Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

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	Tim Tebow was the Heisman's first underclassman recipient.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Let's be clear here: Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is not getting soft.

But he did vow today that he plans on being smarter this season when it comes to taking too many hits. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner carried the ball 210 times last season, an astonishing number of carries for a quarterback.

"I'm always looking to change and get better," said Tebow, the first sophomore in history to win the Heisman Trophy. "I'm trying to be a better decision-maker, and that goes along with audibling and getting us in the right plays. But it's also making better decisions on the field when I'm running.

"Maybe it's not a good decision to hit somebody and fight for 2 more yards. Maybe I should just get down. I didn't say, 'Slide.' I said, 'Get down,' or maybe just step out of bounds. I might have 15 or 20 runs in the statistics, but maybe only get hit on those runs five times. That's what you've got to look at -- how many times I'm getting hit."

Tebow injured his shoulder prior to the Georgia game last season and didn't look to run as much in that game. He conceded he was never the same player after that, but refused to use it as an excuse.

"I wouldn't say I was 100 percent," he said, "but what player is 100 percent at the end of the SEC season?" Even the quarterbacks that don't run ... I'm sure they're not 100 percent."

It's obvious that Tebow and the entire Florida team are looking forward to the Georgia game, especially after the way the Bulldogs celebrated and danced in the Gators' end zone following the first touchdown last season.

Asked how many times he'd seen the tape of the Georgia players dancing in the end zone, Tebow shot back, "I've seen it enough ... enough."

Still, he doesn't see what happened last season as an insult.

"I see it as a positive," Tebow said. "That does nothing for us except get us more motivated, more excited and more juiced coming into this year. As far as Coach [Mark] Richt's decision, he got his team fired up. They changed their demeanor, and it really did probably change the rest of their season. That gave them that drive, a sense of passion. Good call, and it definitely got them fired up.

"But, hopefully, it will do the opposite this year."

Don't expect to see the Gators reciprocate if they score first this season. Tebow said Florida coach Urban Meyer would never allow the Gators to stage a pre-arranged celebration like that.

"We wouldn't do it playing for [Meyer], and we'd try to handle it a little differently," Tebow said.