I'm just happy to know college football isn't too far off......
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The Southeastern Conference’s preseason all-conference team was released on Thursday and it was no surprise that Florida’s Tim Tebow was selected at quarterback. What was surprising was that Tebow was not a unanimous selection.
Tony Barnhart of The Atlanta Journal Constitution was trying to get to the bottom of who left Tebow off their ballot:
The SEC released its coaches All-SEC team yesterday and, not surprisingly, Florida had 16 players on the three-deep offense and defense. Florida had eight players on the first team while Alabama had six and LSU had three. Georgia receiver A.J. Green and linebacker Rennie Curran were the two Bulldogs on the first team.
There were only three unanimous choices on the first team: LSU offensive lineman Ciron Black, Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones, and Tennessee defensive back Eric Berry. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players so a unanimous pick got 11 of the 12 votes.
Notice anyone missing? Tim Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who led Florida to the 2008 national championship, was on the first team but was not a unanimous pick. Jevan Snead of Ole Miss is the only other quarterback who could really be considered at the All-SEC level but his coach, Houston Nutt, wasn’t allowed to vote for him. Interesting.
So, was Tebow snubbed? And if he was, will he use it as motivation? Or is he simply too busy winning Heisman Trophies and national championships to care?
Originally Posted by smarty
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