What we learned from Week 12 of College Football...or, rather, what I keep saying about Florida

#25 South Carolina 6 at #4 Florida 56.
Urban Meyer handed Steve Spurrier the worst loss of his career at the school he took to a national championship. What I find so interesting about this game is that while Tebow is called Super Man, this game was decided early on by Florida's defense and special teams. To get things started, Florida's Brandon Spikes had a pick six. Next possession, Florida defense came up with another interception and on Florida's immediately following possession, the rushing game came through with the touchdown. Percy Harvin ran it in 26 yards on his way to a 167 yard, two touchdown day. It's shocking that he can do that much damage on just 8 carries. Meanwhile, Tebow ran for just 50 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. And before the Gamecocks even had the ball on the next possession, they fumbled on the kick off and Florida's special teams recovered. With just five yards to go, Tebow rushed the ball three times in a row for the eventual score. And just like that, Florida was up by 21 points with all of the momentum, thanks to a quarterback, but not Tim Tebow. It was South Carolina's Chris Smelley that helped out Florida the most in the crucial first quarter. It's easy for Tebow to look good on a day like this. Let's face it, last year when Florida's defense was picked apart by the NFL draft and left for dead with the least experienced unit in the country, Florida went 9-4. Tebow had the year of his life and won the Heisman, but Florida as a team did not have such luck. This year, this team looks like they might just be one of the strongest in the country. The difference? Tebow's statistics are down and the defense's statistics are up. So is it really a result of this guy you like to call Super Man? Or is it just easier to make him the face of the Florida team rather than the guys that are out there knocking the opposition to the ground play after play?