TEBOW = GATOR Thread

[GatorNation]

It's finally over, and Meyer gets his man!!!! This should push us to #1 in the team rankings and, hopefully, start another avalanche of recruiting for us Gators.

Sorry, bama. We tried to tell ya. Anyway, thanks for making it so interesting, though. :)

More links to follow....

TEBOW is a GATOR (http://www.florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=490849)

Tebow profile (http://www.florida.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=31436)

[GatorHunter]

Awesome news for us Gators...listened while in my treestand! As I said before, this guy was built to play in Meyer's offense. Great get for the Gators...future is bright!

[blues_cap]

aint it great.....to be......a florida gator.

[GatorNation]

aint it great.....to be......a florida gator.

Sure is!!!!!!

Can't wait to watch the special (and actually see the announcement) tomorrow...

[GatorHunter]

I've already got the Tivo programmed to record it!

[Djshockley3]

No its great to be a UGA Dawg, Tebow has nothing on Matthew Stafford.

[SilverBritches]

Will be some good battles in JAX the next few years.

[Djshockley3]

Will be some good battles in JAX the next few years.



Yep, in 2 years.Silver do you think Stafford will start next year?

[usafbamafan]

Congratulations on a great recruit Gators!

Like I said before, I would be worried about the kid if he didn't go to Florida. It sounds like its been his dream to be a Gator since he was a kid. I hope he has a great career for you guys, he seems like a real classy kid.

[SilverBritches]

Yep, in 2 years.Silver do you think Stafford will start next year?

Stafford and Cox have the better physical tools than Tereshinski. However, Tereshinski will be a 5th year senior and has game experience along with a better knowledge of the offense. It will be a good competition.

[Djshockley3]

Stafford and Cox have the better physical tools than Tereshinski. However, Tereshinski will be a 5th year senior and has game experience along with a better knowledge of the offense. It will be a good competition.



And poor ole Barnes will be watching on the sideline, he needs to transfer. :cool:

[SilverBritches]

And poor ole Barnes will be watching on the sideline, he needs to transfer. :cool:

That may happen. Who knows.

[Jordan]

Hate to say it to all my fellow Bama fans, but looks like I was right on this one all along. :)

With the skills/talent this boy has, it just would not have made sense to pick a school (Bama) where he would have had 2-3 other good QBs to compete against. Sure they might not have the rating he has, but they've already had a year or two in Shula's system now. At UF he'll likely sit out a year and then be up and ready to take over as starter by his 2nd year of school. He'll get to start a lot earlier, and have the playing time needed to really break some records while he's there if he's as good at the college level as he is right now in high school.

[GatorNation]

No its great to be a UGA Dawg, Tebow has nothing on Matthew Stafford.

:rolleyes: ...

[Djshockley3]

:rolleyes: ...



Gator, you know its true. :D

[Football_Fan]

He picked Florida. Today, he announced his verbal commitment to Florida. Here's the link for more details.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2257886&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnca a%2frecruiting%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d2257886

[GeauxTo]

This sets the stage for future showdowns between Perrilloux and Tebow. How great can that be!

;)

[GatorHunter]

Gator, you know its true. :D

How old are you? This is a Teabow thread...not a Stafford thread...are you mad because he didn't get the attention? Pretty childish to come on a thread and flame that "my QB is better than your QB!" Actually, it's hilarious. :rolleyes:
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[blues_cap]

How old are you? This is a Teabow thread...not a Stafford thread...are you mad because he didn't get the attention? Pretty childish to come on a thread and flame that "my QB is better than your QB!" Actually, it's hilarious. :rolleyes:
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i thought he was kidding? :confused:

[HSVTider]

Congrats Gators. Atleast I can say I had a lot of fun following all of this the last few days.

It just sucks to come up on the short end of the stick.

[Volnooga]

That would be an Awesome showdown between awesome teams in an awesome environment with 2 awesome QBs throwing some awesome passes. I think the fans would just think that was awesome.

Awesome!

(for those of you who listened to the Tebow commit)

[supergenius]

Awesome, I mean the whole experience would be awesome. RTR

[JerryBeeds]

And rewarding! :p

[rebeldude]

There goes Spurriers SEC championship hopes. :D :D

[hmsdawgs]

he was...but Gator has a short fuse.

[blockallhaters]

:eek: Poor Bulldogs have to dig up ways they can be better than Florida.Well for starters it's not only the qb it has to do with the right system for the qb.I am sorry but no system Bulldogs have can help you against the Gators.I think you let that SEC champs go to your head we still have your number and untill you change that we don't care what qb you get!!!! :p

[GatorHunter]

he was...but Gator has a short fuse.

