{"id":383035,"date":"2021-12-17T21:45:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tim-tebow-curiously-absent-from-first-take-after-urban-meyer-firing\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T21:45:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:45:55","slug":"tim-tebow-curiously-absent-from-first-take-after-urban-meyer-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tim-tebow-curiously-absent-from-first-take-after-urban-meyer-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tim Tebow curiously absent from \u2018First Take\u2019 after Urban Meyer firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tim Tebow curiously absent from \u2018First Take\u2019 after Urban Meyer firing<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you tuned into \u201cFirst Take\u201d for Tim Tebow\u2019s regular <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on Friday hoping to see him discuss the firing of Urban Meyer, you wound up being disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Molly Qerim, host of the show, got in front of the story of Tebow\u2019s conspicuous absence, saying, \u201cHe did not take today off. He was never scheduled to be on our show on Friday because of the college football schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This raises major eyebrows, considering on Thursday\u2019s show, Qerim said, \u201cTim Tebow is with us here tomorrow on \u2018First Take\u2019, and [I\u2019m] really looking forward to hearing his thoughts on his former coach as well. I know they have a really close relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of Meyer, who was Tebow\u2019s college coach at Florida and tried to make Tebow work as a tight end in Jacksonville in training camp this past summer, it is bizarre that Tebow would not have been scheduled for Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Bowl season, which ESPN dominates, kicked off at noon on Friday with the Bahamas Bowl between Middle Tennessee and Toledo. The ESPN family of networks is airing 15 bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s between now and next Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-10.56.44-AM.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Tim Tebow was conspicuously absent from ESPN's &quot;First Take&quot; the Friday after Urban Meyer was fired by the Jaguars.\" class=\"wp-image-20527537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-10.56.44-AM.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-10.56.44-AM.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tim Tebow was conspicuously absent from ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take\u201d the Friday after Urban Meyer was fired by the Jaguars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTim Tebow was not scheduled to be on First Take today and he currently does not have another scheduled appearance on the show until Monday, Jan. 10, ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship,\u201d ESPN said in a statement. \u201cAs a result of miscommunication internally, we mistakenly said he was supposed to appear this Friday.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Why would this be a spot where the biggest college football contributor to \u201cFirst Take\u201d is off? Tebow was on the show last Friday, when the only relevant college football game in the ensuing weekend was Army-Navy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-109796790.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer in 2011.\" class=\"wp-image-20527588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-109796790.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-109796790.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-109796790.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-109796790.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer in 2011.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To be fair, Tebow has not shied away from previous controversies involving Meyer previously this season. <\/p>\n<p>In October, the Jaguars were 0-4 and entering the bye week. Meyer skipped the team flight back from Ohio to Jacksonville, getting permission from the organization because he said he had a wedding to attend that weekend. Soon thereafter, video emerged of Meyer canoodling with a blonde woman, who was not his wife, at a bar in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>Tebow called the situation \u201cheartbreaking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very disappointing, frustrating and honestly heartbreaking situation,\u201d Tebow said. \u201cWhen I first saw and heard what was happening, my heart was hurting for [Meyer\u2019s wife] Miss Shelley\u2026 Coach shared with me that it was one of the hardest times of his life. And he apologized, but he didn\u2019t need to apologize to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know this weighs so heavy on his heart and he is hurting. I do think for some of the guys he will have to earn back their trust and respect. I think he really wants to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimTebow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimTebow<\/a> shares the advice he gave Urban Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I first saw and heard about what happened, my heart was hurting for Miss Shelley. \u2026 Coach shared with me that [this has been] one of the hardest times of his life.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rqn9q5vH8L\">pic.twitter.com\/Rqn9q5vH8L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1446511659007324164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It would have been very interesting for ESPN viewers to get Tebow\u2019s latest perspective on Meyer, given that he did not ultimately succeed in winning back the respect and trust of the Jaguars players and organization. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, things only snowballed for the team, which is 2-11. There were leaks about Meyer berating assistant coaches, calling them losers and threatening to fire them. Former Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo accused Meyer of kicking him during practice in August. Meyer denied Lambo\u2019s characterization of the events. <\/p>\n<p>Tebow would have been between a rock and a hard place addressing the breadth of these stories, and it\u2019s a solid bet the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public would not be very receptive to what he has to say. However, even if he wasn\u2019t scheduled to appear on the show today, wouldn\u2019t this have been a highly relevant circumstance to make time for it?\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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