Tim Tebow Zone

If you watched the Heisman presentation, you probably noticed that Tim Tebow still has a cast on his right hand (thankfully that’s his non-throwing hand). He broke his hand back on November 24 during the FSU game.

Last Saturday night, Tebow said that the cast will be off before the bowl game. I would expect the cast to come off by next week, giving Tebow a good two weeks to practice with the team for the Capital One Bowl Game against Michigan. If it was on his throwing hand, I’d be a little worried, but that fact that it’s not helps put Gators fans at ease. Tebow is a warrior and will be fully ready to play on January 1st.

On a side note…

You can see in most of the pictures from the Heisman ceremony that the cast is a light blue color. Tebow should have gone all out and decked the cast in Gator colors with a fat Gator logo on it.

Congratulations to Tim Tebow for winning the Heisman Award last night. Tebow became the first ever sophomore to win the Heisman, and only the 3rd Gator to win (Spurrier and Wuerffel are the other two). Of 887 votes tabulated on a 3-2-1 basis, Tebow received 1,957 points, well ahead of Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden (1,703).

Tebow was a little emotional when he was called out as the winner. He came up on stage and delivered an awesome acceptance speech. “I think it’s amazing that you’re known forever as a Heisman Trophy winner,” Tebow said. “That’s very special. It’s overwhelming. I’m kind of at a loss for words.”

I thought ESPN did a great job with the ceremony. The way it was structured and how everyone was talking about Tebow, you could just get a feeling that it was his night. The announcers were very uplifting and encouraging. They did a great job pumping up Tebow.

The question that comes up now is “How many Heismans will he win?”

EDIT: We have a Tim Tebow Heisman Picture on the Tebow Pictures Page.

Tune in to ESPN tonight at 8:00 PM EST for the Heisman Award Show. Tebow is the hands down favorite to win, but that doesn’t mean he’s free from competition. June Jones has been pushing Colt Brennan really hard the past few weeks. Tebow is also up against Chase Daniel and Darren McFadden or Arkansas (who many say is the best player in college football).

It’s important to remember that the Heisman award goes to the most outstanding player of the year. Not the most NFL ready player. Not the most electrifying player for 3 games. And not the player with the best win-loss record. If the voters hold true to what the award really stands for, then it should be Tebows.

Tune in tonight and cheer on our favorite Gator. Even if Tebow doesn’t win, he still has 2 more years to do it.

Go Gators!

Last night on ESPN many of you may have watched the college football awards. Tim Tebow beat out guys like Dixon and McFadden to win the Maxwell Award, which is given to the nation’s best all-around player. Tebow also captured the O’Brien Award, which is given to the nation’s best college quarterback.

I think it’s interesting though that none of the last seven Maxwell Award winners have gone on to win the Heisman (announced tomorrow night). That just means there is another ‘rule’ Tebow will have to break.

When asked about how he felt after winning the Awards last night, Tebow responded, “I just want to thank my teammates and all the seniors back in Gainesville. I’m just glad to be a Gator.”

Regardless of if he wins the Heisman or not, Tebow had an outstanding year. One of the best single seasons a Gator has ever put together. We at TebowZone want to congratulate Timmy for his hard work, success, and recent awards.

This shouldn’t come to a surprise to anyone, but Tim Tebow was officially invited to New York for the Heisman presentation on Saturday night. He leads all major Heisman polls and is the hands down favorite to win. If he doesn’t… there could be a massive uproar.

First Coast News sports director Dan Hicken, talked to Tebow one-on-one yesterday. You can watch the video on their website here.

Tebow basically said he’s still excited about everything and it’s all fun for him. He’s never been to New York and can’t wait to check out the city, including Ellis Island and Central Park. He’s really upbeat in the interview and just further shows what a great player and person he is.

June Jones, the coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, thinks Tim Tebow is a ’system quarterback’. He’s jealous that his QB Colt Brennan always gets labeled as a system quarterback and doesn’t get half the exposure that Tebow does.

“My quarterback has been labeled a ’system quarterback’ for three years,” Jones said. “He is the best passer in college history. He is. There is no question about it. Tim Tebow is in a system.”

Jones thinks Brennan is more NFL ready while Tebow, “a lot of his stuff comes off little dives, fades, things he is not going to do in the National Football League. That’s my point.”

I really don’t know what to think of June Jones. Is he really taking shots at Tebow and the Gators? Hawaii has a good team and they’re headed to a BCS game, why can’t he just be happy with that? Tebow, nor anyone at UF, ever said anything about Colt Brennan being a system quarterback.

I think if you polled all the coaches in NCAA Div-I football, that majority would take Tebow ahead of Brennan to run their offense.

With Oklahoma beating Missouri for the second time this season, Chase Daniel is all but eliminated from the Heisman race. Daniel played horribly, throwing for 219 yards and 1 interception. He got exposed.

Now it seems like the race is down to Tebow and McFadden. Pat White may have had an outside shot, but he got hurt in the West Virginia loss yesterday.

Seems how the Heisman is usually a regional vote, it’s nice to see that the top two candidates are from the SEC. There won’t be any west coast or east coast bias. Voters will have to vote on who the most outstanding player is, and in my mind it’s clearly Tebow. McFadden only had 3 good games all season. Granted those three games were just sick, but still, the Heisman is required to perform consistently over the entire year. That is something Tebow did.

The Heisman award is announced on ESPN on December 8th.