T-Bowing, V-Bowing, C-Bowing --- I Don't Like Any of It -- Stop It

January 15, 2012
By: O. J. Cunningham

It isn't whether or not I like Tim Tebow, or not.

Seriously . . . It's not.

It's not a "God" thing, either.

I feel the same about Tim Tebow's religious T-BOWING as I do toward any type of "grandstanding" by the players in ANY sport.

I've played sports games all my life. I understand. I get it . . . You did your thing. You're happy. Yay Team! You're The Man. Way To Go!

Now . . . Get off the field.

Excessive celebration, whether pure joy or "in your face" taunting of the competition, cannot and should not be allowed on the field of play.

If you don't understand the need for this type of legislative control of on-the-field behavior . . . I would suggest that you have never played competitive sports and therefore you have no clue and no understanding of the hormones and genomes that drive player egos.

Remember the Ickey Shuffle?

How about Billy "White Shoes" Johnson and his Chicken Dance?

Remember when Terrell Owens signed a football after a TD catch and then threw the ball into the stands . . . While we all stood around and waited for him to finish.

How 'bout the cell phone hidden in the goal post?

The Urban Dictionary's Definition of "Tebowing:" is . . .

"To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different."

Anyone who has played football knows what "take a knee" means. In his ostentatious devotion, Tebow has turned taking a knee into a spectacle of "look at me."

In a recent Lions' game, one lion defensive lineman even mocked the Denver Bronco quarterback by t-bowing over Tebow after a humiliating sack during a lop-sided and humiliating Bronco beat-down.

I do not ascribe to Divine Intervention when it comes to NFL Football. I honestly do not believe that "God" cares one bit whether Tim Tebow completes over fifty percent of his passes or throws for over 300 yards.

What if all athletes (in other sports) celebrated their faith the same way that Tebow does?

What if every time Calvin Johnson caught a pass for a first down, he pulled out an incense-burning thurible, fired it up with a match and then paid homage to his "God" with a smoke-based C-Bow celebration?

What if Barry Bonds did a B-Bow at every base after every home run during his career? Trot to first . . . B-Bow. Trot to 2nd base . . . B-Bow . . . Trot to 3rd base . . . B-Bow . . . and then to home plate for the final B-Bow. (That might take a bit of time)

What if Justin Verlander paused the game for a V-BOW after every strikeout last year . . . 10 or 11 times a game . . . Thanking his "God" for the split in his split-finger fastball?

TEBOWING -- What We Learned -- Bottom Line:

Tim Tebow is gone for this season. But . . .

Tebow will be back next year . . .

And finally, God favors Patriots over Broncos and Loves Brady more than Tebow . . . or Righty QBs over Lefty QBs . . . or Big Ten over SEC or . . . blah, blah, blah . . .

You get the idea . . . It's not about faith or God or religion or prayer or . . . . well . . .

It's just a game . . . nothing more . . .