The End Has Come

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I will be ending my blog with this last post. I will discuss what I learned about Tim Tebow. I will also mention what I found challenging and rewarding throughout this project.
What did I learn while creating this blog? Well one thing I learned that is related to Tim Tebow is that college football and the NFL differ from each other. Before researching the two I didn't realize that there were any differences. When watching football games now, I could probably point out what the differences are. I also learned about how the New York Jets, Tim's own team, treats him. I didn't realize that he was not appreciated by many of his teammates. Though most of them say that they are glad for Tebow to be on the team, I doubt some of them.
Two difficulties I had while writing this blog was deciding what topics to write about and the timeframe for when the posts had to be published. Deciding what to write about was tough because Tim Tebow is so popular and there is so much information about him. I had a hard time choosing a topic for the comparing and contrasting post because there was no information for my original idea, which was to compare Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez, two of the three quarterbacks for the New York Jets. After looking for information for a long time I just decided to compare the college level of football to the NFL level. The other difficulty I had was the time frame for each post. For some of the posts, a week was given to research the topic, write about it, and publish it. Other posts were given two or three days to go through the same process. With the shorter time periods I felt a little stressed out.
The rewards of creating a blog about Tim Tebow is learning more about him. I read Tim's book, Through My Eyes this past summer. This blog project increased my knowledge about Tim Tebow. I am glad that I got to teach others about one of my role models. Another reward is that this is the end of the blog project. Even though Tim is a great person to research about, I am glad that after this post the blog is complete. I liked learning more about Tim each day but I didn't like writing about basically every new fact learned.
Than you for viewing my blog! I hope I included many new facts about Tim and related to Tim. If you are still interested in learning more about Tim Tebow I encourage you to read his book, Through My Eyes. There are also DVD documentaries out about him too. Of course there is the world wide web to use and learn more about him too.Thank You again for reading this blog.

5 of Tim Tebow's Accomplishments

So far in Tim Tebow's twenty-five years of life, he has had many achievements. In this post, I chose only five of his multiple accomplishments. Two of his five accomplishments come from previous posts. Tim publicly thanks God for his multiple achievements. I admire him for thanking God in public. Despite some people being harsh about it, he still does it with no shame. Here are 5 of his many accomplishments:


Accomplishment #5: Born Healthy Despite Mother's Circumstance
Pam Tebow was diagnosed with Amoebic Dysentery from drinking contaminated water in the Philippines. Her doctors told her the tumor that formed would negatively affect her    baby. They told her to abort the baby but Pam and her husband Bob refused. Their fifth child, Timothy Richard, was born healthy despite sharing the womb with a tumor. "Miraculously" the bleeding Pam faced subsided and after they flew to Manilla for the birth, Tim says he was "followed immediately by a blood clot that was bigger than I was." (lifenews)
Read more about this here: ( http://www.lifenews.com/2011/06/06/tim-tebow-book-through-my-eyes-shares-familys-pro-life-story/)

Accomplishment #4: Alabama "Tim Tebow" Bill
Tim Tebow inspired Alabama to pass a law that allows home schoolers to participate in extracurricular activities for public schools.Tim and his siblings were home schooled by their mother. Tim had a deep love for football and wanted to play on a team. Bob and Pam Tebow searched for a school that would allow their home schooled son to play for them. Nease High School in Florida added Tebow to their team. He led the team to a championship game in 2005. Alabama's "Tim Tebow" Bill motto is "Every Child, Every Time" and "Audemus jura nostra defendere! (We dare defend our rights!)." (timtebowbill)
Read more about this here: ( http://www.timtebowbill.com/)

Accomplishment #3: Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow won the trophy as a sophomore at the University of Florida in 2007. In the 72 years of awarding the Heisman, Tim Tebow was the first home schooler and the first underclassman to win the trophy. In 2007, the year he won his award, Tebow had 22 rushing touchdowns. "I am fortunate, fortunate for a lot of things," Tebow said. "God truly blessed me and this just adds on. It's an honor. I'm so happy to be here." (sports espn)
Read more about this here: ( http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3146714)



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Accomplishment #2: Tim Tebow Foundation
In college, Tim wanted to start a foundation but the NCAA rules wouldn't allow him to. He however did create a smaller program with the help of some classmates. The program is called W15H and is also part of the Tim Tebow Foundation. The W15H program mission statement is to fulfill the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses who wish to meet Tim Tebow. "Tim Tebow made volunteering time and raising money for worthwhile causes fashionable on our campus" said UF coach Urban Meyer. (timtebowfoundation) The Tim Tebow Foundation was put into place after Tim graduated from the University of Florida. Along with the W15H program, the Tim Tebow Foundation also supports Uncle Dick's orphanage in the Philippines, Timmy's playrooms in children's hospitals, and now the Tebow Cure Hospital which is currently being built. The mission statement of the whole foundation is to provide faith, hope, and love to those in need of a brighter day.

