"Tebow time"

[Ben Zimmer]

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>
> At 10/9/2012 02:52 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
> >On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> > >
> > > On Oct 9, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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"
>
> This isn't about 4th-quarter heroics, however -- unless he was also
> doing it in high school (doesn't seem to be mentioned on the Florida
> page).

Well, in his first eight starts with the Broncos, Tebow had five
fourth-quarter comebacks and three overtime wins. He's still
remembered for that, even if Tebowmania has subsided since he came to
the Jets.

I, for one, would prefer it if Biden and Ryan displayed some Linsanity.

--bgz

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