Johnny Football

[STLDomer]

Yeah my #1 want this year besides a ND BCS bowl is just for Bama not to win the championship.

Who do u want to and/or think will win then? I'd rather Bama then pretty much all of the other expected contenders, especially OSU

 

[NDWorld247]

I'd rather Bama then pretty much all of the other expected contenders, especially OSU

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ETShkg-65fY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[STLDomer]

My reasoning:

Don't want any SEC team but if it has to be one, Alabama. So that eliminates UF, UGA, A&M, LSU

Not OSU

Wouldn't mind seeing Stanford but that means they beat us in the last game of the year.

Don't know enough about Oregon's D this year but I guess wouldn't mind them either.

Don't expect a Big 12 or ACC team to seriously challenge.

 

[NDWorld247]

My reasoning:

Don't want any SEC team but if it has to be one, Alabama. So that eliminates UF, UGA, A&M, LSU

Not OSU

Wouldn't mind seeing Stanford but that means they beat us in the last game of the year.

Don't know enough about Oregon's D this year but I guess wouldn't mind them either.

Don't expect a Big 12 or ACC team to seriously challenge.

My view:

I'd rather any SEC East team over Alabama. I guess I'd rather see Alabama than A&M and LSU just from an entertainment standpoint (or a crack at revenge?). I will admit, as much as I would hate seeing them there and hearing about it for a month leading up to it, and potentially the entire offseason, it would be entertaining if they played in the game.

Definitely not OSU. I don't think they go undefeated though.

Agree on Stanford.

Of all non-SEC teams and ND, Oregon would be my #1 want.

I wouldn't sleep on FSU. I'm super high on Winston. But, FSU will likely throw up on themselves at some point in the season and blow it. So, you're probably right there. Big 12 will beat each other up, so, right again.

Louisville! Does an undefeated Louisville team get in over a one-loss SEC champion?? That could end up being the million dollar question this season.

The only way I'll be rooting for Alabama to make it to the NCG is if it'll be a rematch with ND. I'll go back to smoking my pipe now. Discuss amongst yourselves.

 

[STLDomer]

I don't want any SEC team to win besides Bama because that would further the idea they have in their minds of SEC > Everybody else.

I don't think an undefeated Louisville gets in unfortunately. They are legit good but their schedule is so weak

 

[NDWorld247]

I don't want any SEC team to win besides Bama because that would further the idea they have in their minds of SEC > Everybody else.

I don't think an undefeated Louisville gets in unfortunately. They are legit good but their schedule is so weak

But wouldn't a non-Bama SEC team in the title game increase the chances of this SEC streak ending? I think it's probably inevitable at least one gets in, so I'd rather it be one that isn't as battle tested as the Tide. Which brings me to my next question...

I generally agree about Louisville, but what about a situation where Oregon (or OSU or ND or Stanford, etc) goes undefeated and the decision is between an undefeated Louisville and a one-loss SEC Champion Florida? How could the voters ignore the Sugar Bowl last year and put UF in?

 

[NDPhilly]

Oregon's offense will be maybe the most dominant it's ever been with Mariota, Thomas, Tyner, Huff, Marshall, and Lyerla. There DL will be good to great depending on how Deforest Buckner and Arik Armstead develop. There linebackers are a big question mark because they lost Kiko Alonso, Michael Clay, and Dion Jordan but they return all of there starting DBs.

There toughest games are @UDub, UCLA, and @Stanford. I like them a lot more than Stanford this year and could easily see them goin undefeated. I do think, sadly, Bama is the best team in the country, atleast that's how it looks right now.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Johnny Manziel's OFFICIAL Apology Statement Template - SportsPickle | SportsPickle

 

[ACamp1900]

Johnny Manziel's OFFICIAL Apology Statement Template - SportsPickle | SportsPickle

LMAO!

Just taking random samples...


To whom it may concern:

I just wanted to take a moment to address the recent incident involving the dead hooker. I am not perfect. And I have maybe made some mistakes. I am just trying to enjoy my life. Hopefully everyone can stop being so jealous. I have spoken with Coach Sumlin and we both agreed that she looked 18. In conclusion go f__k yourselves. I’m Johnny Football.

Sincerely,

Johnny Manziel

 

[greyhammer90]

I hope Johnny has enjoyed his summer of partying and back-patting...

Fall is coming

 

[Bishop2b5]

I love how people try to stand up for him and say that he's only 20! Hes only a kid! Let him do kid things! Etc..etc..etc.

This is 2013 and he won the Heisman Trophy..you have to adjust accordingly to your new found fame and act accordingly. You won an extremely prestigious award. You need to act better then a 20 year old. If you wanted to be a regular 20 year old then you shouldn't be playing D1 football. You gave that up long ago so quit acting like an entitled little bitch, get your **** together, and grow the **** up.

