The Florida Gators have fallen a long way since the glory days of Tim Tebow in Gainesville. They haven't won a national championship since 2008. Same with SEC Championships.
They've won the SEC East four times since then, but they never were able to bring home a significant trophy. So when new coach Jon Sumrall was hired from Troy, it renewed some hope in the program, and no one is as hopeful as Tebow himself. Appearing on ESPN's "Bussin' & Pate On Campus" on Friday, Tebow was full of praise when asked about Sumrall.
"I love him the more that I’ve gotten to know him, as a coach but even more so just as a guy, as a husband, as a father." Beyond the personal love, Tebow was also excited about Sumrall's ability to lead the Gators program specifically. "One of the things that I feel like you have to have at Florida, because it's a great program, but it's not an easy program," Tebow explained. "There's a lot of pressure.
There's a lot of eyeballs. You're expected to do really, really good, and sometimes, really good ain't good enough. So you have to have that charisma, confidence that sometimes borderlines on arrogance." As evidence, Tebow cited the two most successful coaches in recent Florida history: Steve Spurrier and Tebow's own coach, Urban Meyer, both of whom brought championships back to Gainesville.
"When we look at the really good coaches at Florida, specifically Spurrier and Urban, there's a little bit of confidence that goes to arrogance and a little bit of crazy," Tebow said. "You got to have a swagger. What was the swagger with Spurrier?
He was like, 'Ah, we'll run four verticals. They can't stop it.' Urban, he was like, 'Hey, four to six seconds of relentless effort and focus and you won't stop us, period, end of story.' There was such a belief with that, and we've had some really good coaches since, but no one who brought that 'it' factor. I think Jon has the ability to bring that and I hope that continues to kind of develop." If Tebow is right, the rest of the SEC should look out.
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