Inspired, Briefly at Least

It's been a while...a long while. I know. Believe it or not, I in fact don't have enough time, or at least haven't, to put the time needed into No Owens. I hate it, and I know like five people hate it too.

So now that I've told you, or someone who I told told you that there's something up, you're probably wondering why?

Yesterday, a friend of mine asked me "Who was the QB at FSU before Charlie Ward?" So we were discussing Casey Weldon with regards to Tennessee not needing some hotshot quarterback but a guy that just simply puts the ball in the hands of his playmakers. Nothing fancy, no NFL experience necessary down the road. Just be the man on campus, win games, become a university legend and get a solid gig selling insurance in Knoxville.

We then started discussing quarterbacks, especially Florida State guys and this morning I just wanted to know what Thad Busby was up to these days. I went to Wikipedia, and alas, no one has created a page. And then it happened.

I Googled "Thad Busby" and what was the first hit? The 9/6/07 No Owens post titled "Thad Busby?"

I reminisced for a moment and then it really hit me. That is the legacy of No Owens. Semi-in depth analysis of college football, mostly of the quarterback position, and me bragging about knowing more about lesser known players than you. Then, I had to ask...is a No Owens post being the #1 hit on a Google Search of Thad Busby really what I want this blog's legacy to be?

Absolutely.

So let's get into this, briefly. College football, quarterbacks. Who do I want to talk about?

Steve Spurrier has admitted that it was him, the Ol' Ball Coach who didn't vote Tim Tebow to the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All Conference team. In case you live in Albania, Tim Tebow is the quarterback of the Florida Gators, entering his third year as the starting quarterback for the club and won the Heisman during his sophomore campaign. He led the Gators to the national championship last year as a junior and is a heavy favorite to not only win another Heisman but win his third BCS National Championship. (He was a member of the Gators team led by Chris Leak that won the title when Tebow was a freshman)

Again, I'll try to come of as unbiased as possible, but this Tebow thing is out of control. Yeah, he's a great kid and does great thing for others. But his leadership as I have observed, is not what the media wants it to be. Just because he does jumping jacks and yells "let's go" all the time, doesn't mean he's a great leader. I'm not in the locker room, but I know that 99% of the guys in the Gators locker room aren't hanging out with Tebow outside the facility and don't relate to him whatsoever. Now, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's impossible for him to lead if he can't relate to his guys. I just don't see it. Talking tough in a presser doesn't mean you're a great leader. Remember after Florida scored in the SEC title game last year towards the end of the game and Tebow ran into the kickoff team huddle and yelled? Remember the guys in the huddle looking around like, "what is this guy doing?" Because that was Tebow showing great leadership.

But this is about him as a player. He's a great player, but it's well documented that on this site, Tebow went as Percy Harvin went. We hear all the time about "Florida has all the atheltes" blah blah blah. What are their names? Demps and Rainey are running backs with great speed but for them to be successful, they better not have anyone within an arm's length. They don't have any real game changers at receiver coming back except TE Aaron Hernandez and the guy who I guess they are counting on the most is true freshman Andre DuBose.

So my question is, again, what is Tebow going to do, and what is Florida for that matter, going to do when they need to get first downs and getting the ball to Percy Harvin who's matched up against someone inferior in the slot isn't an option? Because I don't know. I hope Coach Meyer does...actually, I hope he's as clueless as me.

If I had a vote, yeah, I would have voted for Tebow in the pres-season vote. But, I have a feeling he's going to have his least productive year this year, because I just don't see Florida being as effective early in the year without Harvin. That being said, I could see voting for Jevan Snead pre-season. Why? Well, Ole Miss is the hot team (but we'll see how they do losing their first round OT) and Snead is arguably the best QB prospect in the upcoming draft. But, lest we forget, Snead is the last QB to beat Tebow...and he did it in the Swamp. One could make the argument, unfortunately, Spurrier apologized for doing it and didn't defend himself. Too bad.

Tim Tebow's a great kid and has had a great career. But to me, I don't see things the "experts" choose to see. If he takes care of business this year like everyone thinks he's going to, I'll put him in the VY/Charlie Ward/Tommie Frazier category. That being said, Texas/USC BCS title game. It's coming. Sorry Tim, McCoy wins the Heisman too.