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I don't have a DVR at my house.  Otherwise I'd go back and count the number of times FOX broadcasters Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Chris Myers mentioned Tim Tebow in the three hours they called the BCS national championship game.

Honestly, I'd guess his name was mentioned a few hundred times.  And not just when he dropped back to pass or took off to run.

They mentioned him literally every play of the game.  They showed him on the sideline after every play.  It was almost as bad as the camera devoted to Derek Jeter's every move on national telecasts of Yankee games.

This was the best comment of the night:  when Tebow was given an unsportsman-like conduct penalty in the waning moments of the game, Thom Brennaman remarked, "That was the worst thing Tim Tebow has ever done in his life."

My friends and I watching the game together broke into laughter.  What about the two interceptions he threw in this game?  Weren't those worse?  I'm just going to go out on a limb here and suggest Tebow has gotten into trouble worse than an unsportsman-like penalty at some point in his perfect life.  It's not like he's an angel from heaven.  Although I felt like the FOX BCS crew was trying to convince me otherwise.

Listen, I understand Tim Tebow is a great player.  He won the Heisman Trophy a year ago and he has now won two national titles with the Florida Gators.  He's an outstanding runner and a decent passer, and he's got a lot of heart.  But he's not a saint.  Let's relax.

They made this speech seem like the Gettysburg Address:

It was a theatrical speech that showed a lot of passion.  That's something you have to like about Tebow.  He does play with tremendous passion that makes him a likable player in college football.  He's so religiously devout, he's not getting into trouble like other college athletes.   But still, let's take it easy with the Tim Tebow love.

After all, if he decides to go pro, ESPN's Todd McShay says he probably wouldn't be drafted in the first couple of rounds, or maybe even the first day.  He's a nice story of a good looking guy who has a squeaky clean image and has had great success playing college football.

But how is his story that different from other great college quarterbacks of the past?

FOX had a football game that lacked tremendous intrigue, so they used Tebow as their lead story throughout the broadcast.  But at some point, you have to call the game and stop making love to a player on the air.  

We get it.  He's good.  Call the action.

At least the college football season is over.  Now I can stop hearing about Tim Tebow.