The Tebow Phenomenon

Tim Tebow

As I was doing my Patriots-shortened rock show yesterday on 102.3 The Wolf, I mentioned a group of high school boys in Riverhead, Long Island. They got in trouble with school officials for striking the prayerful pose of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. The school drew criticism from Christians who saw this as an overreaction. The officials contended that the students were blocking the hallways. The notoriety of this relatively minor incident exemplifies how polarizing the issue of religious faith can be. While you may be uncomfortable with someone flaunting their faith, Tim Tebow is clearly a decent, inspired and motivated person who has caught attention for reasons far beyond his short tenure as a Denver quarterback. That was obvious during the Patriots pre-game show Sunday, when Tebow was clearly topic number one. One commentator pointed out that while many roll their eyes over Tebow's trademark pose, the conduct of many other NFL players is much more "in your face" offensive. If some kids are inspired by this faith-based example of a nice guy, then I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'll also rest easy knowing Tom Brady and the Pats got past the Broncos to clinch the AFC East title. I'm not uncomfortable with the fuss about Tim Tebow; but let's hope the obsession over his faith was just last weekend's thing.