Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Second Heisman a Sure Thing for Manziel With Help From Good Friend, Alcohol


Johnny Manziel has been in the news recently, and that’s probably the understatement of the year. Johnny Football’s “Summer of Fun” has been never ending. He ‘attended’ class online for the spring semester at Texas A&M, sat front row at Dallas Mavs’ games, went to Cabo for spring break, and went to the Manning Passing Camp as a counselor where he was allegedly kicked out for partying on Bourbon Street.

His latest high jinks included attending a University of Texas fraternity party donning a Tim Tebow jersey, getting booted out of that, but showing up at another frat social the same night. All in a nights work for “The Most Interesting Man in the World.” Sorry Dos Equis guy.

However, the Heisman Trophy winner is reportedly into things far worse than these college level activities. By now, everyone is aware that Johnny comes from a very affluent family. That’s not the issue here. According to reports, Johnny’s swanky off-campus house is now home to hardcore drug scene.

Reminiscent of Jesse Pinkman’s house in the fourth season of “Breaking Bad,” cocaine, amphetamine, and prescription pain medication has reportedly been used in massive quantities at the College Station house. Whether or not Manziel has been abusing these drugs is still in question, but if he’s living there, the question is valid.

As one frat boy witnessed, "The place is just out-of-bounds, even for someone like me," said the Texas senior who was wearing an O.J. Simpson jersey and was flanked by brothers who were donning Aaron Hernandez and Rae Carruth jerseys. "There's the usual sex and drugs going on, but Johnny's taken it to a whole new level." When pressed further, the anonymous bro started weeping and shaking his head.

As head coach Kevin Sumlin gets his Aggie team ready for the 2013 season, this is probably the last thing he wants to hear. It gets worse, though. Manziel has also allegedly shown up to his summer practices, in the words of one assistant, “drunk as a skunk.” Sumlin is a hot name in coaching circles that could be on his way to an NFL team next season. Yet, he appeared happy to deal with questions from the ravenous hoards of reporters.

“Johnny has done everything we’ve asked of him at practices so far,” Sumlin said. “Although we are not happy he is showing up to practices inebriated, he has looked even better than last year,” Sumlin added, shocking the crowd of reporters that had assembled to hear his impromptu remarks. When asked if the school had any role in Manziel's boozy adventures, Sumlin only made one statement. "I'm pretty sure the last 10 years have showed us that universities can do whatever they want to make money, without being questioned by anyone, so I'll just leave it at that."

Has Johnny Football been partying so much that doing everyday activities, which for him, means throwing a football has become second nature? Like many other 20-year-olds, he may function better when he is drunk. While it is worrisome for his overall health, older folks can remember Joe Namath hitting the bars the night before the game. So, how is this really that different?

As if his legend couldn’t grow any bigger, Manziel could take it to another level if he’s legitimately hammered during every Texas A&M game. While it remains to be seen what the media backlash is to this latest Johnny Football story, it doesn’t matter. He is already an idol to every college student in America, so when he takes the field on August 31 against Rice, don’t be surprised if he’s had a few cocktails.

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