Tim Tebow

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow might be the most polarizing figure in all of sports right now. The guy is so bad, but he's good. He somehow finds a way to put a pathetic performance behind him at the end to act like Superman and pull out the victory. He did it again and this time I saw it. 

After being in Moose Jaw to watch the final game of the Subway Super Series, I got home to see the fourth quarter of the Broncos-Jets game. Listening on the way home, Westwood Radio One announcer Ian Eagle and his colour guy--former NFL quarterback Trent Green was making it sound like Tebow couldn't hit water if he was standing at the edge of the dock. At one point, a Denver offensive lineman apparently ripped the chinguard off his helmet and threw it at his bench as he walked off the field because he was frustrated that Tebow couldn't hit an open receiver. 

In seeing the 4th quarter, Tebow was terrible until the last drive. Denver got the ball at the 5 yard line with less than 6 minutes to go and the Broncos trailing by 3. Denver had punted on their 8 previous possessions, so even the most ardent Bronco fan couldn't have thought they were going to win (did you Rob Vanstone??).  However, something turned in Tebow's  mind and he went from all-garbage to all-star as he calmly ran and passed the offence down the field capping it off with a 20 yard touchdown run to give Denver a win. How? How is a guy who is setting the position back years and running a college style offence getting this done. He gets so much criticism, but he's 4-1 as Broncos starting quarterback. He could get them into the playoffs. Its inexplicable and its fascinating to watch. I can only wonder what John Elway thinks as he sees this guy do what he does. 

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I wonder what the Brendan Taman haters will say about the Keith Shologan re-signing. It wasn't long enough? Sholo shouldn't have been the first guy, it should have been Fantuz. What will it be? How about lets give the guy some credit for getting one of the guys you had to re-sign back in Rider green before free agency hits. Some thought Shologan might be headed back to his hometown Eskimos, but Taman managed to convince him that the future is here. Thumbs up!!!

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This is the new Blue Jays logo. What do you think. I like it as it goes back to the original logo. Are the powder blues coming back too. 

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The Cubs have announced Milwaukee hitting coach Dale Sveum will be their new manager. I don't know. 

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As mentioned, I was in Mosaic Place last night for Game 6 of the Subway Super Series. I overheard one scout say "I can't believe I'm in Moose Jaw" when I'm here. I couldn't agree more. I hope the people of that city understand what that rink is doing for their community and what it will do in the future. With Scott Clark leading the way, Moose Jaw is quickly going to make that spot on the map bigger than it already is as many more quality events like the one that went on last night will be held.  In talking with Scott yesterday, he said when the rink first opened, everyone ooooohed and awwwwwed over it, but now some people are saying well, you should have done this and you should have done that. We laughed about it and then about an hour later, both Rod Pedersen and I told Scott that the seats should have been black. Yes, we were one of those people. I said that to Scott and he just acknowledged it with a simple shake of the head. If you haven't been there yet, you have to go and with the Pats on their West Coast trip, the time might be now. 

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I think we've all heard the Party Rock anthem. It starts with "Every day I'm shufflin". After the football game, I went out to clean off the driveway at "Casa Blair" and thought if this keeps up this winter, it will be "Every day I'm shovellin". CTV weather guy JC Garden put up the same thing on his Twitter feed this morning. Great minds think alike JC. Now if our NFL teams could only get quarterbacks.....he's a Colts fan and will get one and maybe two for next season while my team----who knows???

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Mike O'Shea as Riders head coach. Can't see it. I'm thinking he is Jim Barker's replacement in Toronto. 

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Dave Dickenson as Riders head coach. It can happen unless Wally Buono or John Hufnagel move  upstairs. I would think Dave would rather set up shop in Calgary or BC than Saskatchewan. 

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What would Rider fans say if Tim Tebow was quarterbacking the /=S=/. I think that might send many Rider fans to the loony bin. 

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Its High Impact Wrestling night at the Victoria Club with an 8 o'clock start. It sounds like it could be one of those nights. Could we see a return of the Principal?? Could a certain blogger get under the skin of a certain wannabe cowboy? Will a masked wrestler from "Mexico" admit that he's more likely from Pense? Will Jeff Tyler admit to being Lee Jones' twin brother? Will my ribs be sore at the end of the night. The answer to the last question is likely yes!

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One last thing speaking of Lee. I couldn't be happier that the CTV Regina sports anchor is finally getting a chance to show his stuff for TSN. I thought Lee was getting the short end of the stick for a long time by not doing Rider sidelines having to give way for former co-worker Wray Morrison when Lee was here everyday and Wray wasn't. Lee has finally gotten his chance to do Rider sidelines and now he is doing sideline work for CIS games. He will even work for TSN's crew at the Vanier Cup in Vancouver. I don't know if this is the start of him heading to Toronto, but if it is good for him because he certainly deserves it. 

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You will have comments from Keith Shologan and Brendan Taman on the blog this afternoon.