Short fuse? You been talkin' to my wife? :D

Actually, on several "Tebow posts" I've seen the "our qb is better" fodder...not too mention the "links" to football camps...that is what my post pertains to...if you want to put Staffy on a pedistool, start a Staffy thread... ;)

[TrueGCFan]

What is Bama going to do now? They left out Smelley to get this guy. That has to to hurt.

[Volnooga]

I don't think they really NEEDED a QB per say, but when one this highly ranked is interested, you try. It was a Tebow or no one. They'll sign 2 next year.

[supergenius]

I don't think they really NEEDED a QB per say, but when one this highly ranked is interested, you try. It was a Tebow or no one. They'll sign 2 next year.
Well said Nooga! RTR

[TrueGCFan]

Who's Bama backup? Is he any good? I know in 2004 when they lost they're starter things weren't so pretty.

[supergenius]

Who's Bama backup? Is he any good? I know in 2004 when they lost they're starter things weren't so pretty.
John Parker Wilson will be the starter in'06. Highly rated Jimmy Barnes will be the # 2 guy. RTR

[GTmorris1970]

There goes Spurriers SEC championship hopes. :D :D

We'll take Smelley....... ;) :D

[hmsdawgs]

I think way too much has been made about this guy. I am not doubting Teebow's ability nor am I saying he wasnt a great pick up for UF. But there are lots of GREAT highschool players that are supposed to be the second coming that dont amount to squat. This guy hasnt even gotten to UF yet and people are already scared to play them, give me a break. He may not even play next year...it would be tough to bench a senior QB (Leak) who has played well under an entirely new system. Hell, Tebow may get hurt the second practice of the year and be done for his career, under a system like Myers where the QB will be doing lots of running and options, this is a realistic possibility. Great pick up by UF, but lets not hand the SEC crown to them just yet.

[Volnooga]

Hey! This is the best QB pick UF has had since when? Leak... He has what 11 Loses as a starter? Even Peytion couldn't beat UF when he was at UT. One player does not make or break a team.

[hmsdawgs]

Exactly Vol. Anyways, the best way to stop these highpowered offensive players is to have hard hitting, quick, strong defensive players...you know any good defenses in the SEC???

[GatorHunter]

Hell, Tebow may get hurt the second practice of the year and be done for his career, under a system like Myers where the QB will be doing lots of running and options, this is a realistic possibility. Great pick up by UF, but lets not hand the SEC crown to them just yet.

What a crappy thing to say...done for his career? I think the reason for all the hoopla with TT is the fact that he is the perfect fit for Meyer's system...Meyer's offense requires a QB to be big, fast and athletic...look that up in Webster's and you'll see a pic of TT....he's an option style QB that can throw...of course, no one will know until we see him play...but it's fun to speculate.

[bamafan0001]

...be terrorized by Bobby Greenwood if he ever starts against Alabama. :D

[GatorNation]

I think way too much has been made about this guy. I am not doubting Teebow's ability nor am I saying he wasnt a great pick up for UF. But there are lots of GREAT highschool players that are supposed to be the second coming that dont amount to squat. This guy hasnt even gotten to UF yet and people are already scared to play them, give me a break. He may not even play next year...it would be tough to bench a senior QB (Leak) who has played well under an entirely new system. Hell, Tebow may get hurt the second practice of the year and be done for his career, under a system like Myers where the QB will be doing lots of running and options, this is a realistic possibility. Great pick up by UF, but lets not hand the SEC crown to them just yet.

Oh, please spare us "the QB is going to get hit" argument. If that held any water, Leak--who can't get out of his own way at times and was hit quite often this year by SEC defenses--would've been in a full-body cast at this point.

QBs get hit all the time...and most QB injuries come from getting hit in the pocket while looking downfield.

[GatorHunter]

You hit the nail on the head GN, TT has rushed for over 1,000 yrds in each of the past 2 seasons...QBs who run the ball are more able to take a hit than pocket guys like Leak who usually get injured after being blind-sided.

[blues_cap]

also, with modern medicine, is is damn near impossible to have a career ending injury at the age of 18. not saying it cant happen, just saying a lot can be done in the doctor's office these days.

[hmsdawgs]

Ok...you're right. Was that Shock that got out of the pocket evading the rush against Arky? Didn't he miss the rest of that game and the Florida game? Man, that wasnt an important loss was it? Was Shock a dual threat as well???
The whole point of my post earlier was that now that Tebow has arrived, people, and not just Florida fans, are acting like UF is the cream of the crop.

Yes Tebow is a great recruit and you are better off without him, but the strength of the SEC is defense, and unless this guy is Michael Vick, he wont win you games all by himself.
And for the record, I wasnt wishing Tebow bad luck, I hope he plays healthy his entire career.

[hmsdawgs]

correction...better off with him, not without him.

[GatorHunter]

No offense dawg, just the negative spin a lot of UGA fans are putting on this commitment is ridiculous. JMO.

