The Legend of Johnny Manziel - Heisman Hype

[Marlow]

Move over, Chuck Norris, there's a new guy in town. This is just the beginning.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8613748

[guru]

That's Johnny Football to you

[Marlow]

That's Johnny Football to you

Trademark pending . . .

[gh]

Flavor of the week: the "public ranking" of the top collegiate football player has now devolved into which QB (or rarely a RB) on the best team—or a team that just scored a big win—did well last weekend.

As a writer noted in my paper this morning

<<Just a reminder: The consensus top four preseason Heisman Trophy candidates were USC quarterback Matt Barkley, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson and West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith.>>

Last week it was Kenjon Barner....

[Marlow]

Flavor of the week

The kid's only a RS frosh and has already achieved legendary status at A&M. He's definitely someone to watch, altho how he'll further develop remains to be seen.

[Cooter Brown]

Flavor of the week

The kid's only a RS frosh and has already achieved legendary status at A&M. He's definitely someone to watch, altho how he'll further develop remains to be seen.

If he can stay out of prison. He had a borderline hate crime this past summer that TAMU got rid of for him and had a felony arrest in his hometown brushed away by the local DA right before he went to college. He is extremely talented but his stupidity may get the best of him.

[gm]

He had a borderline hate crime this past summer ...

This one?

http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/arti ... 73fd2.html

Where his friend used a slur and Manziel ended up fighting?

[gh]

aha, and like any good legend, I see from that article there's doubt about his birthdate (and even which state he's from!)

[tandfman]

Aggies running a low-key Heisman campaign, it sez here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/sport ... nziel.html

[Marlow]

Aggies running a low-key Heisman campaign

In the clip above, ESPN did it way better than they ever could have for themselves.

[tandfman]

Aggies running a low-key Heisman campaign, it sez here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/sport ... nziel.html

And I now say "bullshit". Shortly after I posted that, the Aggies sent out 8 tweets promoting his candidacy for the Heisman, including one tbat belittled the credentials of another candidate.

[guru]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new Johnny Football(yeah, I know his name is Kevin lol)

http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-foot ... vin00.html

[nunusguy]

If you saw that game in Tuscaloosa then you know that Johnny Football came by that handle
honestly.

[Marlow]

So now JM is THE prohibitive favorite for the Heisman?!
I'd give it to the KsSt QB.

[eroszag]

I see no one having the numbers of JM..no one deseves more than him.

[gh]

This thread is perfect evidence for why the Heisman has become so completely irrelevant. It's an award that now simply goes to the QB doing best at the end of the season for a highly rated team.

[nunusguy]

So now JM is THE prohibitive favorite for the Heisman?!
I'd give it to the KsSt QB.

K-St ? The basketball school ? Get real, man.
Who would possibly be his competition ? Some LB who's not even an edge-rusher ?
And JM did break the former Heisman winners record in his conference, right ? No justice
here if JM doesn't win this award in a landslide.

[Marlow]

I see no one having the numbers of JM..no one deseves more than him.

Then the winner of the Heisman is Nick Florence of Baylor with 389 yards of total offense per game.

[tandfman]

He's got it:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/manziel-fi ... ncaaf.html

[wamego relays champ]

I see no one having the numbers of JM..no one deseves more than him.

Guess the voters thought the same way.