"Tebow time"

[Ben Zimmer]

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>
> On Oct 9, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>
> > At 10/9/2012 11:45 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >> Maybe it *is* time for them to pray.
> >
> > I wondered also.  But the article quotes SNL's Seth Meyers as saying
> > "Is there anything more exciting than Joe Biden thinking it's up to
> > him to get the lead back? It's Tebow time!"  I don't get especially
> > excited by prayer.
> >
> > But why isn't it "(Eli) Manning time", considering his 4th-quarter
> > successes in 2011, and a better ultimate outcome?
>
> For one thing, no alliteration.

It's worth noting that Tebow has been branded with the alliterative
catchphrase ever since he announced he would sign with the University
of Florida Gators back in Dec. 2005:

http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=490841
"It's Tebow Time in Gainesville"

--bgz

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