Devin Gardner's doppleganger
So I've seen this guy on the sidelines a few times on TV wearing a headset, and I've thought "Wait a minute, why isn't Devin in uniform?" After seeing him on TV this past week with Devin obviously suited up, I decided to do some research, and shore 'nuff, Devin Gardner has a full-fledged doppleganger. His name is Roy Manning and he's listed on MGoBlue as an offensive graduate assistant coach. He played at UM from 2000-2004 and spent a few years in the NFL as a linebacker. See for yourselves:
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:51 PM ^
sorry not that simlar
October 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
When did Gardner grown his hair out?
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:16 PM ^
Wonder Showzen?
October 3rd, 2011 at 6:24 PM ^
hey look, its jackie chan!
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:52 PM ^
I don't see it.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
not even close broyo.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
I also just don't see it. Sorry.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
Two eyes... a nose... a mouth... two ears.. Yep. Spittin' image!
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
Different nose, different ears, different eyes, different skin tone... they are both black and have the same general shape of the head, but this isn't that close. Maybe they are both 6' 4ish and so they looks similar from a distance? I will give your gameday experience the benefit of the doubt, so I will avoid passing judgment on this one.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
But these pictures don't show it..
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
I don't know how the pictures show up to you, but on my screen they're huge. In the original post, they appear much smaller and at a higher resolution. And you're right, these pictures don't totally show it, but there are literally no close-up shots of Devin smiling and no close-up shots of Roy looking pissed.
Also, just to show that I'm not just a racist white man, I was watching the ND game with a minority friend, and they showed a shot of Roy, and we both looked at each other and said, "Why isn't Devin in uniform?"
Also, don't judge me for my looks.
October 3rd, 2011 at 6:03 PM ^
might want to just quit before this gets worse
October 3rd, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
Oh, well, if you know a minority...
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
don't see the resemblance
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
I mean, they're both black, so close enough?
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
Not even kinda close...
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
Ummmm, no.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:57 PM ^
"so you think all black people look alike?"
"no, i think all COMPUTERS look alike"
(season 8, episode 2)
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
Only similar in the "If you're racist all people of a certain color look the same" similar.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:58 PM ^
You don't have to be racist to think all black people look alike, it certainly helps, but is not entirely necessary.
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
fail again
October 3rd, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
Worst. Look-alike. Ever.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
...I have been thinking Sugar Ray Leonard was our backup quarterback...
/Seinfeld reference
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:09 PM ^
Is an excellent call...and makes me crave a McDowell's cheese burger for some reason...weird
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:10 PM ^
Now that is more like it... Devin Gadner in 40 years and a few extra pounds. Like looking into a Time-Machine-Mirror.
Except he'll have on 3 Big 10 Championship rings and a National Championship ring in that mirror
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:09 PM ^
You're just embarrassing yourself.
I hope you never give an eyewitness ID in a criminal investigation, cause some poor innocent schmuck is going to jail.
As Markus and others have already pointed out, John Amos is the lookalike.
October 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
Am I correct in assuming that you're an attorney? Your reaction was my first thought as well.
I'm a 2L taking Evidence right now and this made me facepalm and understand why an eyewitness identifications are regarded with such skepticism.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
how similar these two guys look!!
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:38 PM ^
Very similar, are they identical twins?
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:52 PM ^
That is amazing, I think you simply photo-shopped it so that the guy is sitting next to himself.
/s
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:09 PM ^
I really always thought Devin looked like Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods or maybe 50 Cent.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:09 PM ^
you can clearly see their ears are totally different....
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:16 PM ^
time for glasses, dude.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^
Is it because they're both blaque?
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^
C'mon man.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:21 PM ^
[Insert facepalm photo here]
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:36 PM ^
like this???
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Thanks. That was easier than trying to figure out how to do it myself. Mmmmm laziness
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:21 PM ^
It's the hair. I see it.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:26 PM ^
They are clearly different. If Manning wants to suit up one more time and play linebacker just for kicks, that's cool though.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:33 PM ^
In the OP's defense, the graduate assistant coach does look very similar to Devin during the game footage. He isn't the only person who wondered why Devin wasn't in uniform during the games. However, the pictures the OP provided as evidence are not very similar at all. Maybe someone could grab a screenshot from the game footage, it would likely be more compelling.
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:49 PM ^
.....just to defend the original post, I will have to scream.