TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Jul 29, 2013 7:01pm
vball10set;1479887 wrote:Message boards, Twitter, Facebook, maybe not so much, but Texas A&M sure gives a shit what the media says about him, you can bet your ass on that.
Maybe...but this is the most attention they have ever gotten. I bet alumni donations are through the roof. He is the best thing that has happened to that school in years. They didn't bitch about cashing the Cotton Bowl check last year.
I doubt he cares much about what TAMU thinks either. He is gone to the NFL after this year if he has a season similar to last year.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Jul 29, 2013 7:16pm
Yeah the only thing it seems A&M told him not to do was break NCAA rules.wildcats20;1479893 wrote:Do they though? They haven't stepped in and done anything yet...
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jul 29, 2013 8:27pm
I hear that.TBone14;1479894 wrote: I doubt he cares much about what TAMU thinks either. He is gone to the NFL after this year if he has a season similar to last year.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jul 30, 2013 11:30am
SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 8m “He ate Skittles, drank beer and won the Heisman.” - Johnny Manziel’s father Paul, to @ESPNMag, on his son's historic freshman season.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Jul 30, 2013 12:01pm
Manzier's old man must be a genius.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 30, 2013 12:05pm
Apparently he is a very wealthy guy, doesn't make him a genius. Or a good father. My aTm friends are absolutely sick of the whole situation. I see Sumlin reeling in the whole group very shortly.Tiernan;1480305 wrote:Manzier's old man must be a genius.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jul 30, 2013 12:20pm
I'm sure he will, but he has something a little more serious to deal with right now...RIP, young man.Manhattan Buckeye;1480306 wrote: I see Sumlin reeling in the whole group very shortly.
http://www.toledoblade.com/sports/2013/07/30/Texas-A-M-lineman-Polo-Manukainiu-dies-in-crash.html
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Jul 30, 2013 12:55pm
You missed my point...to say what he did to ESPN Mag makes him an idiot.Manhattan Buckeye;1480306 wrote:Apparently he is a very wealthy guy, doesn't make him a genius.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 30, 2013 1:08pm
I got your point just fine - hence my post that he most certainly isn't a genius. The Manziel 3-ring circus makes the entire family look like idiots. And there is no way in hell this guy is even close to NFL ready.Tiernan;1480325 wrote:You missed my point...to say what he did to ESPN Mag makes him an idiot.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Jul 30, 2013 2:37pm
Manziel's upcoming season is likely going to be a complete train wreck. As has been said on this thread, defenses won't be caught offguard by him. That and the fact that he's apparantly not taking football serious these days. If this is in fact how it goes down, I predict he will become increasingly frustrated with media questins about said letdown. It will all culminate in a Ryan Leaf-esque meltdown in the locker room after a tought A&M loss. (i.e. "DON'T TALK TO ME ALRIGHT!!!! JUST CUT IT OUT!!!!")
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jul 30, 2013 6:46pm
uh oh...http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9521439/heisman-winner-johnny-manziel-celebrity-derail-texas-aggies-season-espn-magazine
Both his parents believe he won't return for another season in College Station, and until he leaves, they can give love and support and pray that Johnny Football doesn't completely devour Johnathan Manziel.
"Yeah," Paul Manziel says one evening, driving in his car, "it could come unraveled. And when it does, it's gonna be bad. Real bad."
He imagines a late-night call, and the cable news ticker, and the next morning's headlines.
"It's one night away from the phone ringing," he says, "and he's in jail. And you know what he's gonna say? 'It's better than all the pressure I've been under. This is better than that.'"
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jul 30, 2013 6:56pm
his parents are POS.vball10set;1480481 wrote:uh oh...http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9521439/heisman-winner-johnny-manziel-celebrity-derail-texas-aggies-season-espn-magazine
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Jul 30, 2013 8:08pm
Can you imagine what it woulda been like sitting next to these rich pricks back when this dillweed was playing HS football in Bugtussle TX?
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jul 30, 2013 8:15pm
Yea, the Manziel's are basically making this a "Poor Johnny" story, blaming all of this on the Heisman Trophy.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 31, 2013 4:58am
His Dad does seem like the main problem...a rich oil industry inheritance that never had to work and it is rubbing off on his son. Back to the point, I know a LOT of people in Texas, and many UT and aTm grads and business people in Dallas and Houston. I have yet to hear one positive thing about JM. Most of it is more sympathetic, he isn't just immature for a 19 year old, he's immature for a 14 year old.Pick6;1480484 wrote:his parents are POS.
