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re: How can you dislike Manziel?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:22 pm to finestfirst79
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:22 pm to finestfirst79
And Wednesday of all things. But I'm not the one with my nose up Manziel's arse.
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Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:24 pm to ocelot4ark
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In the list of college kids with things to complain about, Manziel is at the very, very, very bottom. Yet - he complains. Walk a mile in your shoes? Well, Johnny, I'd have loved to have walked a mile in your shoes when I was in college. It would have been awesome to not have to work. It'd have been awesome to be able to afford a professional sporting event, much less to sit courtside. It'd be awesome to drive a nice, new car that mommy and daddy paid for.
I don't hate the kid but this made me look at him like a spoiled brat. I was thinking is this dude fricking serious right now. Don't complain about being in the spotlight when you go out of your way to make sure you're in the spotlight.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:24 pm to finestfirst79
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You do understand it is May 21, right?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:26 pm to PortCityTiger82
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I don't hate the kid but this made me look at him like a spoiled brat
He was. Probably still is. But he's hardly the villain folks make him out to be.
Became famous a little too fast and didn't know how to handle it. Really hasn't done anything egregiously wrong, though (no more than any other college kid did, tbh).
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:32 pm to nc14
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And Wednesday of all things. But I'm not the one with my nose up Manziel's arse.
Umm... I'd suggest you get to know who you're replying to a little better, but I know that's a lost cause. So I'll just say, "Whatever".
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:35 pm to finestfirst79
Or maybe you should.Is ya special or something?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:35 pm to finestfirst79
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Oh I don't hate him. Never have and never will.
I wasn't talking about you.
My apologies if I was unclear.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:43 pm to PortCityTiger82
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I don't hate the kid but this made me look at him like a spoiled brat. I was thinking is this dude fricking serious right now. Don't complain about being in the spotlight when you go out of your way to make sure you're in the spotlight.
Oh, crap. I completely forgot about the "walk a mile in my shoes" bullshite. He caught hell for that as he should have. You're correct - that definitely made him look like a spoiled brat, and maybe he is. I STILL say, though, that Twitter is going to make idiots out of a lot of people in the next few years not named Johnny Manziel. Imagine for a moment that there was no Twitter. Does "walk a mile in my shoes" ever become public? I don't think it does. Or imagine that Twitter DID exist in Joe Namath's days... can you imagine that?
JFF has said some stupid stuff, no doubt. But almost all of it I can see myself doing the same stupid stuff when I was in school. Or anybody else, for that matter. People of all ages need to learn to STFU, in my opinion.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:56 pm to nc14
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Or maybe you should.Is ya special or something?
I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean, not that anything here is ever really meaningful. My response was to you replying to me that I had my nose up Manziel's arse, as if 1) that real estate is available and not occupied by a hot girl, and 2) you really aren't paying attention.
Of all the Aggies here I submit that I've been the hardest on him, to the point I'm pretty sure the other Aggies think of me as "that grumpy old fart who I wish would shut up", which is fine... because that's a pretty good description. Nothing I've seen here is or should be a reason for concern about his pro future. Maybe he'll make it, maybe he won't, but whatever happens won't be because he's a douche.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:59 pm to finestfirst79
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Of all the Aggies here I submit that I've been the hardest on him, to the point I'm pretty sure the other Aggies think of me as "that grumpy old fart who I wish would shut up", which is fine
Nah, you're good. I've lambasted him a few times in the past as well
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:03 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Who doesn't hate the spoiled kid that had everything in life then worked a little and had everything else handed to him? He was a naturally gifted athlete, very well rounded in many sports, he was a sure pick to pretty much succeed at something if you follow sports in south texas.
Well, who doesn't hate him, unless he's your boy and you are along for the ride.
Still, I don't think I would have done any better. He kept his nose clean after the first legal incident and that is honestly a lot to ask for in today's day and age, sadly. So I applaud him for staying out of that kind of trouble, which to me is more important because he never hurt his team in that way, even with the temptations he had.
Well, who doesn't hate him, unless he's your boy and you are along for the ride.
Still, I don't think I would have done any better. He kept his nose clean after the first legal incident and that is honestly a lot to ask for in today's day and age, sadly. So I applaud him for staying out of that kind of trouble, which to me is more important because he never hurt his team in that way, even with the temptations he had.
This post was edited on 5/21/14 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:05 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Nah, you're good. I've lambasted him a few times in the past as well
I'm right there with you. He's still awesome and my favorite player, though.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:06 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I too was critical. So much so I even got a Casty from TBird one time. 
This post was edited on 5/21/14 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:08 pm to EKG
Do you not follow your own school?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:10 pm to FightinTiga
dudes a beast. dwi. if tamu had a d they would have already 2 titles.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:11 pm to ocelot4ark
Um ... yes?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:12 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Nah, you're good. I've lambasted him a few times in the past as well
shite. I was hoping to distinguish myself.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:21 pm to adammwilson
You can take away the age bias or whatever catagory a ranter may fall into here, but he was passed over by a lot of the experts in pro ball. And they knew all there is to know bout him, as he was placed under the microscope more than any other reason. There were good reasons why he fell to the 22nd pick & it had nothing to do with any bias re his persona.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:26 pm to Keltic Tiger
Passed over by teams who were looking to draft a QB?
I disagree with you.
Only one team falls into that category.
But your opinions are yours, and you're certainly entitled to them.
I disagree with you.
Only one team falls into that category.
But your opinions are yours, and you're certainly entitled to them.
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