Alabama players loooooooove talking about Florida players... or not.

Ian Rapoport By Ian Rapoport The Birmingham News
on December 01, 2008 at 3:31 PM, updated December 01, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Tim Tebow, striking a totally awesome pose
It's Monday, and I'm already starting to notice a trend. You know how Florida is awesome? And how its players are really fast? And how quarterback Tim Tebow performed circumcisions and is the man?

Alabama players, who have come together to go 12-0 and earn a No. 1 ranking in the regular season, don't really want to hear it. Quarterback John Parker Wilson was asked about Tebow today, and his answer was intentionally short. He didn't want to talk about it.

"(I have) never really talked to him and never really thought about that," Wilson said. "I mean, he's a good quarterback. He's a good player. He makes plays, and he gets his team ready to play."

Asked if he interacted with Tebow during his recruitment, Wilson said, "No." OK...

[Oh, if you want to hear from Florida players themselves, visit Doug Segrest's blog. He's chillin' in Gainesville.]

Wilson wasn't the only one. Returner Javier Arenas declined to answer a question about Gators returner Brandon James.

This isn't the first time UA players have bristled at hearing how awesome an opponent is. Remember this memorable clip?

I don't even think it's a thing about disrespecting Florida. It's just that they wouldn't mind a little respect of their own. It's bad enough that they're 10-point underdogs, a figure that could continue to grow. But they keep gettnig asked about the Gators speed.

Even coach Nick Saban pointed out, "We have plenty of team speed."

Wilson said as much: "I mean, everybody's fast. It's not that big a deal."

Defensive end Bobby Greenwood was asked if, as the experts think, the Crimson Tide won't be able to stop the SEC's top-rated rushing offense:

"That's what they say? We'll see about that," Greenwood said. "We haven't had a problem stopping the run all year. Why not this game too?"

Moral of the story: Call Florida invincible if you want, just don't ask the Crimson Tide players about it.