are plenty of Gators fans, too. Plus, the Swamp is filled with 91,000 for every game, and your Jaguars get blacked out almost every week.

Or are you that desperate to move back to LA? You could simply ask Wayne Weaver to do that without asking for trouble from Gator fans.

Is that where you learned to be a news magnet?

Not to mention a hypocrite?

Sorry to break it to you, but the going has never gotten tough for you. The one time you actually won a playoff game you were holding your arm and crying throughout. MRI's showed that not only was there no break, there was nothing even resembling a hairline fracture. Did you know that Tim Tebow played the 2008 Capital One Bowl with a broken arm?

You're lucky his bowl game was before your waterworks show, or I would be saying that "Hey I think Tim Tebow just ignored the Maurice Jones Drew rule that says... when your arm is broken... QUIT (and CRY)"

And then after your loss to the Patriots in the divisional round the next week, you cried again.

So when Tim Tebow was in tears after the loss in the 2009 SEC Championship, I should have said "Hey I think the Maurice Jones Drew rule is in effect... after a heartbreaking loss... CRY!!!"

But no, I don't have to go out of my way to take a cheap shot at somebody completely uninvolved to make myself feel better when I'm mulling over the fact that my team's season is over because they weren't that good.

I'm 16 years old and I know that.

You're a grown man (or are you) and you don't.

Maybe you should move to LA. You've just turned away half of your fan base. You're an embarrassment to the state of Florida.

The way you're headed, you'll never either make enough money to buy or win half of the rings that Urban Meyer has earned himself.

Maybe Urban Meyer had geniune reasons to walk away. Maybe he has enough character to have fun with his family, unlike you. When he's bored or lonely, he can look at his hand and smile. That's provided that he doesn't blind himself from all the jewelry.

You, on the other hand, have no jewelry. Not between your legs, not on your hand, not in your house.

You've got nothing.

Except a big mouth.

And believe me, it would be better for you if you didn't have that either.