According to media outlets like Fox, this is Tim Tebow's world, and we are all just living in it.It's a love fest of Biblical proportions. Media coverage that qualifies as worship. Sports commentary so outside the realm of reality, writers and announcers game salaires should earn a religious tax-exemption. Yes, they 'love them some Tebow', and Fox's coverage of the BCS titlegame led the procession down the aisle.

Mel Bracht of the Okalhoma Times writes:

"Brennaman and his Fox cohorts went overboard in gushing about how great a man Tebow is off the field. His comments would have been more fitting on a feature story than a game broadcast."

According to FanHouse:

"Brennaman was so far over the top in his pro-Tebow hyperbole on Thursday that the game became darn-near unwatchable unless the volume was off. Not only did Brennaman go on and on about what a remarkable man Tebow is, but he backed Tebow against Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks -- who said Tebow would be no better than the fourth-best QB in the Big 12 -- stating that was "probably the most ridiculous statement ever said."

Neil Best of Newsday writes:

"[The coverage was] particularly amusing, especially his over-the-top deification of Tim (Superman) Tebow. My favorite moment came late in the game, when - just as it seemed Brennaman and Davis were ready to bronze Tebow on the spot - the saintly quarterback was flagged for taunting an Oklahoma player with one of those Gator chomp motions."

Perhaps the most devoted member of the Fox Church of Tebow is Fox Sports writer Mark Kriegel. In two different articles before and after the title game, he fawned over Tebow's on-field and off-field powers."If you subscribe to the theory that a game is as big as its bigges star, then win or lose, this is Tim Tebow's night. The story lines -- alomst all of them, really -- revolve around him."

Okay, that's pretty innocuous, but don't worry, he's just getting warmed up.

"Maybe the greatest talent a quarterback can have is the ability to take a hit. But Tebow, unlike anyone else at the position, can do more than take a shot. He can deliver one, too."

Taking a hit is the greatest talent? Does that mean former 285 lb Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen was better than Joe Montana? Were any of Air Force's option QB's over the last decade better than Matt Leinart? Heck Hines Ward threw some passes as a Georgia Bulldog, and he could absorb and deliver hits better than anyone. But wait, Kriegel moves on to topics he really loves.

"He's not just another big white guy. He's like John Riggins has been blessed with an arm and a brain. And raised by missionaries. And home-schooled."

So true. Please Kriegel, tell us more!

Who knew missionaries had such great football genes? Then again, maybe it was to be expected. With this season in evidence, I submit that Tebow's greatest gift isn't physical. Rather, it's the ability to instill belief.

He's a preacher, not the overly smooth type, either. Anybody who's seen the now-famous shots of him with clenched fists during the Alabama game should take comfort in the fact that religion hasn't compromised his ability to shout and snarl. I'll admit some ambivalence on the subject of proselytizing players. I don't think God has much of an opinion on Texas-Ohio State or Florida-Oklahoma. Just the same, I'm obliged to commend Tebow for his missionary work. While other kids were playing video games, he was busting his ass in the Philippines.

From this account, I conclude that Percy Harvin wasn't the fastest player on the field until Tebow made him believe he was fast.  At that point, Harvin's forty time magically (or miraculously) improved to sub 4.4.  Certainly the Gators O and D lines were not talented, fundamentally-sound, well-coached, physical, aggressive collections of atheletes.  Rather, they were average NCAA no-names who were lucky enough to have precious seats in Congregation Tebow; and oh how his light doth shine!  How about those bobbled passes by Oklahoma receivers that lead to turnovers and failed conversions for the Sooners?  It had nothing to do with oustanding play from UF defensive backs.  It was all Tebow.  Bradford and OU knew that Tebow is righteous, and consequently, they had little faith in their own righteousness.  Why convert the first down and stand in the way of destiny?

Unfortunately, the embarrassing lovefest is not contained within the mere confines of Fox and Fox Sports.  At last year's Heisman ceremony, Herbstreit and Corso went on and on, asking who across the country wouldn't want to have a son just like Tim.  ESPN's game coverage was, at times, just as gushing as Fox's.

Tebow is outstanding -- one of the best players this decade.  America, you can take a seat in the church pew, and even sing a few hymns .. but don't lose your grip on reality.  At the end of the service, get in your car, go home, and resume thinking for yourself.