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BY NATHAN BYRNE
 
What happens when the media runs out of things to say about Tim Tebow? For one, a comedic combination of Tim Tebow and David Bowie by Jimmy Fallon on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.

Yes, Tebow plus Bowie equals -- Tebowie.

JIMMY FALLON (SINGING): “This is Jesus Christ to Tim Tebow. Please leave me alone. Don’t you know my day of rest is Sunday?”

He’s also been paired with politicians. A writer for The Daily Beast calls Tebow “the Sarah Palin of football,” saying…

“The harder the Broncos quarterback and the Alaskan governor fall, the more convinced their supporters become that they are modern messiahs.”

If Tebow’s the Sarah Palin of football, a Sports Illustrated columnist asks this question...

Who is the Tim Tebow of NASCAR?

Tebow, too, has been lobbied by lawmakers. A reporter for The Denver Post says Colorado state representative, Sal Pace, a Democrat...

“...invited Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to lead the House in its morning prayer sometime this session, which means the legislature in its opening week already has touched on ‘God, guns and gays.’”

The quarterback is also admired by athletes in other sports. Despite taking the court against Denver’s NBA team, LeBron James tells a CBS Sports writer he’s rooting for Tebow because he identifies with him, saying...

“I can see how the media plays it sometimes and how the critics go at him, and to see him continue to prove them wrong...”

According to a reporter for ESPN, James even listens to music about Tim Tebow.

“It’s a Tebow-inspired rap song and it’s ironic for many reasons. The part LeBron was singing out loud, quote, ‘Thought I wouldn’t make it, now I’m winning. Timothy Tebow, fourth quarter, I’m back.’”

Then, there’s the inevitable comparison to his competitor in passing, Tom Brady. A writer for The Christian Science Monitor runs through the similarities and differences between the "scripture-quoting rookie and the F-bomb-dropping Super Bowl vet."

What’s next for Tebow? A Washington Post writer predicts a postseason Tebow-Tiger twosome, saying...

“Everyone, it seems, is trying to match Tim Tebow up with someone. The Pebble Beach National Pro-Am reportedly would like to pair him with Tiger Woods the weekend after the Super Bowl.”

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Tebow Draws Many Media Comparisons

January 14, 2012
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Tim Tebow becomes the media’s measuring stick, comparing the quarterback to everyone from Sarah Palin to David Bowie.
   
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