Tim Tebow Zone

I think it’s safe to say that the #15 Gator jersey is probably the most sold Gator jersey in history. I don’t have the numbers to back it up, but just by looking around… there is hardly a fan in the stadium not wearing one.

Darren Rovell of CNBC wrote an interesting article today on whether or not Tebow and other collegiate athletes should get a cut of the profit for jersey sales. Here’s a quick excerpt:

After Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy, the University of Florida sent out cease-and-desist letters to at least seven web sites trying to profit off Tebow name. The university was interested of course, because they didn’t want anything to compromise his eligibility.

But then why is the University of Florida able to profit off Tebow’s name? Yes, I know, they gave him a scholarship. And, yes, I know, it’s always hard to say how much the play of one player contributes to the athletic department’s bottom line.

Apparently UF made $7 million from Tebow jersey sales in 2007, yet he’ll never see a dime of it.

This argument has been going on for years… and not just among football players. Basketball players want a cut too. There are many reasons why college athletes won’t get a percentage of jersey sales, but one of the main ones I can think of is what if there are multiple players with the same number (Grossman and Harvin both wore #8 at one point), how do you determine which athlete gets the money?

What do you think of this? Should Tebow get paid for #15 jersey sales?

The curse of the Heisman Trophy winner sucking it up in the Bowl Game has struck again. Normally you wouldn’t call a four touchdown performance “sucking it up”, but when Tim Tebow is the quarterback, you expect much greater things.

Tebow arguably had his worst performance as a starter against Michigan yesterday in the Gators 41-35 loss to the Wolverines. Tebow was 17-33 for only 154 yards passing. He also carried the ball 16 times for 57 yards.

Gator fans can give Tebow all the excuses they want (like the offensive line played like crap or the refs blew too many penalties). But honestly, Tebow just didn’t play like the Tebow we know. He wasn’t accurate and he wasn’t making good decisions. You can’t put the loss on him, but once again when given a chance to bring the Gators to victory in the fourth quarter he came up short.

There’s no telling if his broken hand still bothered him or what. Tebow and the Gators (minus Percy Harvin who played a hell of a game) just didn’t play good enough to beat the Wolverines. Most of the blame, however, does go on the sorry defense. Scoring 35 points should be enough to win.