Colt and Tim And Sam Make Three? P.S. On McCoy
1/12/2009 4:10:59 PM
Let’s see: Tim Tebow’s coming back, ditto for Colt McCoy. Will Sam Bradford make it three-for-three, giving college football fans even more to look forward to in 2009?
McCoy was the first of the three quarterback to announce he’d stick around for another season at Texas. Tebow made it a daily double when he did the same thing Sunday as Florida celebrated its national championship win over Oklahoma.
You have to admire Tebow’s style. The way he handled his announcement reminded me of a story a high school buddy told me years ago.
My friend attended college at Georgia Tech, where he went to see a Ray Charles concert in Atlanta with a bunch of his Ramblin’ Wreck pals.
The incomparable Charles, who made several curtain calls after a magnificent performance, started to leave the stage for the final time when he turned to the audience and said, “oh, did I forget something?” He then proceeded to unleash his signature song, “Georgia On My Mind,” and the place went absolutely bonkers.
Tebow did his Charles imitation when he started to leave the stage in Gainesville, Fla., then came back to tell Gator fans he was returing for his senior season.
But I digress.
One has to wonder if the decisions by Tebow and McCoy will affect Bradford’s thinking as he wrestles with deciding if he wants to play for the Sooners next season or get beat up behind a woeful Detroit Lions’ offensive line.
Shoot, Sam, let Matthew Stafford get run over in the Motor City by those crazed NFL linebackers and defensive ends. Stick around, play behind an offensive line that won't be nearly as weak as a lot of Big 12 fans hope, and see if you can spoil the plans of Tebow and McCoy to meet in next season’s BCS National Championship game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
And if USC’s Mark Sanchez also comes back, think of the Fabulous Foursome of quarterbacks we’d have the pleasure of watching in just seven months. . .not that I’m counting the days until the 2009 season kicks off.
P.S. So ESPN is reporting Monday that it has learned Gerald McCoy is staying at OU? Really? Well, the Tulsa World "learned" that and reported it last week from Miami. Hmmmm....I guess it doesn't count until the self-proclaimed, self-important "World Wide Leader" has learned it.
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