Article makes Jalen Hurts sound arrogant but hard to not like him

I like the kid, but some of that was kinda silly writing on the part of the author:

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"I was just a rare breed. I was different, and I am," Hurts says. "I mean, just different from anybody. It's just the way I was, from how I carried myself, to how I was raised, to how I played, to how I interact with people."

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Little cringy here. Especially from an otherwise quiet, stoic kid.

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"You think Michael Jordan walked into a room and he had to tell people how good he was?" Hurts says. "Michael Jordan walked into a room and people are like, 'There goes Michael.' You know, Tom Brady. 'There goes Tom. There he goes.' ... If you're that guy, you don't have to say anything. Your presence is felt."

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Ummm...Jalen. You've had a great collegiate career. You never went wire-to-wire as a starting QB to win a ring. But you did win one. But...those two dudes have-literally-almost a dozen rings between them. As professionals.

Tap the brakes on those comparisons, Bro.

Oh and the writer isn't exactly doing himself-or the subject of his article-any favors, either:

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He made mistakes, not excuses. And when he suffered his very public failures, the quarterback who squats more than 600 pounds shouldered the weight. He put the team before himself, an old-school quality that, in the age of transfer portals and job-hopping coaches, has resonated powerfully across the sport.

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Bro...Jalen transferred. He's a grad transfer. He used the transfer portal. What are you talking about?

Jalen has always been a good kid. I liked him when he was at Bama and I think he has represented Oklahoma well. He is a good QB, not an elite one, but he manages to do a good job and without him OU would certainly not be in the mix this year. He is not a Burrows, but do not be surprised if he scores against LSU. If he were playing against Clemson or OSU I would definitely be rooting for him, but I just don't see him pulling it off against this LSU team.
He may get drafted in the NFL, but much like AJ McCarron, I don't think he will ever see much playing time.

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But...those two dudes have-literally-almost a dozen rings between them. As professionals.

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literally-almost

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almost

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Tom Brady: 6 Super Bowl rings
Michael Jordan: 6 NBA titles
6+6=12
12=a dozen
Not "literally almost" a dozen. It's "literally" a dozen.

If Jalen is arrogant, then JB9 is cocky af.

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Jalen has so many intangibles, you can't help but love the kid.

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I can help it. I dont like him, He comes across as an a-hole.

clearly you've never been a stud collegiate athlete. You can just feel all the eyeballs on you when you are standing in line at chickfila or out and about doing anything else. It is just different but what really gets weird once you are many years past your prime and you feel eyeballs looking at you again.... You get a burst of excitement only to realize people are staring at you cause your fly is unzipped and you are selling corndogs

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clearly you've never been a stud collegiate athlete. You can just feel all the eyeballs on you when you are standing in line at chickfila

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Nothing wrong with a confident QB. In fact, he better be. We’ve always seen Jalen’s competitive side. He’s just never spoken this clearly at length about his belief in himself. He wants to be great. Good for him.