What would happen if Broncos Country ever partnered with Gator Nation?
It has, and the answer is you would have the Tim Tebow Denver Broncos jersey.
I have documented very proudly how big the Broncos are, certainly the state religion for the hordes of orange-and-blue clad fanatics (and that’s a good word in this case) who have sold out 40 straight seasons (41 is coming up) and who have made us among the 10 most popular pro sports teams nationally, in one recent poll.
But there is another version of orange and blue out there, one with which our fans have some awareness if they follow college football, but it they REALLY follow the college game they know that simply and accurately put, there is nothing to match SEC football and the passion that many of their fans and alumni have for their university and team.
And among the most rabid, craziest of those fans reside the worldwide citizens of Gator Nation. And worldwide is an accurate term.
There is big, and then there is BIG. Gator Nation has adopted Broncos Country, and that’s a little like what happened in the industrialized world when the Berlin Wall came down and Germany was again unified. Big, big, big.
Tim Tebow’s new Denver Broncos #15 jersey is suddenly—suddenly in that it happened immediately and literally overnight since Thursday of last week—the most popular piece of apparel in the National Football League.
According to Bloomberg Business News, Tebow’s #15 has sold more than any rookie jersey since the league established NFLShop.com. Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was the previous record holder, but Joanna Hunter of the NFL PR office says that “It’s a pretty big difference between him (Tebow) and the next guy.”
In addition, since the moment he was selected by the Broncos Thursday night, about the time our website peaked with twice the previous high volume of hits (and it is already the biggest football website in the Rocky Mountain time zone), Tebow’s jersey has been the most popular jersey among all NFL players, including all veterans.
The league does not disclose specific sales figures, but the NFL online store was expanded to include online jersey sales in 2006.
While most fans are unaware of this, back a couple of weeks ago when word leaked out that Tebow would be visiting Broncos headquarters, a number of Gators fans, some in full Florida regalia, came out and very politely hung around for several hours at our back gate just to get a glimpse of him being driven into the facility.
On the day of his introductory press conference last Friday, the Florida Marlins were in Denver to begin a series against the Colorado Rockies, and the baseball writers came out to our facility with instructions from the papers not to go to the baseball game until they got the Tim Tebow press conference, regardless of how much time it took for them to get back to their regular jobs. They had their fingers crossed for a rainout, and in one of those rare instances when things play out just right, the weatherman cooperated and they got their wish.
The Broncos’ team store should receive its first shipment of Tebow replica jerseys today (the authentic jerseys take a little longer at the factory, and they should be here in about three weeks). The women’s fashion jerseys should be delivered sometime on Thursday, according to store manager Tim Kellond.
Remember, any store is at the mercy of the vendor and the freight company, regardless of what the product is.
But they are coming, and Broncos Country/Gator Nation can’t wait.
The Rocky Mountain Gator Club, this region’s local alumni association, typically hosts 300-plus Gator fans at a local LoDo restaurant for every football and men’s basketball game, a circus-like environment replete with school fight songs, inflatables and raffles. The Denver branch of the University of Florida jersey shop is getting ready to open for business.
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BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!
ATV, I would tend to believe that, if Klis said it was reported to be serious it probably is, repeat: BIG GIGANTIC BUMMER! Unfortunately, miracles with knees usually don’t happen overnight….
Im sooo getting a tebow #15 jersey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially at over 300 lbs,makes it harder to come back from,with a lot more weight on it than say a 200 lb guy,just saying.
Playing basketball with a body over 300 lbs, that should not be allowed as an off season activity by the Broncos, just saying. Not as stupid as the arm thru the TV set, but still right up there. Very disappointed if these reports are true.
50th comment YUSSSS!
Tragic,but even million dollar players have a life too,too bad it happened when we have so much potential on the Oline:THANKS McD for drafting the Olinemen,we will need them all.
325 lbs playing basketball !?!?!?!?
ATV…..It says on ESPN.COM that Clady will be out for 3 Months…….
That sounds better, I have a feeling we better wait for the official report on this site to know for sure, it could be a while….
Yeah I know it’s ridiculous,but sh*t happens,could very well ruin our season,remains to be seen how the young guys step up,but without Clady this season is up in the air…BUMMER.
Yeah Baylin you are right on that one,WHEEEEEW,almost had a stroke for nothing.
3 months would have him back by the end of July,sounds GOOD but we will wait and see,if it’s tore pretty bad he won’t be back in 3 months,I don’t think.
ESPN.COM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5143680
Either way, I bet you he never plays basketball again…
Shaq weighs 325. Will Tebow for sure have #15?
In a weird way this will be the best way for McD to get the message across to the rest of the players that they better think twice about their off the field activities.
