OT - NCAA Investigating Johnny Manziel for (Allegedly) Profiting from Autographs
I know, I know, I'm sick of hearing about this kid too, but this wouldn't surprise me if it were true, given his eventful offseason.
August 5th, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
August 4th, 2013 at 11:35 PM ^
August 4th, 2013 at 11:57 PM ^
August 5th, 2013 at 12:44 AM ^
What exactly has he done to be vilified so much? Gone to NBA finals game,and be invited back into the locker room? How many here wouldn't go, even LeBron feelings aside? How many wouldn't hang out with Drake, or whichever singer's poster you have hanging on your wall, if given a chance? Who wouldn't dance with a hot blonde in a Scooby costume?
How about all that stuff followed by tweeting some whiny Justin Bieber shit about how people need to walk a mile in his shoes?
August 5th, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
As a former graduate student/ TA, emo apologies or excuses are certainly irritating. I give you that; heck, I cannot recall how many times we would share over beer the excuses coming from the mouths of 18-20(-ish) year olds. Professors loved them too.
As far as attention whore, sure it certainly helps bring attention. It probably helped win the Heisman, lifted his draft stock, etc., but do you think he really wanted THIS level of attention. The dude is decently smart, assuming he knows the difference between first round money versus second round money, and right now he's likely first round money. Factor in the success of his NFL comparables, i.e. the Russell Wilson's or Drew Bree's, more NFL teams would be willing to risk drafting him in the first round. Why would he take a 5-digit figure, when he obviously can afford the lifestyle he has now thanks to family funds, risk being suspended and drop to post-first round money. I'm just saying, a report from two people who said they saw him sign X, Y, and Z (which is true), and then allege why he signed X, Y, and Z without evidence just smells fishy. JF has stated he has been dupped before by someone in a military uniform asking him to sign memorabilia for charity, only to then to later find it on ebay. I think he's stated it has occurred a number of times, and I
Apologies if I'm overly defending him, I just think he's got some serious skills. I liked Cam Newton for his on-field performance, athletic ability, and command of his offense/team. Newton had more serious history and violations when compared to JF, but people didn't hesitate giving him the Heisman. A freshman with a little bit of swagger, the means, and access to live it up some and it's on both ESPN and TMZ.
August 5th, 2013 at 12:59 AM ^
I think it is ridiculous how much the NCAA is making off these players without reimbursing them anything but a scholarship...(which while yes, is very valuable to any individual, but is an infinitely small slice of what the kids hep bring in). However, can we really say it is a good idea to hand over cash to these kids who are already campus celebs? It seems like a recipe for disaster to me and will make a bunch of these guys act really entitled and out of control and further segregate them from the rest of the student body in terms of status and college experience. I think the compensation could be in the form of a trust set up that they can cash in once they leave the school. While this would add an annoying legal layer to the process, at least they will be compensated for all the money they make the universities without potentially poisoning player judgement with a bunch of cash flowing around.
August 5th, 2013 at 10:07 AM ^
Why is signing autographs for alums and boosters to get them to donate okay but this is not? Okay fine, don't pay the players, I personally think they should be but I see the arguments against it and recognize there are some valid points. What's the problem with letting them make some cash on their own time though? If JFF wants to sign autographs, fine. If Denard or Tebow want to sign an endorsement deal with a company let them. If they wanna do commercials for a local car dealership, no problem with it whatsoever. This notion is so arcane and asinine to me. If they're really, truly amatuers and "student-athletes" get them the hell off ESPN, ABC, etc. Cut out these lucractive TV contracts. It's a big multi-billion dollar business to everyone else involved except the athletes. If you want to treat it as such, letting them somehow get a piece of the pie seems fair otherwise cut the shit and let's make it truly amatuer. No college football live, no primetime matchups, no sponsorships, no more of TV networks selling prime ad time during these games.
August 5th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^