Call it the Tim Tebow factor.

Normally, the hotel lobby at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. during SEC Media Days is reserved for an overflow of Alabama fans hoping to get a glimpse (and an autograph) of whomever happens to be the Tide coach.

This year, it's different. And it's all because of Tebow.

Florida kicks off Media Days in about 30 minutes, and the lobby is filled with Florida fans hoping to get an autograph from Tebow (and maybe coach Urban Meyer, but it doesn't appear he's the big draw). Tebow is making his first Media Days appearance.

Emma King, whose family used to live in Gainesville, but now lives in Birmingham, turned 7 years old today. She and her mom, Michele, are in the lobby with a huge sign that reads: "ALL I WANT FOR MY BIRTHDAY IS TO MEET TIM TEBOW.''  According to her mom, she has a huge Tebow poster on her wall.

She's not alone. Hotel staff are trying to clear a pathway for hotel guests because so many Florida fans are clogging the lobby waiting for Tebow. A quick survey seems to indicate they are all Gator fans who live in Alabama and don't have much chance, if any at all, to see Tebow in person.

Meyer is taking it all in stride. When asked what he thought about the crush of fans waiting on Tebow, Meyer replied: "They're here for Tim?''