Tim Tebow has been approached by several Presidential and local political candidates looking for an endorsement. I can’t recall how many candidates in the past have gone after college athletes for an endorsement. I’m wondering if this is the first time? But if you’re a Tim Tebow fan, then you know why they want his support. Tebow has a MASSIVE following, and his fans will listen to what he has to say.
After much guidance and consideration, Tim Tebow has decided he won’t endorse any specific candidates. “He’s focused on his priorities: God, family, academics and the Gators, and (he) just thought that people should do their research and make their decision with what’s in their heart,” said Zack Higbee, assistant director of UF sports information.
It’s in Tim’s best interest to stay quiet on this subject. You never want to alienate your fans by endorsing a candidate that maybe they don’t like. Tim has a big career ahead of him and is happy just being a college.
But with that said… I’ll take a guess that Tim votes Republican
We received another email about a high school quarterback who has been touched and inspired by Tim Tebow. The name of the player has been kept private, but here’s his message:
Hello my name is Paul and I live in Perry, Florida. Tim tebow has made a huge impact on my life. He is the reason I started playing QB Im a senior in high school right, this was the first season I played QB and I loved it. Since this was my first season I did not get any offers to go to a D-1 school but Im going to sign with a JC and then hopefully head to Florida with Tebow! Tim Tebow has made me realize that being a good person and living by god is not bad at all as. The way he plays on the field also has made me do everything I do. If it was not for Tebow I can honestly say I would never have tried QB, so Thank you so much Tim Tebow.
Once again, it’s not just his amazing skills on the field, but how Tim conducts himself off the field that inspires so many young athletes. Throughout the remainder of the off-season we will continue to post Tim Tebow inspirations. If you have a story you want to share, please contact us.
I haven’t had time yet to create any Tim Tebow wallpapers of my own, so the good folks over at Gator Envy have given us permission to post two of the Tim Tebow Wallpapers they have.
In the future I would love to run some contests and see if the readers here can design some awesome Tebow wallpapers. But you’ll have to stay tuned for that. In the mean time, check these out… and if you have any of your own, feel free to contact us and we’ll be glad to post them here.
The follow is an article from the Dallas Morning News about Tim Tebow and his trip to Fort Worth to pick up the Davey O’Brien Award. There’s even a quote from Spurrier in it.
Florida’s Tim Tebow will be receiving his first Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award in Fort Worth today.
It may not be his last.
Tebow dominated the major college awards last season, becoming the first sophomore Heisman Trophy winner and also winning the Maxwell and O’Brien awards.
A quarterback with a fullback’s mindset, Tebow answered any questions about his ability to throw, finishing second nationally in passing efficiency. He finished with 3,286 yards passing, added 895 yards rushing and accounted for 55 touchdowns in 13 games.
The banquet, which is sold out, begins at 7 p.m. today at the Fort Worth Club. A reception starts at 6 p.m.
Tebow will be joined at the banquet by South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, the Legends Award winner.
“I’m looking forward to coming out there,” Spurrier, the 1966 Heisman Trophy winner at Florida, said in a voice mail message “I haven’t received anything from my playing days in a long while.”
Jack Squiers of Irving’s Cistercian Preparatory School will be honored as the high school scholarship recipient.
A couple of weeks ago, we posted about how Tim Tebow is a big inspiration to a lot of people out there. Most of them are kids going through similar situations (home-schooling and religious experiences). This week, I wanted to post another story. Of course I have removed the last name of the individuals and altered the location to protect their privacy.
My name is Ashlie. I am 16 years old and live in Gainesville, Florida. My little brohter Joe is 10. He turns 11 next month on February 19. I know you hear this a lot but he really is a huge fan of not only you but the Gators team. His room is a gator room. It is painted COMPLETLY gator colors. Gator stuff everywhere. He is also in the process of makin a movie of you with music and pictures. (Not in the weird way lol) He wants to send it to you when its finished. When Joe was 2 1/2 he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. When he was 4 he got an insulin pump. He has had a few complications with his blood sugar and has had to be in and out of the hospital. But he’s a trooper and he is much better now. He’s very active and loves to play baseball and football. He wants to the middle school football team once he gets to middle school. He looks up to Tim Tebow everyday…
Once again, Timmy has touched the heart of an individual. I just love reading stories like this. It just goes to show what an awesome person Tim. if you have a story you’d like to share, please contact us and we’d be glad to post it.
I’ve added a new video to our Tim Tebow Video section. It’s a sweet video comprised of dozens, if not hundreds, of Tim Tebow clips. All your hear from the announcers is “Tim Tebow” “Tebow” “Tim Tebow”. They must say his name a hundred times. It starts to get pretty funny after awhile. So not only do you get to see Tim Tebow smash some linebackers in the mouth, but you get a good laugh out of it too.
Some fans coming to this blog might not know that Tim Tebow was home-schooled and didn’t actually attend classes at Nease High School, he only played football there. In Florida, and probably most states, students who are home-schooled still have the option of playing sports at the school in their district.
The Washington Post had a very interesting article in their paper about if home-school students having the right to play sports at a public high school is fair or not. The article specifically targets Tim Tebow, probably because he’s one of the most famous home-schooled students in all of sports. You can read the entire article here. Below a little excerpt from the article.
Parents who choose to home-school do so for a variety of reasons: because their child is ahead or behind academically, religious beliefs, family considerations or dissatisfaction with local schools. Whatever the reason, they have chosen to bypass the extracurricular activities that the local public school offers, including sports.
Public high school uniforms don’t have the names of neighborhoods or school districts on them. They have the names of schools. Being an area resident doesn’t make you a representative of the school. Going to that school makes you a representative.
I don’t have any problem with home-schooled students getting to play sports at a public high school. The parents do pay taxes right? Those taxes go to supporting the schools. In my opinion, that’s the biggest reason why this should be a non-issue.
Today is National Signing Day. A day for high school seniors to sign their letters of intent to go play college football somewhere. Just 2 years ago Tim Tebow was sitting in the Nease basketball arena waiting to announce what school he would choose. A lot of people speculated that it would be down to Alabama and Florida. Thank God Tebow chose Florida! Looking back it was the best decision he’s ever made. He’s won a national championship and a Heisman Trophy. He never would have got those at Alabama.
Picking a college is a very important decision in a young man’s life. It can make or break some players.
If you’re into Gator Recruting, you need to head over to Gator Envy. They’ll be posting up to the minute news on Gator recruits. They also have a live chat going for anyone who is interested.
The Christian Post recently named Florida quarterback Tim Tebow as one of the Top 12 Evangelicals. Here’s an excerpt of what they said about him:
Last but not least is up-and-coming Tim Tebow who is not yet in the NFL, but is wowing Florida college fans not only with his athletic ability but also his faith. Tebow is the quarterback for the University of Florida’s Gators and was raised by missionary parents and homeschooled. Tebow is the first homeschooled athlete to win the coveted Heisman Trophy and was the first sophomore to win the Heisman.
There’s no doubt that Tebow is one of the top evangelicals in sports. He preaches about his faith whenever given a microphone. He’s not scared to hold anything back or worries about what some people might think of him.
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