The Fighting Irish need their Captain back. Apparently he has one more trophy to pick up,
The Lott Impact Player of the Year award tonight Sunday (12/9/12). Then it’s back to South Bend and his first
final exam Monday morning. Manti will
complete his classes this December and graduate with the rest of fellow seniors
come May.
The Team needs his leadership, dedication and intensity to
beat Alabama come January 7, 2013. Coach
Brian Kelly said that Manti Te’o was running on fumes. That’s easy to believe after all the
interviews, all the autograph signing, all the hype and all the rubber chicken
awards banquets. He missed two
workouts/practices and is apparently eager to prepare for Alabama.
The Notre Dame community A.K.A. NDNation is very proud of
one of its’ own who is the most highly honored college football player ever. We will be even be prouder when he lifts the
crystal football in the air.
No he did not win the Heisman. He was not expected to. In this era of pass happy spread offenses, it
has become a popularity contest of the most prolific quarterback with the best
statistics. It also helps that your team
finishes in the top tier ranking that will play in a BCS game. Sorry Geno Smith. Sorry Matt Barkley.
Johnny Manziel clearly meets and exceeds what it takes to
win the Heisman today, in 2012.
Congratulations to him for sure.
This article pretty much sums up what the Heisman means to
Texas A & M. $$$$$. The marketing of Manziel and the blitz to
make TA&M a national brand, a mover and shaker in the SEC and fill the
College Station coffers has begun.
Johnny has taken the unusual step of legally claiming the moniker “Johnny Football”. This is similar to what Robert Griffin III
did when he won the Heisman last year by branding “GR III”. Of course
this was when GRIII was a senior, getting ready to join the NFL and not a
redshirt freshman. Hopefully Johnny and
his father will seek legal advice in walking that path with two or three years
of amateur eligibility remaining and the NCAA with their big rule books.
I thought Johnny did a great job in his interview and
acceptance speech. He looks good holding
the statue and he has a nice set of parents.
While that statue weighs 25 pounds, that target on his back is going to
weigh a lot more. It is suspected that
the Oklahoma linebackers and defensive ends are preparing to meet Johnny in the
backfield of the Cotton Bowl. Ditto for
every game next year and the year after which includes cupcakes; Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU
and UTEP. The target and living up to
the hype of repeat and three peat is going to take its’ toll wait and see.
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