Manziel gonna Manziel
So after missing half a game Manziel decided to do his thing and had some fun with that powerhouse Rice. He mouthed off one time too many and got an unsportsmanlike penalty. Coach tried talking to him and Johnny just walked away from him.
Don't worry that leadership didn't affect TA&M as only two players were ejected. One was for targetting and one was for throwing a punch.
Not sure if Mark RIcht has lost control of Manziel or if Sumlin should now be in that meme.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9620691/johnny-manziel-p…
August 31st, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 12:54 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 12:54 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 1:05 AM ^
...which is to say, apparently, "twice"?
September 1st, 2013 at 8:00 AM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
Damn, I wis you would not have replied because believe it or not I didn't notice the name. After one final adjustment.........
September 1st, 2013 at 1:21 AM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
I've switched to rooting for Johnny Football.
After hearing about all the bullshit A&M had him doing on the PR trail and the sucking up to boosters trail during the off season, and seeing how everybody and their brother is making millions off him, I'm now rooting for him to be as brazen as he possibly can with his not giving a fuck.
I want to see him talking as much trash as possible, giving money hand signs, giving signature hand signs, etc.
I love college football, but its time for the hypocrisy that is the NCAA to burn to the ground. Manziel is just the type of person to do it.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
sticking it to the NCAA how exactly? Manziel is a guy who can't seem to handle success without it going straight to his head. Won't make it in the NFL with his current attitude.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
How do you know that the Rice players didn't start it by running their mouth?
If that kid takes a piss it ends up on 52 segments of Sportscenter. The more of an a-hole he is, the more of a PR problem the NCAA and A&M have. Quite frankly, they deserve it.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
Why the hell would Rice players talk trash?
August 31st, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Maybe they got big heads after beating Purdue last year?
Yeah. I got nothing.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:29 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:33 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:16 AM ^
Exactly this, and they were. ESPN kept showing the clips of Manziel doing things, but it wasn't the whole story. Not even close. Now, finally, on College Football Final, they acknowledge that the Rice players were the ones taunting Manziel and that Manziel was reacting, not instigating. Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter for this game) should be absolutely ashamed of himself for not reporting this at the time, rather than fanning the flames like he did. Absolutely dishonest by ESPN. Makes any looking at this objectively wonder if ANY of the ESPN reporting on any aspect of the Manziel story has been honest. This whole media treatment has done the exact opposite of what they intended: I'm cheering for this kid.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:33 AM ^
Good point. Otoh, anybody with any sense already knows that ESPN isn't exactly a paragon of journalistic ethics and excellence.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^
one of the oldest tricks in the books
September 1st, 2013 at 2:31 AM ^
B-b-b-because rich kids have it REALLY hard and have to stick it to the m-m-man!!!
September 1st, 2013 at 2:03 PM ^
confirmed that he said (after getting tackled) "what's up nick? nice hit" after he was said to be "mouthing off to a rice player"
Pretty harmless. Anyway, players talk shit all the time, he just happens to have a white, hot burning spotlight on him, which you could argue is a dumb environment to run your mouth in.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:42 AM ^
A fucking men.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^
Agreed. Johnny Football's exploits just go to show how hypocritical Hoke and the rest of the NCAA are - they need, as you say, to be biuurned to the ground. We need to get rid of the Wolverines football team and rent the stadium to some organization which can make millions off of playing professionals like Manziel to play in the Wolverines' place.
August 31st, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:36 PM ^
"Johnny Pizza Face"
...you feel good about that, champ?
Hm?
August 31st, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
Sumlin can't really do much right now; you bench the kid and lose (which they will), you probably lose your job. You leave him out there, he looks like an idiot and you have to keep defending him. Manziel already struck me as a fringe NFL guy because of his size and lack of arm strength, but the attitude certainly won't help either. And the sad thing is that he really is a good college football player; it's not like he's a punk with no talent.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
He congratulated the guy.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
I think there may have been some sarcasm there....
August 31st, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
aTm is getting what they deserve. Throw a meaningless punishment at a kid that blatantly broke the rules and you give him licesne to act however he wants. Good luck, Sumlin.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
Also loved the money and autograph hand taunts in there, too.
This kid is a tool. We all know that now. It's almost not even worth making note of it.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
The tooliest thing about him is that by continuing to be a tool he's going to subject us to endless columns about him.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:03 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
Last year the Manziel story was interesting ... worthy of rooting for him.
Now I'm just sick of him. There's a fine line between cockiness and being a dick. He's crossed it.
He won't be an NFL QB.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:38 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 9:52 AM ^
If Ryan Leaf can play in the NFL, so can this kid.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
All he needs to do is say the wrong thing to a Tom Gholston-type, and it's all over for him.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
I'm picturing someone walking away from Bo when he wanted to express his displeasure...
August 31st, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
Or Bear, Woody, Ara....
August 31st, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 2:16 AM ^
that is wonderful...+1
August 31st, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
There would still be a mark on the field from the explosion.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
August 31st, 2013 at 10:16 PM ^
and, yes, I think everyone on this board probably is.
August 31st, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^