Tim Tebow and the "Are you a virgin" question

The thing that upsets me the most about it is that the SEC/Florida staff quickly escorted him out of the area so he didn't have to talk about it anymore.

Knowing what I would have heard about the guy, he probably would have discussed the issue for 15 minutes. I'm almost surprised he didn't ask the folks to let him talk about it.

All that being said, I have no issue with the question, though it might have been best asked not in that setting. I think he played it off very well, and even the light-hearted nature afterward was a great way to shrug it off.

 

Not sure what you're talking about here. The question was the third one asked in the internet/radio room. That room only gets anyone for ten minutes at a time. Tebow completed his assigned time, answering half a dozen more questions post Travis, and then left as scheduled.

 

If he's being sincere, good for him. I admire him for standing up for what he believes in. I probably wouldn't have asked the question in a group setting, but you get ridiculous questions in places like that all the time.

Think there's some bets going down among some of Florida's finest women tonight on who can convince him to do otherwise??

 

That question is about as relevant as bringing up missions and Jesus when talking about football, so what difference does it make?

I wouldn't ask it and there probably aren't many who would, but when you make your faith a focal point of most things involving you, it's going to come up eventually.


If the question was WFW how Dodd printed it, then Tebow technically didn't admit he was a virgin, right?

 

Anyone think Tebow might be lying?

(I know I'm going to hell at the mere suggestion.)

 

No. He's that looney.

 

This.

Heavens to Tebow, what's wrong with some people?!

 

I don't think anyone ever asked Michael Chang or just about any of the other athletes who were open about their religious beliefs.

Likewise, there are many famous Catholic athletes. I don't think people are asking them whether they use birth control.

Tebow question was completely out of line and, as has been stated before, comes out of the "Maxim Junior" ward of immature journalists.

 

Maybe people should stop telling others how to practice (or not practice) their faith.

 

My head just exploded.

 

I promise you Clay Travis is eating all this attention up. So I"ll shut up.

 

The fascination the media, and society, have with openly good-guy/supposedly clean-living, nice, normal people, really is amazing.

Like there's something wrong with that, or something.

Doesn't say much for our society, I guess.