Sick of Tebow? Don't read this
Published: 12/29/2008 3:21 PM
Last Modified: 12/29/2008 3:21 PM
Gennaro Filice is someone I can identify with, a sportswriter whose name places him much closer to European soccer than college football. It's therefore a pleasure to read his BCS championship breakdown on SI.com.
His three reasons Oklahoma will beat Florida include OU's offense, the Big 12's might and my favorite:
"They're more battle-tested," he writes. "The Sooners defeated four teams (Texas Tech, TCU, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State) that finished the regular season in the AP poll's top 15. The Gators beat just one (Alabama)."
Filice's three reasons Florida will beat OU include the Gators' defense, Urban Meyer's BCS success and this beauty:
"Tim Tebow simply won't let them lose," he writes. "Every football fan in America is tired of CBS analyst Gary Danielson's love affair with Tebow. But truth be told, Danielson's words ring true. Tebow is one of the greatest leaders this sport has ever seen. In his two seasons as a starter, Tebow has willed his team to victory more times than I can count. He's a winner, plain and simple. And winners don't lose championship games in which they're favored."
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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