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Why Don’t Folks Like Tim Tebow?

Ryan Hyatt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:24:21 +0000

Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were . . .

Getting ready for the show today and I’ve got a few thoughts rambling around my head. Obviously Tim Tebow is a news-generator and for some a polarizing figure. I get that. What I don’t get is why some want to see him fail. After watching New England’s defense finally decide to tackle a few folks in the second half of their 41-23 win over Denver it didn’t take long for the posts on Facebook and the twitter traffic to begin to flow with thoughts of how this somehow “Proved” Tebow wasn’t “all that” as one wrote.

Why are so many so focused on taking joy in Tim Tebow’s team not winning? Why do they feel the need to see him lose in order to prove something about their own lives?

I also don’t buy it when I hear folks say they like Tebow but hate the media for all the coverage. I’ve been doing a daily call-in show for 17 years now and during that whole time I’ve heard the laments of those that hate the thug elements in sports, that can’t stand the glorification of “deviant” life-styles and a mocking of traditional values.

Well, a guy comes along that seems pretty decent and now folks don’t want to hear about it.

Interesting.

I think the reaction that folks have to a Tim Tebow-like celeb is more telling about themselves than anything about the media or Tebow. For some reason seeing a person like Tebow have success seems to make some feel either inadequate or less of a person than they either see themselves as or want to be known as. When he “fails” then they can laugh and say that,”see, even the Great Tim Tebow didn’t win with all the good he does and the character he has!” as if it somehow absolves them from their own failings.

It is an odd reaction to watch and I’m interested in what y’all are taking away from the “Tim Tebow Phenomenon” right now. Are you one that is upset with the attention he get? Do you think he is over-hyped, whatever that may mean or do you also think part of this is a reflection of a modern American society that doesn’t always want the “good guy” to win if he somehow makes them feel bad for their own lives?

Let me know.

Ryan Hyatt

5 Things We Know on a Friday: 1/29/10

Ryan Hyatt — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:42:43 +0000

Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were . . .

New Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville is putting together quite the staff. He added in Robert Prunty on Thursday from Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. HMA has an impressive list of graduates going on to college ball and then the NFL including guys like Tory Holt and Jay Ratliff amongst others. If nothing else, Tuberville’s staff has the ability to tap into talented pipe-lines not just in Texas but across the South and Southeast. The SEC country is an area Mike Leach’s staff spent a lot of time and money on over the last few years and it finally paid off in this recruiting class with guys like Corker and Boone. It is good to know that won’t be going to waste in the coming months and years.
Why wouldn’t CBS air a pro-life ad featuring Tim Tebow during the Super Bowl? It is funny that before he’s taken the stage in a pro sport, Tebow has already demonstrated more social awareness and the willingness to stand on principle than Tiger Woods could do in the last 15 years. Maybe Tiger was busy texting.
Why do I wonder if the money I donated to Haiti relief efforts will ever even end up there, let alone do anything of worht or value to help the people there? It was a broken country before the earthquake, why do we expect to be able to fix it after the disaster? Hopefully this moment will serve as a tipping-point to provide the Haitian people with global accountability that will force their government to improve. We can hope and try and help.
Pat Forde does a nice job writing a column that should make any fan think twice before dropping more than a few bucks a year for “recruiting news”. Of course they’ll be no shortage of grades being handed out by the folks at ESPN, but you can’t say he didn’t warn ya. Great read.
Why does the NFL think the fans want the Pro Bowl game to be played at all? Why?

Ten Bold Predictions for 2010

Ryan Hyatt — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:56:53 +0000

Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were…

We were going to release this on New Year’s Eve, but with all the madcap zaniness surrounding the firing of Mike Leach we decided to wait a few days, and in fact tweak the list up a bit to account for current events. Feel free to add your own predictions to the bottom of the page! Remember, Mr. Hyatt is not board certified as an oracle, see-er, predictor of events or a wizard. Some folks can and do lose money. Make sure any predictions are right for you and your family before taking and always consult a doctor.

Texas Tech and Mike Leach will settle out of court with very few details coming out about what precipitated his firing. Both sides will claim victory. Leach will walk away with about 1.2 million dollars. ESPN will devote two days of specials to the impact of standing in dark rooms on college football players and what President Obama should do about it.
Vice President Joe Biden will resign citing health concerns in order to set-up a battle with Hilary Clinton for the Democrat nomination. Oprah will take his place in the Obama administration.
Lubbock voters will decide they no longer need or want a mayor or city council members and will refuse to vote anyone into office in May. There will be no noticeable differences in City services or leadership for several years.
Texas Tech’s new football coach will achieve great popularity when he tells fans after winning in College Station that it just isn’t a big deal to win down here anymore and that the Aggie tradition just ain’t all that anymore.
Nolan Ryan will take over as manager of the Texas Rangers at the All-Star break. Texas pitchers will be placed on a pitch-count. Starters will not be taken out of any game before they reach 120 pitches no matter what.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal will cease printing on weekdays, going online only. The world won’t end, their profit margin will go up and readers will be better served.
Dallas Cowboys will win a play-off game.
Texas Tech football players will vote each game via Facebook and Twitter who they want to coach them that particular week.
Israel will bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities with U.S. backing and oil will climb to 125 dollars a barrel. People will gripe for a while, say they’ll drive less, Boone Pickens will be on TV too much and then by the end of the year things will be back to normal.
Tim Tebow will be drafted by the Oakland Raiders, convince Al Davis to give up control of the team, hire Urban Meyer and begin a 20-year run as the top sports franchise in the world helping lead to the eradication of hunger world-wide.

5 Things we know on a Friday: 11/27/09

Ryan Hyatt — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:38:10 +0000

Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were . . .

I’m sorry, but if you’ve got your young kids out in the cold at midnight waiting in line at a toy store to “save” some money; your priorities really need to be evaluated.
Colt McCoy is one of the greatest college QB’s ever. There. I said it.Better than Tim Tebow? Yes.
This mess in Dubai is not good. It is much more regionally contained than say a China or Japan meltdown but it still isn’t good. The ripple effect will be most interesting to watch in the financial markets over the next few weeks. Again, we get to see who owns what and where and how much of it.
Mall Santas creep me out.
There are some Dallas Cowboys fans that think Tony Romo won a big game yesterday.

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