That's what needs to happen.

That's just about it exactly. He's a spoiled immature punk who needs to grow up fast and realize that he doesn't get to act like a normal 20-year-old given his position as a Heisman winner and qb of a major program. He must be driving Sumlin nuts.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Great article.

Heisman winner Johnny Manziel's celebrity could derail the Texas Aggies season - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN

NO WAY this kid is at A&M after this year.

 

[ACamp1900]

Where is he going to go? the League??? I don't see it.

 

[ulukinatme]

Some more from his father:

 

[woolybug25]

Where is he going to go? the League??? I don't see it.

I don't get that either. His parents, the school and the fans all uninamously agree that he's gone after this season. Where to exactly? He better hopes that he repeats a Heisman (extremely unlikely), otherwise he will be a player that has declined, is short and comes with significant baggage.

Don't see a lot of guys like that getting drafted high.

 

[ACamp1900]

This is starting to feel like that South Park Episode about "Harvest" where the whole world is waiting for Brittney Spears to die some tabloid death.... this is almost like the football version.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

He simply can't survive in the environment. He will try and get drafted sure and someone will draft him in a late round but he will likely flame out. You can obviously see the tension between the family and the school in the article. Kid is on the edge of a cliff.

 

[Rack Em]

Just when I thought he was the biggest douche in the universe, I read this in GITF's article. He really sets the bar for being a douche.

His personal assistant, high school buddy Nate Finch, known to all as Uncle Nate, called a visiting reporter to explain.

 

[NDWorld247]

Just when I thought he was the biggest douche in the universe, I read this in GITF's article. He really sets the bar for being a douche.

The fact his buddy dropped out of school to be his personal assistant was the most shocking takeaway from the article. The rift between the Manziel's and the school was pretty surprising as well.

 

[Rack Em]

The fact his buddy dropped out of school to be his personal assistant was the most shocking takeaway from the article. The rift between the Manziel's and the school was pretty surprising as well.

Very interesting. It was a really good article. But it hasn't changed my opinion of him an ounce. If anything, learning more about him makes me like him even less.

 

[NDWorld247]

Very interesting. It was a really good article. But it hasn't changed my opinion of him an ounce. If anything, learning more about him makes me like him even less.

Agreed. I can't imagine the Manziel's are happy with the reporter after giving him that kind of access. It definitely wasn't a positive piece for them.

 

[Rack Em]

Agreed. I can't imagine the Manziel's are happy with the reporter after giving him that kind of access. It definitely wasn't a positive piece for them.

How do you spin them into a positive light?

They're rich and upset that the little monster they created isn't getting royalties from TAMU, the institution giving him a free education.

 

[woolybug25]

Agreed. I can't imagine the Manziel's are happy with the reporter after giving him that kind of access. It definitely wasn't a positive piece for them.

Not to mention how much it points out his regular drinking.

That's one point I just simply haven't gotten over. This kid is 20 years old and has been openly drinking and going to bars since he got to College Station. But everyone just keeps ignoring it and saying "he's just being a kid". Last time I check, other kids get in trouble for underage drinking.

Not saying that kids don't drink in college, just that most of them have the decency to hide it if they are a high profile athlete. But Manziel, he flaunts it.

 

[phork]

If I was a cop I would just follow him around and bang him with citation after citation...

 

[peoriairish]

If I was a cop I would just follow him around and bang him with citation after citation...

If only they knew what his car looked like....

 

[pkt77242]

If I was a cop I would just follow him around and bang him with citation after citation...

You would like to bang him.

 

[Rack Em]

If only they knew what his car looked like....

Read the ESPN article. The College Station police DO know what his car looks like and where he lives.

 

[irishff1014]

Another SEC joke. He knows what he is doing and right from wrong. However still makes stupid decisions. But he is just a kid last time I checked 20 wasn't a kid anymore.

 

[peoriairish]

Read the ESPN article. The College Station police DO know what his car looks like and where he lives.

You mean the Benz?

I know... I'm part of the I'mtoogoodforitalics crew

It really was an excellent article. Makes you feel a little bad for the kid. He has some serious issues. I for one know that if my kid were chucking golf clubs all over the golf course, we would be going home immediately and he'd lose some privileges. You have to punish that sort of behavior.

He's still a dooshnozzle and needs to get pummeled into the ground.

 

[NDdomer2]

haha best part "How'd that get out?" he asks. "Less than 50 people know that."

he hired someone more stupid than himself.

where I'm from if 50 people knew that meant the whole town had heard.