Johnny Football

[STLDomer]

Maybe he thinks JF is a bitch too and that's why he retweeted it....

Edit: wow didn't know I "bitch" would pass the sensors....

or he understands where Johnny is coming from....

 

[phork]

or he understands where Johnny is coming from....

Why, SouthBend isn't party and club central?

 

[stlnd01]

I wouldn't be surprised if winning the Heisman trophy as a sophomore (or redshirt freshman or whatever) will wind being an anchor around this kid's neck for the rest of his career. No place to go but down.
Will be very interesting to see how this season goes for him.

 

[NDinL.A.]

or he understands where Johnny is coming from....

Or nobody understands why he tweeted it, so nobody knows what that makes Nix.

 

[FLDomer]

Or nobody understands why he tweeted it, so nobody knows what that makes Nix.

Haha, I agree with Hollywood here, who knows...

Also, it didn't take this tweet to make make me think JF was a dbag, the whole keep your nose clean we will get you a car by his parents, the countless photos of douchebaggery, the online class and the over all sense of arrogance that led to my feelings towards him.

 

[Grahambo]

or he understands where Johnny is coming from....

 

[IrishSteelhead]

So Roy Hibbert gets raked over the coals for saying "no homo," and nobody is offended JF called a guy a f-ggot? I thought that was the new 'n' word in terms if people getting angry?

 

[Rack Em]

Also, it didn't take this tweet to make make me think JF was a dbag, the whole keep your nose clean we will get you a car by his parents, the countless photos of douchebaggery, the online class and the over all sense of arrogance that led to my feelings towards him.

So Roy Hibbert gets raked over the coals for saying "no homo," and nobody is offended JF called a guy a f-ggot? I thought that was the new 'n' word in terms if people getting angry?

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Haha, I agree with Hollywood here, who knows...

Also, it didn't take this tweet to make make me think JF was a dbag, the whole keep your nose clean we will get you a car by his parents, the countless photos of douchebaggery, the online class and the over all sense of arrogance that led to my feelings towards him.

Same here.

 

[NDWorld247]

I believe Johnny Manziel is beyond his years when it comes to painting a positive picture of himself during media interviews. In a similar way to Reggie Bush, JM is a much different person when the cameras and tape recorders are pointed in his face vs. away from the spotlight.

I am going to stop short of calling him a d-bag, but I will share this story to give you an idea of his personality vs. an elite NFL quarterback prospect.

During Heisman weekend, the winner stays in NYC until Tuesday morning. There is a private dinner on Sunday night and a big black-tie gala on Monday evening to officially award the winner his trophy. After the black-tie dinner, there is a private after party for the winner and all of the past winners in the hotel.

In 2011, when RG3 won the trophy, he skipped the after party and instead worked out in the hotel gym from midnight - 1am and then went to bed. Everyone spent the night talking about what an awesome, polite, classy young man RG3 is.

In 2012, when JM won the trophy, he skipped the after party and instead asked his parents to deliver as much free alcohol as they could get their hands on to his suite where he hosted his own after party with friends. When asked why JM wasn't coming to the after party his parents said, and I quote, "Johnny wants to get shitfaced and doesn't want anyone snapping pictures of him". Everyone spent the night talking about what a d-bag and pain in the *** he and his family were the entire weekend.

Now, I am not chastising JM for underage drinking. We have all been there. But I have seen college athletes get swallowed by the instant fame the game sometime brings and quickly forget what got them there, and believe wholeheartedly JM is heading down that path.

 

[NDinMich]

I believe Johnny Manziel is beyond his years when it comes to painting a positive picture of himself during media interviews. In a similar way to Reggie Bush, JM is a much different person when the cameras and tape recorders are pointed in his face vs. away from the spotlight.

I am going to stop short of calling him a d-bag, but I will share this story to give you an idea of his personality vs. an elite NFL quarterback prospect.

During Heisman weekend, the winner stays in NYC until Tuesday morning. There is a private dinner on Sunday night and a big black-tie gala on Monday evening to officially award the winner his trophy. After the black-tie dinner, there is a private after party for the winner and all of the past winners in the hotel.

In 2011, when RG3 won the trophy, he skipped the after party and instead worked out in the hotel gym from midnight - 1am and then went to bed. Everyone spent the night talking about what an awesome, polite, classy young man RG3 is.

