247 and On3 have been given access already and have been putting out some teasers.
The Siler story in this article is hilarious. But here is a Tebow story that I think you all would like.
Swamp Kings: The four most unbelievable stories from the new Netflix documentary about the 2005-2010 Florida Gators.
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Signing Tim Tebow
To be frank, this documentary doesn’t get made if Tim Tebow doesn’t come to the Univeristy of Florida. The Gators wouldn’t have had that run if not for Tebow, Meyer might not have lasted at Florida as long as he did had Tebow not signed with Florida.
Now, it’s hard to imagine Tebow playing for another school, but listening to the stories that Meyer and Tebow told, it wasn’t always a foregone conclusion.
Dan Mullen: The biggest missing pice was the quarterback that could not just throw but run with the ball.
Urban Meyer: One day as I’m getting off the plane, the guy that’s helping us with our bags says, ‘hey, you need to recruit this Tim Tebow guy. That’s the first time I heard his name. He says he’s a quarterback here in Jacksonville that’s a really good player and everyone loves him. I take another seven steps and someone says, ‘hey, Tebow.’ Then there’s fans and half of them are screaming, ‘hey, recruit Tebow.’
After a while, you’re like, ‘ok, enough of the Tebow stuff.’ So I went and watched him play and I just remember I was paralyzed at what I was watching … I got in my car and said, that’s got to be my quarterback.
Tim Tebow: I was fortunate to have a lot of schools interested in me. Alabama, LSU, Southern Cal, Michigan, Ohio State — Florida wasn’t even in the picture.
Urban Meyer: We had to have Tim Tebow. Offensively we were struggling. That was ripping my heart apart that we weren’t holding up our end of the bargain.
Paul Finebaum: How does he save this thing? It came down to landing a major fish on the recruiting trail. It keeps the fans excited and sets you up on the field the next year.
Meyer says that he put the full-court press on Tebow for months. Once Meyer saw Tebow play in person he had to have the quarterback.
Tim Tebow: I was really torn. My dad said, Timmy, why don’t you go do this, go to your room, get on your knees and pray to God. I believe in the morning God will put on your heart where you’re supposed to go. So I wake up the next morning (Signing Day) and I have no idea where I’m supposed to go.
Paul Finebaum: The rumor was he wanted to go to Alabama. I’m not sure that I understood what Urban Meyer understood. That if he he missed on Tebow he was not going to succeed. It was really that simple.
Urban Meyer: He was praying at the lake all day with his dog. That was how he was going to make his decision. Finally at about five until 5:00. I’m caught in traffic but my cellphone rings and I see it’s Tim Tebow.
Tim Tebow: I call Coach Meyer and he’s panicking. He knows in 10 minutes I’ve gotta tell the world where I’m going to be and I hadn’t called him yet.
Urban Meyer: He says, Coach, I just want you to know that I’ve decided to — and the phone goes dead. I start punching the dashboard. I really thought we lost him.
Meyer didn’t lose him and the Gators didn’t lose many football games over the next four seasons.
