Manziel kicked out of the CFL.
by TWO (2019-02-27 15:21:43)

This guy is one of the all time idiots.


The team said that Manziel didn’t fulfill the agreement which made him eligible to play in Canada.

“We are disappointed by this turn of events,” Alouettes G.M. Kavis Reed said in a release. “Johnny was provided a great deal of support by our organization, in collaboration with the CFL, but he has been unable to abide by the terms of his agreement. We worked with the league and presented alternatives to Johnny, who was unwilling to proceed.”




And his wife is apparently a perfect match for him.
by akaRonMexico  (2019-03-01 11:57:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

She is either:
A. The fastest woman alive
B. Really dumb and got lost on the course
C. An unethical cheater

I'm betting on C but B is also possible. You'd have to be a complete idiot to marry Manziel.


Apparently she just couldn’t resist his striking good looks.
by BeastOfBourbon  (2019-03-01 20:01:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He reminds me more than a little bit of the banjo player in Deliverance.


He looks like Brick Heck from The Middle.
by ArasEra  (2019-03-06 23:33:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


That kid was born to play "Young Johnny"...
by BeastOfBourbon  (2019-03-07 14:27:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

in the Johnny Football movie.


That's an impressive kick she had at the end
by Mike Honcho  (2019-03-01 18:47:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

She just did the 9-minute miles to save up for the 4-minute miles, wish I could finish that strong.


Remember when people questioned the character of Manti?
by ND44  (2019-02-27 21:13:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And swooned over "Johnny Football"?


Not really.
by jerseyirish07  (2019-02-28 12:03:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I don't remember much that questioned his character. I remember he got a lot of criticism for naivete and for being catfished / a dupe, but not a lot of criticism for his character.

I'm not saying it didn't happen (I'm sure it did), but I don't recall it being a widespread thing.


The belief that Manti cooked it up (with ND's assistance...
by FL_Irish  (2019-02-28 13:35:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

...according to some) for purposes of self-promotion was a belief widely held among most of the friends I made growing up in Florida.


Most everybody I know who is not a ND
by TWO  (2019-02-28 12:47:42)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

fan thought he was not a victim but instead a perp who thought up the whole thing as part of an attempt to get the sympathy vote for the Heisman. They questioned his character a lot.


Fair enough.
by jerseyirish07  (2019-02-28 13:09:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I didn't and still don't see very much of it. Maybe it's because of where we each live.


This is still a common opinion *
by irishboy89  (2019-02-28 13:04:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Yeah. Things have worked our okay for our guy. *
by midnightrambler  (2019-02-27 22:01:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Manti: $10.1M in 6 seasons; Manziel: $7.7M in 5 seasons
by 1NDGal  (2019-02-28 12:03:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Manti has been injured quite a lot over the years and is now a free agent. Maybe he has one more season. He also has a degree from Notre Dame and about a million people who would hire him.

Manziel needs to start practicing his skills at the fry cooker.


Manziel's family has money.
by NDBass  (2019-02-28 13:31:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He won't have to worry about getting a real job unless his family cracks down on his funds. Also, 7.7M can go a long way with the correct planning. Not sure he has that, though.


There is no way Manziel has much of that *
by nyirish08  (2019-02-28 16:35:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Karma. Still pissed they gave the Heisman to him over Manti. *
by midnightrambler  (2019-02-27 21:08:40)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Don't forget Troy Smith over Brady Quinn. I think he
by 1NDGal  (2019-02-28 12:05:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

played 10 forgotten downs for the Ravens. And had been suspended at tOSU for taking money.

The Heisman is a joke.


They've whiffed more often than not
by irish2003  (2019-03-01 01:09:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Going back for the last 30 years...

1988: Barry Sanders: duh (1/1)
1989: Andre Ware: Anthony Thompson, Major Harris, and our own Tony Rice were all more deserving than this gimmick QB fraud (1/2)
1990: Ty Detmer: unforgivable; Rocket was unquestionably the most outstanding player that year (1/3)
1991: Desmond Howard: sadly, the poor man's Rocket got the award (1/4_
1992: Gino Torretta: Inexplicable, Marshall Faulk was clearly a better player (1/5
1993: Charlie Ward - solid choice (2/6)
1994: Raashaan Saalam - I would have voted for Steve McNair, but overall this was a really weak year (2/7)
1995: Eddie George - Tommy Frazer should have won (2/8)
1996: Dan Wuerfell - ok, but another weak year (3/9)
1997: Charles Woodson - Manning should have won (3/10)
1998: Ricky Williams: solid choice (4/11)
1999: Ron Dayne - Mike Vick should have won in a landslide (4/12)
2000: Chris Weinke: Drew Brees should have won in a landslide (4/13)
2001: Eric Crouch - another medicore year (4/14)
2002: Carson Palmer- ok choice (5/15)
2003: Jason White: awful choice, Larry FitzGerald should have ran away with it, with Eli as a very solid #2 (5/16)
2004: Matt Leinart - awful choice; Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush were both far better (5/17)
2005: (Vince Young) (5/18)
2006: Troy Smith: Professionals should be automatically ineligble, and Darren McFadden, Quinn, and Steven Slaton were all more deserving (5/19)
2007: Tebow - solid choice and nice to see it not go to a guy on a crap team (albeit sandwiched between 2 NC's for UF), but McFadden had a case too (6/20)
2008: Sam Bradford - I'd have voted for Colt McCoy, but can live with Bradford. (7/21)
2009: Mark Ingram, another joke; Suh should have won, with McCoy & Gearhart as solid backups. (7/22)
2010: Scam Newton - Andrew Luck should have been a no-brainer, especially vs. a professional player (7/23)
2011: RG3; good vote (8/24)
2012: John Manziel: Awful choice; Te'o was clearly more understanding, and I'd vote Klein, Marriota, and Lee over Manziel even if I couldn't vote for Manti. (8/25)
2013: Jameis Winston, ugh (9/26)
2014: Marcus Mariotta (10/27)
2015: Derrick Henry - see Ingram above, McCaffrey & Watson were far better (10/28)
2016: LaMar Jackson; eh, should have been Watson (10/29)
2017: Mayfield (11/30)
2018: Murray (12/31)


I haven’t watched the ceremony since their 2012 shit show *
by midnightrambler  (2019-02-28 19:23:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


It's over johnny, hopefully *
by DCDave  (2019-02-27 17:50:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


XFL baby! He and Stoops are going to dominate! *
by TWO  (2019-02-27 17:54:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


He's a latter day Joe Don Looney type loony
by sprack  (2019-02-27 16:30:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And I don't mean the coin used in Canada.


Good grief, I forgot all about that character. *
by ProV1x  (2019-03-09 07:06:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


finally off the front page *
by olson  (2019-02-27 17:15:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Is it painful for your brain to store all this info? *
by jrdjr84  (2019-02-28 15:57:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Wiki says Dickson is alive and currently 95 years old,
by G.K.Chesterton  (2019-02-27 17:34:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

though the link below would suggest he is older (so one of them is wrong).