[blues_cap]

Ok...you're right. Was that Shock that got out of the pocket evading the rush against Arky? Didn't he miss the rest of that game and the Florida game? Man, that wasnt an important loss was it? Was Shock a dual threat as well???
The whole point of my post earlier was that now that Tebow has arrived, people, and not just Florida fans, are acting like UF is the cream of the crop.

Yes Tebow is a great recruit and you are better off without him, but the strength of the SEC is defense, and unless this guy is Michael Vick, he wont win you games all by himself.
And for the record, I wasnt wishing Tebow bad luck, I hope he plays healthy his entire career.

i think most gator fans know he is not the savior to the program. us gator fans are excited that he is able to add a dimension to meyer's system that the gators havent been able to use yet, thus making them more balanced, and you guessed it, more dangerous.

also, along with the huge improvement on defense from one year ago, it looks as if florida is once again able to run with the sec's elite(been down for a couple, if you havent heard). just excited, so please dont piss on our campfire, it stinks.

[hmsdawgs]

Sorry for the stench blues. He is definitely a great recruit and a potentially great player, I aint hatin on you gators, It was just overwhelming that almost every thread on the site was dealing with Tebow. We've got our own great QB recruit coming in and I look forward to the battles that we will have in the future. Best of luck to Tebow in the upcoming years at UF...except when we play!!!

[blues_cap]

no problem, dude. i am with you, he is getting a lot of attention for a high school kid, but it is exciting, nonetheless. go dawgs(in the sugar bowl, that is).

[GatorNation]

Sorry for the stench blues. He is definitely a great recruit and a potentially great player, I aint hatin on you gators, It was just overwhelming that almost every thread on the site was dealing with Tebow. We've got our own great QB recruit coming in and I look forward to the battles that we will have in the future. Best of luck to Tebow in the upcoming years at UF...except when we play!!!

Tebow, Mustain, Perriloux, Crompton.....there's going to be some offense in the SEC in a few years!

[Spurrierismyhomeboy]

Tebow, Mustain, Perriloux, Crompton.....there's going to be some offense in the SEC in a few years!
cough...cough...dont forget about that offense in Columbia, it should do okay ;)

[Djshockley3]

Tebow, Mustain, Perriloux, Crompton.....there's going to be some offense in the SEC in a few years!


Stafford, the best of them all. ;)

[VOLjlt]

Ummm, I don't know what kind of credibility Tom Lemming has but I found this on CSTV.com just a few moments ago. This was a piece of a transcript of a chat that took place yesterday afternoon. Does anyone know what he is saying with this? I think he is either very late with this assumption/news or clueless on what has happened recently.

Steve (Columbia): Is Mustain coming to play for Spurrier now? Please say yes!
Tom Lemming: Right now Mitch is undecided. South Carolina just received a very good QB commitment in Chris Smelley of Tuscaloosa. However, with Tebow going to Florida, Alabama may show renewed interest in Smelley. If that happens, the door may open wider for Tebow at South Carolina.

[SilverBritches]

Here is how I see the Stafford vs. Tebow debate:

Tebow is the best QB in the country suited to run Meyer's offense. So, Tim Tebow is the #1 QB in the country for Florida because of his dual threat abilities. Stafford is the better pure passer but Stafford doesn't have the scrambling ability of Tebow. With that said, Tebow is no slouch when it comes to passing the ball. As much as I hate this kid (only because he is a Gator ;) ), I am very impressed with him. Watching that ESPN piece, I really like his enthusiasm for the game. My only knock on him is his emotion. Emotions like he has in a QB can be good or bad. I actually respect a guy who can cry like that after a loss. I can relate to that. However, I really like the calm, cool, and collected approach of a Matthew Stafford. Nothing phases him.

Which brings me to Mr. Stafford. Stafford is exactly what UGA wants in a QB. A pure pocket passer with pretty good pocket mobility.

The way I see it, UGA signed the best QB in the country for their offense and Florida signed the best QB in the country for their offense.

Should be fun watching these 2 square off in Jacksonville.

[blues_cap]

Ummm, I don't know what kind of credibility Tom Lemming has but I found this on CSTV.com just a few moments ago. This was a piece of a transcript of a chat that took place yesterday afternoon. Does anyone know what he is saying with this? I think he is either very late with this assumption/news or clueless on what has happened recently.

Steve (Columbia): Is Mustain coming to play for Spurrier now? Please say yes!
Tom Lemming: Right now Mitch is undecided. South Carolina just received a very good QB commitment in Chris Smelley of Tuscaloosa. However, with Tebow going to Florida, Alabama may show renewed interest in Smelley. If that happens, the door may open wider for Tebow at South Carolina.

i would think he may of meant to say, "the door may open wider for mustain at south carolina." usc wasn' in the running for tebow. just a grammatical error, nothing more.