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<span style="float: none;"><font class="headlinespt_trash_talk">Tebow injury gives UF excuse vs. LSU</font></span>
<span style="float: none;">The game isn't until Saturday, but I'm already in Florida's corner in case the Gators lose.</span></p>
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Right now no one knows if Tim Tebow will play when the top-ranked Gators visit No. 4 LSU. Recent tests reportedly were "very positive." And you know Tebow. If he can go, he'll go.</span></p>
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But if LSU wins, part of the result will be because Tebow either isn't in the game at all, or isn't back to 100 percent after the brutal hit he absorbed against Kentucky.</span></p>
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Therefore, I wouldn't expect Florida to drop in the polls as far as another team might drop if it lost.</span></p>
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If Florida loses without Tebow, voters surely will recognize that it wasn't the real Florida out there. If Florida loses with Tebow? Obviously, it would depend on his performance, but again, after recovering from post-concussion symptoms, a certain amount of slack will be given to the Gators.</span></p>
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This isn't the same as Sam Bradford going down for Oklahoma against BYU, since the Sooners didn't look that sharp in that game even with him.</span></p>
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Teams often get to the BCS championship game with one loss. But in this case, Florida should have an easier time of it.</span></p>