Quote:Agree.  You commit to the school, to carry a tradition, to build something together.  Miami was his home town school.

 

He simply hitched a ride and followed a friend after the coach he liked got fired.  I'm not his biggest fan by any means, but Tebow committed to FL and stuck with it.  Didn't matter who was going to be his coach or whether or not he'd start day one.

 

The greater challenge would have remained dedicated to rebuilding a program, rather than taking the easier route (no QB competition, no on the field competition.)

 

All I can relate to is my own situation.  Sure, I had a backup plan in case it didn't work out, but I went to my home town school, the school I'd wanted to go to practically my whole life.  I couldn't imagine backing out on a whim.  I all may not mean a hill of beans in the end, but it does show lack of conviction.

 

Different people have different personalities and motivations, you can't blame a player because he doesn't think like you.

 

The Tebow example is not the same at all, last time I checked Urban Meyer stayed as the coach for all of Timmy's career.

 

If Meyer was fired before Tebow first season for a coach who wasn't as much of a fan, there is a decent chance Tebow would have went elsewhere. It has nothing to do with "carrying tradition", just a player who want to do what's best for him, especially since he's not payed to play.

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