In 2012, when JM won the trophy, he skipped the after party and instead asked his parents to deliver as much free alcohol as they could get their hands on to his suite where he hosted his own after party with friends. When asked why JM wasn't coming to the after party his parents said, and I quote, "Johnny wants to get shitfaced and doesn't want anyone snapping pictures of him". Everyone spent the night talking about what a d-bag and pain in the *** he and his family were the entire weekend.

Now, I am not chastising JM for underage drinking. We have all been there. But I have seen college athletes get swallowed by the instant fame the game sometime brings and quickly forget what got them there, and believe wholeheartedly JM is heading down that path.

His parents said this? Really?

 

[NDWorld247]

His parents said this? Really?

Quote, unquote.

 

[vmgsf]

Reps NDWorld247. Q.E.D. "Quad erat demonstrandum."

You can put lipstick, eye liner, fake eyelashes, mascara and sexy bra, and lace panties on a pig - but it is still a pig.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Heisman winner. National star. Courtside games. Casinos. All the girls he can handle. All online classes. Yeah...poor kid needs a break.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Manziel's petulant tweet was apparently over a parking ticket:

COLLEGE STATION – The Tweet heard ’round the college football world was much ado about something minor, but one more example of how the most scrutinized college athlete in the nation has followers dissecting his every word.

Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel’s frustrated Twitter post at 1:38 a.m. Sunday morning claiming it’s “(expletive) like tonight is a reason why I can’t wait to leave college station … whenever it may be,” was over a parking ticket, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, had been fishing in Port Aransas on Saturday and was still on the coast when he talked over the phone to an officer, who wrote him a ticket for being parked the wrong way in front of his house and for his windows being tinted too dark (his vehicle was in College Station while he was with friends in Port Aransas), according to the insider. Manziel tweeted out his frustrations in dealing with the matter, quickly removed the post, followed with a tweet that he loved A&M but for people to please walk in a day in his shoes.

Yes, before you judge him, walk a day in his shoes-- Heisman trophy, supermodel girlfriend, adulation of millions, and a soon-to-be 1st round draft pick/ multimillionaire.

A&M nearly didn’t have a Heisman winner on its hands to fret over this past season, either, after he nearly transferred last summer, according to the insider and first reported by the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday evening.

Manziel was arrested in the Northgate bar district last June for fighting, failing to identify himself and possessing two fake IDs, and as a result the university arbitrarily suspended him for the football season, according to multiple insiders.

Manziel was preparing to transfer to a junior college to play immediately when the suspension was overturned on appeal midway through training camp – and the next day he was named the starting quarterback over Jameill Showers, who intends to play at UTEP this fall.

Multiple insiders said the athletic department had nothing to do with Manziel’s suspension – a suspension overturned by the dean of student life. A “status of compliance” hearing is set for July 15 concerning the arrest.

As everyone knows by now, including his more than 370,000 followers on Twitter, Manziel went on to star for the 11-2 Aggies during their first season in the Southeastern Conference.

What a coincidence!

As an aside, does anyone else remember how obnoxious the A&M fans were who came here to rip on Manti's Heisman campaign last year?

 

[phork]

Maybe Manti should have beat someone up or killed someone... That might have sealed it.

 

[ACamp1900]

Manziel's petulant tweet was apparently over a parking ticket:



Yes, before you judge him, walk a day in his shoes-- Heisman trophy, supermodel girlfriend, adulation of millions, and a soon-to-be 1st round draft pick/ multimillionaire.



What a coincidence!

As an aside, does anyone else remember how obnoxious the A&M fans were who came here to rip on Manti's Heisman campaign last year?

I completely agree with every point... My wife and brother in law went to OU and my brother in law teaches there now and works with the football program at times... he has said for years A&M fans are the worst... I never really bought in until last year.

Also, I am coming to understand how people hated all over Tebow when he had it going... (not comparing them on anything other than the seeming, bigger than the sport thing and the hate/love parades, other than that they are quite different imo) I never understood how you could hate on a guy that much in college... well,... yeah, I am coming to loathe this kid, and really can't wait to see him fall this season...

is that wrong??

