Sports funny (and a happy, too)

Just had to share this letter that my dad had published the other day in the "Hey, Willie!" sports column in the Daytona paper:

HEY WILLIE!

Contrary to popular belief, Tim Tebow does not walk on water. Playing in The Swamp, though, Timmy does know where the stumps are.

How I wish the 'Noles could have pulled off an upset -- but then, they couldn't even beat USF at home. Oh, well, sooner or later the Gators will lose again, and when they do, you can tell your readers that it was due to a serious outbreak of ARD, better known as "a reptile dysfunction."

MIKEY

HEY MICHAEL!

Somewhere in Birmingham, a headline writer is jotting down that one for Saturday -- you know, just in case.

Like others in my "business," I've resigned myself to hearing the complaints from those who feel we gush a little too much over Timmy (yeah, yeah, it's true: Buy 10 gushes and you're allowed to call him Timmy). But until further notice, I'm reserving the right to consider he might be the genuine article. When you consider he's had roughly 100-150 different teammates during his four seasons at UF, and we've never heard one (not ONE) dissenting comment about him, I'll continue to stand accused.

But then again, there's the following . . .

Click here to read the rest of the column.

Mike was bummed to see the Gators fall victim to "a reptile dysfunction" in this afternoon's game. But he had his own victories to celebrate in today's swim meet, especially his new personal best (and school record) in the 100-yard freestyle, an event he doesn't usually swim--56.99 seconds!