Tim Tebow

Like him or not, you have to respect him. Much to my dismay I sat and watched him single handidly beat my beloved Crimson Tide Saturday afternoon.

There are rumors of him getting a second Heisman Trophy this year, and I believe he deserves it. Without Tebow Florida would not have had a chance against Bama or Georgia or many of the others. He is possibly the single best College Football player I have ever seen play the game. Over the past several years I grew to dislike him, because of all the press and how people worshipped him.

In the recent months I started paying more attention to him, and quickly realized there is a lot to this young athelete. Initially he had stated he was going to forgoe the NFL for life as a missionary. I was thinking WOW, now there is a man with strong religous beliefs! I then thought, you know if he went on to play and be successful in the NFL he could do more to spread the word of the Lord there than he could in some wilderness. I also thought that if he didn't want the money, then he could still live a life of poverty and donate his proceeds to the needy. I read today that his coaches believed much as I do and he is now announcing he will make himself available for the NFL draft, stating that with the publicity and money that comes with an NFL carreer would allow him to do more for the church and his community than he could as missionary.

After reading that article I respect him now as a person as well as an athelete. Hats off to you Tebow! I hope you get the Heisman again and go on the have a great carreer in the NFL.