 

[Grahambo]

Not really worried. He will get trampled in the NFL. Nothing about him is special. Never has been and never was. With that type of attitude, good luck in the Show.

 

[ACamp1900]

I wouldn't be surprised if he plays ten or so more college games and is never heard from again... except in cautionary retrospective docs similar to The Marinovich Project or Best That Never Was...

I honestly think it's a matter of time before he says or does something REAL stupid (yeah, I know, I mean REAL stupid) and his world implodes.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Not really worried. He will get trampled in the NFL. Nothing about him is special. Never has been and never was. With that type of attitude, good luck in the Show.

I look forward to the Te'o v. Manziel comparisons once they're both in the pros.

 

[ACamp1900]

I look forward to the Te'o v. Manziel comparisons once they're both in the pros.

Over/Under on meaningful snaps taken by JM in the NFL???...

Whatever you come up with, I think I'll take the under.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

One. Will you take that?

 

[irishog77]

I fear dude will be the next media version of Tebow, the Miami Heat, or the random gay pro athlete once he is drafted-- THEY will love the story and will go on and on and on and on and on about him. Even though the public won't really care.

 

[ACamp1900]

One. Will you take that?

I would heavily consider it...

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

I fear dude will be the next media version of Tebow, the Miami Heat, or the random gay pro athlete once he is drafted-- THEY will love the story and will go on and on and on and on and on about him. Even though the public won't really care.

And then the uncaring public spends all its time talking about how much they hate hearing about the topic but nevertheless continue talking about it....

 

[Grahambo]

I look forward to the Te'o v. Manziel comparisons once they're both in the pros.

Te'o. Easily.

JM was lucky in not only a downer for Heisman candidates but the 'Bama game. Break down his numbers and there's nothing about them that stand out. He doesn't have freakish talent like Mike Vick, he doesn't have much of an arm, he's already a head case, and there are quite a few other QBs that will make better pro's then him.

 

[alohagoirish]

I don't think he or the aggies will have a similar type season this year--just my hunch---lots of SEC teams will have special plans this time around for MR FOOT.

Withholding judgment on his behavior I do think he will be a little small to have a big impact in the NFL--that's assuming his collegiate career is strong enough to get him there!

 

[NDinL.A.]

Not really worried. He will get trampled in the NFL. Nothing about him is special. Never has been and never was. With that type of attitude, good luck in the Show.

Sorry bro, but completely disagree with you on this one. I don't know how good of a pro he will be, but to say he isn't special is just flat out wrong. On the football field, the kid was absolutely dynamite this past season. I was skeptical at first, but the Bama game proved me wrong...running, passing, and making big plays against a damn good defense. To beat Bama on the road, as a redshirt freshman? Unreal.

And then the bowl game against Oklahoma...he was friggin' amazing. Couldn't do anything wrong. I don't care how bad Oklahoma was, he made them look like 5th graders.

Now, personally, I can't stand him; I think he's been a whiny, spoiled little douche this off-season and he deserves a giant piece of humble pie. But to say he isn't special...I won't go that far. Kid can ball, and he took a middling Big 12 team and helped turn them into a top 5 team.

 

[ACamp1900]

agree

and let's be real.... OU might have played poorly in the second half (maybe)... but they are a damn fine program/team...

 

[Grahambo]

Sorry bro, but completely disagree with you on this one. I don't know how good of a pro he will be, but to say he isn't special is just flat out wrong. On the football field, the kid was absolutely dynamite this past season. I was skeptical at first, but the Bama game proved me wrong...running, passing, and making big plays against a damn good defense. To beat Bama on the road, as a redshirt freshman? Unreal.

And then the bowl game against Oklahoma...he was friggin' amazing. Couldn't do anything wrong. I don't care how bad Oklahoma was, he made them look like 5th graders.

Now, personally, I can't stand him; I think he's been a whiny, spoiled little douche this off-season and he deserves a giant piece of humble pie. But to say he isn't special...I won't go that far. Kid can ball, and he took a middling Big 12 team and helped turn them into a top 5 team.

No problem with the disagreement but to me he is a product of a Kevin Sumlin offense. He had a very good year but in terms of his abilities, they don't blow me away. I'm sure I come off as a hater but I don't really care. I broke down his statistics and just not as sold as others.