Why Tim Tebow makes me believe Michigan will beat Iowa

Submitted by magonus on

Maybe I'm stretching a bit because I desperately want some hope after how crappy this week has been (I work in Lansing... we have a lot of Sparty's at the office), but I think we can bounce back and knock back 3-5 more wins to salvage this season. Back in 2008, Florida lost at home to Ole Miss. They made mistake after mistake and lost to a team that they should have mopped the floor with. Afterwards, Tebow had an emotional speech, shouldered the blame completely and lit a fire under their collective @$$es. The next week they came out with a vengeance and manhandled Arkansas. 

It isn't getting nearly the same hype as Tebow's speech did (due to Tebow's being during a press-conference for starters) but I'm wondering if Denard's post-game speech in the locker room will have a similar effect. Obviously I'm not saying this year's Michigan squad is on par with the '08 Gators, but the parallels are definitely there. I think this team is going to come out on a mission this Saturday, a mission to show that last Saturday's offensive performance was a fluke. I'm seeing Denard running and throwing for 5 total TDs, Michigan's defense building on the improvements that we saw against MSU (they were there if you look closely enough) and beating Iowa 38-28.

Yooper

October 13th, 2010 at 6:40 PM ^

Tebow was a phony and all caught up in himself. The whole thing was to bring attention to himself and to feed the image that had been created. In contrast Denard spoke to his team, not the media.

urbanachiever

October 13th, 2010 at 10:12 PM ^

Pretty good point.  As far as I know, Denard hasn't told the media that he gave a locker room speech.  All he said in his postgame press conference was that he made some bad reads and they needed to get ready as a team for Iowa.  It seems that his speech was meant for the sole purpose of keeping the team sharp and focused after a tough loss.  He's shown all the signs of a true leader this season - it's really shocking if you think about where he stood just 6 weeks ago...

BigCat14

October 14th, 2010 at 2:39 PM ^

forward will tell if Tebow is a phony on the field!  for you or anyone to question the man's character is assanine!  it is always easier to squash someone else's character (especially when you dont understand why they do or say what they do) then to look your own flaws in the face!  man up and take the plank out of your own eye!  type something intelligent about his game but leave his character alone!  The post was bringing up a similarity to this weeks and subsiquent weeks to come Denards leadership compared to the result (fairly or not fairly put on Tebow's shoulders) of the rest of that gators team season.  personal bias calls him a phony, those that have played with and coached him in college and the pros, would and have said different!  GO BLUE beat iowa! 

Bluerock

October 13th, 2010 at 6:50 PM ^

Anything can happen, them hawkeyes are not above having their ass handed to them.

That black and piss yellow team is not as good as their ranking and Michigan is not as bad as theirs.

Bring it , these Michigan men ain't scared of those m#%her f#$kers.

Tebow said they will part like the Red Sea...nuff for me.

 

/s

MGlobules

October 13th, 2010 at 7:45 PM ^

yet. I had predicted 6-6, and now see a real chance for 7-5 or better. We were MSU's match, or close to it. If Purdue and Penn State weren't away games, we'd all be assuming wins over those two were very likely. We have a chance to give most anyone a game. 

If it's ONLY about the wins, there just isn't that much fun in it, is there?

mgobleu

October 13th, 2010 at 8:06 PM ^

Call me optimistic, but that MSU game didn't change my mind about the fact that I am still assuming that wins over Penn State and Purdue are very likely, even though they're away games. Certainly not locks, but likely. I think the loss to moo-u was a bit of an abberation, while PSU has struggled mightily all year and has lost some key components like Sukay, and apparently Purdue has roused a very angry, all-boilermaker-hating-god.

ixcuincle

October 13th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^

You will never see any player in the entire country who will play harder than Denard will play the rest of the season. And you will not see someone push the rest of the team as hard as Denard will push everybody for the rest of the season, and you will never see a team play harder than Michigan will the rest of the season.

michiganfanforlife

October 13th, 2010 at 11:28 PM ^

Iowa will recieve the full blast of Dilithium from a pissed off Denard. I can't wait to see it happen. We will smash their defensive averages and put up the 1st three rushing TD's on their team in the first half. I have no evidence, or logical reasoning. I just know this, man.

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StephenRKass

October 13th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^

Michigan will win if our defense is passible and our offense is good, eliminating the mistakes that happened during the MSU game. I have very little faith in the power of locker room speeches.

thedayiscoming

October 13th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^

Not usually one for rah rah speeches and I tend to think that the press makes a huge deal over things like post game speeches...but I like where your head is... To me it means that Denard is a competitor and is ready to start taking on the leadership role...this is a great thing

Muttley

October 14th, 2010 at 1:27 AM ^

If somehow, through the mysteries of the universe, our discussion of Tim Tebow causes Michigan to win Saturday, then by golly, 15 minutes "with" Tim Tebow will have indeed made my life better.

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Daytona Blue

October 14th, 2010 at 11:09 AM ^

Most of what everyone saying is right. I live in central FL and what most people don't see if that team was loaded.  Most people only look at Tebow, but most QBs could have won at least 10 games with that team.  Also, as for his girlfriend, those are all rumors.  Most non UF fans around here think (as i do) that Timmy is gay........not that there is anything wrong with that.  And its not just because they aren't fans.