*Speaking of UF, it’s near certain that, barring injury, Tim Tebow will soon become the SEC’s all-time, total-offense leader. He needs about 300 more yards to surpass – Chris Leak. Remember him? The “other quarterback” – who only led the Gators to a national championship – in the first year of the Tebow era.
*At one time “going bowling” was a big deal for college football programs. It was a reward for an outstanding season and salary leverage for the head coach. There weren’t that many bowls, and an invitation to one was prestigious and a sign of success.
No more. There are now more than 30 of them, and teams don’t even need a winning record to get invited to one. In fact, some teams – and Florida State comes readily to mind – will need a bowl win just to assure a non-losing season. And others, such as South Florida, are perennial also-rans in their conference, but still wind up – via conference affiliation – in a bowl game. Think: St. Petersburg and Pappajohns.com bowls. Again.
What it also means, of course, is that if you don’t “go bowling,” you’ve really had a lousy season.