As the resident Tim Tebow homer for Stadium Drives, I feel inclined to weigh in on the latest "controversy" involving the golden-boy QB.

First, to recap, Tebow was not a unanimous selection to the pre-season, All-SEC 1st team, despite his overwhelming credentials and disarming good looks (oops! sorry- that's the Gator speaking). Many speculated the lame-brain coach who ignored Timmy was none other than  Lane Kiffin, who ESPN's Pat Forde referred to as "Tennessee's one-man blooper reel." Kiffin hasn't made any friends in Gainesville since taking the UT job, and doesn't appear to care much for the Gators, so it seemed likely he was the guilty culprit.

However, after some hard-line questioning at the SEC Media Days, turns out it was The Ol' Ball Coach who snubbed Tebow...although he claims it was unintentional, since he merely glanced over the team put together by his sports information director before signing off on it. Once he realized his mistake, Spurrier tried his best to correct it, calling the league office to change his ballot and thus, we have Mr. Tebow as a unanimous selection.

Now I admit, this probably shouldn't have been a huge headline on ESPN for the better part of the last few days. I certainly feel that Tebow is one of the best college players in the history of the game, but Jevan Snead is certainly a very good QB in his own right. It wasn't as if Tebow was losing votes to Mike Hartline or Vandy's QB, you-know...whats-his-name (note to self: look this up before publishing). So while I love Tebow, this was hardly the egregious error it was made out to be.

No, to me, the funniest part of this whole episode is the people who complain about the press Tebow is receiving. You know, the same people who continue to click on links containing his name, and then comment on the story, usually something along the lines of "I don't understand why this is a story" or "ESPN loves Tebow" or "I'm soooo sick of hearing about this guy."

Well, perhaps it's a story because you idiots cared enough to read it and post a comment about it. If you're sick of hearing about Tebow, then try something new next time you visit a website or pick up a magazine. If his name appears in the headlines, or his picture is on the cover....DON'T READ IT.  Understand? This really isn't a difficult concept. If you don't like hearing about him, then quit reading stories in which his name is in the headlines.

See, I myself am sick of hearing about Brett Favre. Know how I handle this? Nope- I don't read a ton of online articles about him and then comment about how sick I am of him, hoping that the writer might go back and take my comments to heart. (You know what? The 1,347th guy who posted a comment on my article said he's sick of hearing about Favre. Maybe I shouldn't do another article.)

No- all I do is...are you ready for it?....avoid clicking on that link. That's it! It's just that easy! Give it a shot!!

So here is my plea to those who are not a part of Gator Nation. Stop whining about the Tebow coverage. Seriously. If you don't like it, change the channel. Read something else. Buy a Field & Stream instead of ESPN. 

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some reading to do. The new Sports Illustrated came yesterday. Guess who's on the cover?

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