It happens to the best of them eventually, and I really believe there's a mathematical equation that makes sense of it all.Well-liked player/team succeeds...then succeeds more...then more. Then hated.
No one had a bone to pick with the harmless Patriots back before Belichick and Brady showed up. Three Super Bowls later, we don't really pity Brady when his ACL gets shredded. The guy's nice enough, but we tend to label these types as the second coming of Hitler after a while. Welcome to the party, Timmy.
2009 should bring a load of success to Gainesville. The roster is stacked. Losing Harvin won't really phase them, considering the amount of team he spend injured on the bench. And the schedule fairs nicely--UT, UGA and FSU at home, plus a bye week leading up to the Gator's trip to Baton Rouge.
Week after week, Tebow's going to put up numbers.
He's going to skip around the field.
He's going to keep being squeeky-clean on and off the field.
He's going to win...probably 14 games.
Some will ignore that he's potentially the best to ever play college football. Some will poke holes through his game (particularly when his name comes up in NFL draft conversations, a blog topic sure to be covered in the future). All the respect he's gained from the fans of SEC foes will slowly decipate.
To be continued...
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