Accomplishment #1: Played for Denver Broncos and New York Jets
After graduating from the University of Florida, Tim was chosen by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. Tim signed a five year contract with the Broncos to play backup for quarterback Kyle Orton. After the end of Tim's second season as a Broncos, the New York Jets traded for him in March of 2012. He now plays backup for quarterback Mark Sanchez. One NFL coach said that Tebow is "the strongest human being that's ever played the position [of quarterback]." (biography)
Read more on this here: ( http://www.biography.com/people/tim-tebow-20786869)

These five accomplishments were only a few of the many that Tim Tebow has achieved. As Tim progresses with his football career, I wouldn't be surprised if he achieves more accomplishments. Go Tebow!

College Football vs NFL

             

Considering Tim Tebow has had experience in both the college and professional levels of football, I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast the two. Before researching the similarities and differences I didn’t even realize that these two levels differed from each other. Turns out that there is a few major differences. Hopefully you will learn something new while reading this post, like I did while researching this topic.

According to the article College Football vs. NFL Football (http://hogmonster.com/college-nfl/), the main idea is that NFL players are paid professionals and have fewer restrictions than college players. The NFL superstars don't have to attend classes or attain a certain GPA to stay in their sport. They also get paid for playing in the NFL, National Football League. Another piece of information that sets apart the two levels of football is the playing fields in terms of hash marks, yard markers. One more key piece of information mentioned in this article is the conditions that determine when a play is over. The hash marks and end play conditions are mentioned in a later paragraph.

Another article, (http://stilettosetsports.com/college-football-vs-nfl/), states that the seven major differences between the two levels of football do not include the ones mentioned in the first article except for hash marks and end play conditions. This source says that the differences include the two-minute warning, two-point conversion, rules for the end of a play, the game clock, the almost-out-of-bounds catch/pass reception, overtime, and the hash marks. There is a mandatory two-minute time out in the NFL before the end of a game. These two minutes give both teams time to plan their final plays. There is no two-minute warning in college. The two-point conversion is another difference. In college the conversion starts on the 3-yard line and the 2-yard line in the NFL. The game clock is another variation between the two levels. It continues to run in the NFL after a first down is achieved unless a player is out of bounds or time is called. In college, the clock stops whenever a first down occurs. The almost-out-of-bound catch/pass reception differs by literally one foot, the body part. For the catch to be determined if it counts, a college player has to get at least one foot in-bounds for the catch to be considered good. In the NFL, a player must get both feet down in-bounds. See what I mean about differing by literally one foot. The end of a play rules, hash marks, and overtime are all mentioned in the next two paragraphs.

The similarities between article 1 (http://hogmonster.com/college-nfl/) and article 2 (http://stilettosetsports.com/college-football-vs-nfl/) are about the rules for the end of a play and the hash marks on the field. In college a play ends when on of the ball carrier's knees touches the ground. In the NFL the ball carrier must be forced down by another player in order for the occurring play to end. In the NFL the hash marks, yard markers, are farther from the sidelines which is about 70 feet. In college the hash marks are closer to the sidelines which is about 60 feet. Since the NFL lines are farther from the sidelines, their fields are actually 20 feet smaller than college fields.

Last Year I watched a college game between Michigan State University and the University of Georgia and they went into three overtimes before Michigan State scored and won the game. This shows the rules for college overtime. Between the NFL and college, the overtime rules are completely different. When an NFL team goes into overtime, they play a sudden-death quarter. They flip a coin to determine who gets to try and score first. The first team to score wins the whole game. If no one scores in the sudden-death quarter, then the game is declared a tie. In college, there is no such thing as a game ending in a tie. For them, overtime goes until someone wins. Each team gets and equal chance to try to score and win the game. Another difference that the articles mentioned is that college players have smaller bodies than NFL players. This is true because they don’t have much time to work out and train like the professionals do. They also don't have personal doctors or trainers to help keep their performances, minds, and bodies in shape. Both college and professional players have access to gyms and a number of products but more resources go to the NFL teams than the college teams.

I think that the differences between the two levels of football may confuse many people. Due to the differences, many people prefer either college or professional football, not both. I am one of the few people who like both professional and college football. Until I researched similarities and differences between the the levels, I didn’t realize that there were any differences. I don't care that the NFL and college differ a little from each other. As long as my teams are playing well and winning then I am happy. I would be even happier if the Jets allow Tim Tebow more playing time than he has now. After comparing and contrasting college football and professional football, I will probably be able to spot the differences between the two.