I know, I know...another sports headline on here. Last Saturday, two college football teams faced off in what would be the biggest match-up of the college football season thus far. Florida (#1 in the BCS rankings) and Alabama (#2 in the rankings) faced off in a big game. The winner would solidify their spot in the championship game; the loser would be out of the running for the championship. Most people thought Florida would win. Their quarterback was Tim Tebow, someone who has created some buzz during his time at the University of Florida.
Tebow has a lot of accolades. He has won a national title. He has won the Heisman trophy. He has a long list of awards in many different areas. He may come out of college football the most decorated player ever to play. He is also known for having bible verses on his face using eye black. He is also famous for making an impassioned speech to the media after an early loss in their football season, only to come back and play great the rest of the year.
Tebow got a lot of press after the game between Florida and Alabama. Alabama beat up on Florida and Alabama won the game. After the game was over, cameras caught Tebow crying when the game ended. Many folks in the media have commented on his showing of emotion. Some have said that he shouldn't have cried...
...really? Do we need to make such a big deal of this? Can't we let people share a little emotion? Since when did it become taboo for someone to cry at an emotional moment? Are men not allowed to show emotion? Does it make them less of a man?
Ok...that was a lot of questions at once. I do think that the media can be a little hard on athletes, especially college athletes. Sometimes we need to allow human beings to have human emotions. We can't expect people who put a lot of effort and a lot of emotion into something and see strong emotions come out at the end. We need to lighten up and let people be people!
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