Shaq KNOWS how to play basketball, LMAO…
He probably better wear 15, they are already selling the jerseys…
MANIAC…..Yes Tebow has #15 for sure, It’s already a done deal, case closed.
The post also reports we are maybe looking toward Flozell Adams,since Feneca signed with Cardinals.But if he is just out 3 months,why would we need a replacement,something don’t add up here???
Folks here generally hate the Cowboys, but I doubt they would have much of a problem with bringing Flozell Adams in.
Yeah be a shame to order a #15 jersey and get a Marshall jersey back,Baylin wouldn’t like that,LMAO.
It would end up right with my Cutler jersey…
I wouldn’t have a problem signing him for a year,if it will help the team.But make no mistake about it Adams ain’t what he once was,and would be a step down from Clady,but still a suitable replacement.
I can’t say where since this is a family oriented blog, LOL.
Well, 3 months sure sounds better than what I thought it was going to be, but we still don’t know for sure. I was thinking it was bad enough he’d miss some games. Hopefully he can be back by training camp, that would certainly make me feel MUCH better.
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
LMAO.
I still have my TD jersey but don’t wear it anymore,kinda wondering what jersey to buy next,thought about a DAWK jersey,but he won’t be around much longer,so maybe I wait and see how the new WR’s pan out.Maybe Cox pans out,but I don’t think I would like that on my back.LMAO
hahahahaha……….. No rear jersey instructions for you, LMAO………….
07elway,
amen to that,,i sure hope it will be around 3 months to take the field..:D..
That was funny,haven’t laughed that hard in a while.LOL
OC goes to pub to meet his wife,haha,I go to get away from mine HAHAHA.If she was there I’d go find a new one.LMAO..j/k
Poor guy.
ya i did the musical jersey thing for a while but it seemed like as soon as i bought a players jersey he would get traded. so i gave up the ghost and bought the authentic jersey with doubl zeros and MY name on it!
i know they cant get rid of me! lol
as for the clady thing… i dont wana be a downer but i work with a lot of doctors and one in particular that is also a broncos fan said season over! thats not my opinion thats just what i was told. and i think beadle is too short to play left tackle for us. if he was about 2 inches taller then ok but 6’3″???? think thats a tad undersized for a blind side tackle. IMO
Go Broncos
“THE BATTLE IS WON IN THE TRENCHES”
I wonder if Harris can play LT???
I don’t really think you can say a guy isn’t allowed to play basketball. I mean, he’s just having some fun. It would be like saying Lebron can’t play a backyard game of baseball just for the fun of it. Yeah, it’s unfortunate he got hurt, but you can’t bash him for having a bit of fun; maybe he was hanging out with some friends or family.
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/04/28/ryan-clady-injures-knee-may-be-serious/
http://broncoszone.blogspot.com/2010/04/ryan-clady-hurts-patella-tendon.html
Hope its not as bad as LeCharles Bentley.
GO BRONCOS!!!
I totally agree footballMANIAC — this could’ve happened to anyone, unfortunately it happened to one of our best players… make that one of our top 5 players on the team (that has actually played an NFL game). It was just a very unfortunate situation. And we can’t get on his case for having some fun like you mentioned… its not like he was out robbing banks “just for fun”. The dude is harmless – at least off the field he is. lol
He’ll get better in time. And our season is not over rayjr26. Clady will make it back they said in about 3-4 months. That’s a lot of practice to miss but he might be able to do some strengthening workouts by the time TC comes around in July. I’ll say it again and again, the season is NOT over. Why? Cause it hasn’t even started yet. We had a fantastic draft IMHO, and we should be excited about what is yet to come for this team and our new group of players. This is exciting stuff… don’t burst my bubble!! lol
Keep the faith Bronco Country….
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
if anybody was wondering who we could call the beast again in bronco nation.. Ur lookin at him. And he wears #15. Win Win in my book. I’ll definately be buying an authentic #15 broncos jersey. ABSOLUTELY
Tim Tebow has the best selling jersey out of all the rookies in the history of the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice.
CLady wont miss much. And since Flozell Adams is awfull and gets flagged on every play, we shouldnt sign him.
tebow= starting NFL QUARTER BACK
It acctually will help us in the long run. The young guys need the reps and we need good depth at Tackle. When Harris went down last season we were not ready at all. Also we now have almost a 0% chance of him getting hurt during minicamp when it is closer to the season. Trying to look on the bright side cause Clady is arguably the best player on the team.
TENNESSEE STILL BLOWS…….GO GATORS!!!!!!
TENNESSEE STILL BLOWS…GO GATORS!!!
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