What Others Are Saying: Rexcrisanto on a "Bigger Picture" of Tebow

After blogging about Skip Bayless’ interview with Tim Tebow last week, a surprising Yahoo article relating to that interview caught my attention. The author, Rexcrisanto, connects the interview with an interesting perspective he has about Tim Tebow and the phenomenon surrounding him.

For many years, especially these past two, I’ve heard all the hype and hate directed at Tebow. This article puts things into a great perspective by taking neither side, though Rexcrisanto definitely comes across a big time supporter of Tebow. He talks about the media and how it “spins” anything they can to drive the hatred and fanaticism for Tim so they could make money. Bingo. It’s always about the money.

Then he goes on to discuss the whole “Tebowing” phenomenon. He writes,

“Just so you know, Tim Tebow isn’t the first football player to kneel and pray in public or on a football field. During his February 01, 2012 appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show, he made this same statement to everyone watching. Interestingly enough, NFL.com also released a recent video called The Book of Tebow, which clearly points this out.”

It gets much better when he brings the Hall of Famer, Roger Staubach (Cowboys quarterback during the 1970s), into the discussion. Wow, the similarities he describes about both their “characters” on and “off” the field are remarkable. It’s as if Tebow is the new Staubach (except for the experience and Superbowl rings - - yet).

Roger Staubach & Tim Tebow with Heisman Trophies

The article left thinking about my outlook of Tebow. I’ve always considered myself a “true” Tim Tebow fan by loving both his on-and-off the field character and work, but now I realize that I may have been on the fanatic side too often, which I’ve come to learn isn’t what makes a true Tebow fan. The article reminded me (because I’ve heard it before) that true fans do not have hatred or fanaticism within them. The article has definitely added fuel to my intentions of helping Tebow spread his intentions of goodwill toward others.

This is why I will not monetize this blog or seek financial gain, like most of the other so-called Tebow fan pages/sites on Facebook and the Web. Just the other day, I received a message from someone who likes my Facebook fan page complaining that they were kicked out of one of the biggest Facebook Tim Tebow fanpages because that person posted complaints about how the admin uses the page to promote other sites for monetary gain. After checking out the page owner's personal Facebook profile, I discovered that person had very little to say about Tebow and that same person loved dropping the "F"bomb and seemed to love talking about drinking and partying - something I seriously doubt Timmy endorses.  Again, the article nailed it on the head when it talks about people spinning Tebow just to gain customers (followers), which ultimately leads to dollars.

No, that won’t be me. I don’t care about gaining 100,000+ likes on my Facebook page so that I can make money or gain popularity. Like Tebow, my Facebook page and this blog are simply a platform that’s sole purpose is to encourage more platforms for the better good. On a similar note, today I happened to discover, such a platform on Facebook while checking out other Tebow fan pages. It is called “More Than Champions Sports (MTC), which exists within the basketball realm to help others in need. It’s all about using our gifts and talents to help others.

I will leave you with my favorite part of the article, which happens to be its last paragraph:

“In the end, everyone has their own platform; there are those who have much smaller and simpler platforms and there are those with bigger platforms than Tebow’s. The most important thing about Tebow is that he is helping people discover their platform and then encourages them to use it to help others by living an exemplary life.”

To read the Yahoo article in it's entirety: click here