I'm glad OSU doesn't have to deal with this.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Jul 31, 2013 7:24am
Manhattan Buckeye;1480645 wrote:His Dad does seem like the main problem...a rich oil industry inheritance that never had to work and it is rubbing off on his son. Back to the point, I know a LOT of people in Texas, and many UT and aTm grads and business people in Dallas and Houston. I have yet to hear one positive thing about JM. Most of it is more sympathetic, he isn't just immature for a 19 year old, he's immature for a 14 year old.
I'm glad OSU doesn't have to deal with this.
How long has it been since you were in college? Manziel acts like dumb college frat boy. There are thousands of kids just like him all over the country. The only difference is that they didnt win the Heisman. Manziel needs to grow up, but let's not pretend like this behavior is unique to only him
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 31, 2013 7:30am
I was a dumb college frat boy. This guy is a dumb rich kid that frat boys at his own college hate. That's the difference.
He's a disaster waiting to happen. It isn't just a case of pure immaturity, it is a case of exceptional immaturity.
He's a disaster waiting to happen. It isn't just a case of pure immaturity, it is a case of exceptional immaturity.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jul 31, 2013 10:30am
I honestly don't think he acts a whole lot different than many other 20yo college sophomores. The question is whether he should act differently. He took college football by surprise last season, and as many have said, it's going to be a lot more difficult this season. You just know that if this season is any more mediocre, everyone (read as: ESPN) is going to be waiting to say "Well he should have been practicing instead of partying!!..." and that will certainly become annoying quickly. He does act like a dbag on Twitter, though.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jul 31, 2013 10:35am
I don't care about all the stupid "frat boy" stuff he does, but when you are invited by the Mannings to work at their camp, then refuse to fulfill your obligation, I have a big problem with that. You can be a dumb college kid and still be responsible when the time calls for it.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jul 31, 2013 10:44am
I agree, and I believe the responsibility gene is fostered at home. The kid has led an entitled life, and it's coming back to bite him in the ass. Crash...and...burn.se-alum;1480704 wrote:I don't care about all the stupid "frat boy" stuff he does, but when you are invited by the Mannings to work at their camp, then refuse to fulfill your obligation, I have a big problem with that. You can be a dumb college kid and still be responsible when the time calls for it.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jul 31, 2013 12:02pm
The behavior is unique to him because he is in a unique situation. He isnt "your average college frat boy" by his choice, and he needs to stop acting like it. How many previous Heisman winners have acted this way?jordo212000;1480652 wrote:How long has it been since you were in college? Manziel acts like dumb college frat boy. There are thousands of kids just like him all over the country. The only difference is that they didnt win the Heisman. Manziel needs to grow up, but let's not pretend like this behavior is unique to only him
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Jul 31, 2013 12:13pm
Oh wise sage, you know current frat boys at A&M????Manhattan Buckeye;1480656 wrote:This guy is a dumb rich kid that frat boys at his own college hate. .
I've heard it all now from MB
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 31, 2013 12:55pm
No, I know donors. And they are sick of JM's and his family's antics.
That isn't a controversial opinion. The guy is a douchebag - and I don't want to rub it in to a young player that is incredibly immature. As much as I dislike ESPN the Magazine they wouldn't release a story like this unless they had much more to go on, and my sources certainly have much more from his high school years.
That isn't a controversial opinion. The guy is a douchebag - and I don't want to rub it in to a young player that is incredibly immature. As much as I dislike ESPN the Magazine they wouldn't release a story like this unless they had much more to go on, and my sources certainly have much more from his high school years.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Jul 31, 2013 1:06pm
No sh*t older and affluent people are sick of his frat boy antics...Manhattan Buckeye;1480762 wrote:No, I know donors. And they are sick of JM's and his family's antics.
But you said frat boys at his own college hate him, and while I have no idea if that's true or not, I know that you certainly have no idea.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jul 31, 2013 1:08pm
Great point. Reps.se-alum;1480704 wrote:I don't care about all the stupid "frat boy" stuff he does, but when you are invited by the Mannings to work at their camp, then refuse to fulfill your obligation, I have a big problem with that. You can be a dumb college kid and still be responsible when the time calls for it.