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Breaking: Tim Tebow Pumps Up Team, Crowd, Country, TV Crew, Israeli Conflict
After that first down, his hands going up and down just inspired a generation. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT....
Lazy Third Quarter Interrupted By Oklahoma Punter Getting The Business
There's such a fine line between "great special teams play" and "15-yard penalty that selfishly hurt the team, you kettlehead." OU keeps the ball....
Two UF Cheerleaders Hold Up Signs That Say "Gator Bait"
So they're admitting to being the ones fed to the football players. Last I checked, this is how Chris Cooley's wife got fired....
Bear With Me As I Rage Against The Gawker Machine
As you can tell, I've never done a live blog like this before, and with 100% dissatisfaction of the new format, it's probably time for me to test some things out. Because you and me both want all of my thoughts to just show up without you clicking through. Wouldn't that be nice? Thus concludes...
UF Kickoff Return "Just Barely" Stays In Bounds
Just barely? It looked like his toe went out way back at the 5-yard line, maybe twice. Wow, of all the things they don't review....
Maybe I Need To Have Actually Been In Marching Band To Appreciate It
But what's so special about a band rendition of "Pinball Wizard?" What relevance does "Pinball Wizard" have in the middle of a football game? Why does it sound better when flutes are involved?...
Volleyball Game Breaks Out Near Goal Line; Bradford Intercepted
Bradford's pass rattles through the hands of exactly 43 Florida defenders before one of them decided to grab it and end the OU drive at the end of the first half....
Someone Got The Webcast Feed To Work (Difficulty: Australia)
An e-mail from Zach in Australia: "Not sure if you've seen it, but it's great. It's the raw feed from the wire cam. No replays or stats....but then again, no crappy commentary or commercials."...
That Would Make Harvin The Moses Of This Biblical Metaphor
Percy Harvin runs about half the field, averting a punt out of the end zone....
Fourth Down And Stuffed Like My First Girlfriend's Bra
Chris Brown (is every other RB in the game named that?) gets yanked down behind the line of scrimmage on a 4th and short for a touchdown. Florida ball....
Well, Gosh, That Pass Went Right To Him
Gerald McCoy accidentally got in the way of Tim Tebow's pass. Oops! Shame on you, large defender, for getting in the way of greatness....
That Was Quick; Tied 7-7
Sam Bradford responded by handing it to Chris Brown a couple times and tossing to Jermaine Gresham on a goal line series. In case you forgot what "Boomer Sooner" sounded like... there it is....
Tebow To Murphy For Wacky Touchdown; 7-0 Florida
He scrambles, scrambles, scrambles ... and Tebow finds Louis Murphy, who wiggles out of a tackle and gets spun into the end-zone....
Second Quarter Begins With Tebow Getting Hit Hard
I think I'm going to enjoy these next 15 minutes. Yours in Buddha, —a cynic...
Look, It's Bill Belichick
Well, you can't really "look" at him, but Belichick and Robert Kraft are IN THE HOUSE-SHAPED FOOTBALL STADIUM. Chained to the bottom of the chair is Matt Cassel, nibbling on a soft pretzel....
Thom Brennaman Knows Tim Tebow Will Cure Your Cancer
Wow, after a tough, gritty, Christian first down, Brennaman harkens down from the booth that cynics and naysayers will be changed forever the more they know about Timothy "Neo" Tebow....
Graham Harrell Wins Award That Bridges Commercial And Game He's Not In
The Texas Tech quarterback won Fox's "All-America Player of the Year." He's not in this game. In fact, he lost his bowl game. But look at those passing numbers!...
Great Pass! Haha, Just Kidding, There Was Holding
That has to be the most debilitating series of events for a team. Bradford throws a great pass, the receiver extends and catches the ball in stride, and some lineman holds into a defender's jersey to check and see if it was 100% cotton or if polyester was involved....
Fourth Best Big XII QB Throws Third Best Interception
Tebow's pass falls into the hands of Nic Harris, who saw it all the way, and the Sooners will get the ball with good field position, assuming of course they don't review the play....