With 4 minutes remaining in the third quarter and Florida leading Kentucky 31-7, how important is it to score more points?

That has to be the question that Urban Meyer must be asking himself after Tim Tebow was carted off the field on Saturday.  Tebow was blasted by Kentucky defensive end Taylor Wyndham.  From the momentum of the hit, Tebow’s head hit a teammate’s leg.  Following this, Tebow was motionless for several minutes.  He was transported to the hospital where he’s expected to stay overnight.

Let's hope Tebow can bounce back from Saturday's setback.

Now, of course, we all knew that Florida’s lead was not in jeopardy.  In fact, after Tebow’s departure, the Gators outscored the Wildcats 10-0 for the remainder of the game – giving the contest a final score of 41-7. 

I’d like to believe that someone with Tebow’s character would certainly understand that there’s a time when he should be in the game…and a time when he should not.  Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to come out of the game with his head held high.

Also, there’s this concept of respect for your opponent.  But with NCAA football being the subjective beast that it is, any such respect has been tossed from the gameplan of coaches who habitually find themselves in the top bowl games.

Can we blame these types of decisions on the BCS computerized ranking system?  How much better would a couple more touchdowns have made Florida look in the computer’s eyes?

Who knows.  But I can tell you one thing…

It won’t really matter if Tebow’s not on the field…will it?