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From the Bleachers by Cormac Eklof

Scooby Doo (Johnny Manziel) wins the Heisman Trophy

Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 08:23 AM

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And so it has come to this. Scooby Doo has won the Heisman Trophy. By Scooby Doo we of course mean Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, the diminutive QB who will, let's face it, have a very hard time making at the next level. Despite losing twice in the NCAA football season. Despite having been arrested and charged with three misdemeanours -- disorderly conduct, failure to identify, and possession of a fictitious driver's license. Despite dressing up as Scooby Doo for Halloween and allowing himself to be pictured with several scantily clad females (hey, it's a free world, but, do you see more serious football players allowing themselves to be caught in those situations?!).

Looking back, a day after the event, you do of course have to empathize with the Heisman voters. In fairness to them, it is not like they had any alternative in selecting their Heisman winner. Clearly they didn't have anyone else to choose, I mean, it's not like they had the hard working, emotional and football-passionate leader of an unbeaten team with four ranked teams amongst it's scalps.

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It's not like they had the fearsome defensive captain of a team that led the entire NCAA in points allowed per game (an almost unbelievable 10). It's not like they had the ferocious leader of a defence that's going to play for the BCS title in January whom they could have selected instead of Johnny Police Record.

All facetiousness and indeed all team allegiances aside, ask yourself a question. Which player is more likely to be a household name in 3-4 years time. Manziel or Te'o? And to stress, we're talking for football reasons. Not because he might be all over the Internet in situations like the below.

I'm going to come out and say it. Very odd choice by the Heisman voters. They had a chance to pick a football player who does nothing but eat, sleep and drink the game. A ferocious, hard nosed tackler who's devotion to football is only second to his family and his studies. Not only that, they had a chance to pick a winner, who has driven his team to a unbeaten season and a chance to play for the title.

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They had a choice between that, and this nincompoop?

Seriously Heisman voters?

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Update! 18th January 2012

Well, well, well. How about that! Thanks to Manti Te'o, Johnny Football all of a sudden looks like a choir boy! You can read my full apology to Johnny in this Manti Te'o article. Is there a lesson in all of this? Perhaps, like the tagline of the movie Traffic, ''No One Gets Away Clean''.

Hopefully your Texas folk are enjoying the whole Te'o revelation, and judging by the emails and comments, you sure are.

If you have a dictionary somewhere look up the term 'Schadenfreude'. In the meantime, once again, congratulations Johnny, as it turns out, you were not the least worthy character based candidate!

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YellerBelly | Dec 12, 2012, 04:49 PM EST

You stupid, toothless SEC hicks. Lay off that moonshine boys and really go back to your cousins as you have no idea of which you speak or spit in your case. Notre Dame would kill any team this season in the SEC. Oklahoma will neuter Scooby Doo, a team the Fighting Irish schooled. Then lets all talk when finished with your cousins. True Manziel put up gig numbers against garbage teams. Those numbers don't count. Heisman aside we will know who has a real NFL career(cough Te'o) and not (cough 'Johnny Football) And that is what really counts. Lets not forget Te'o set a record and recieved 6 awards for his defensive efforts. How many awards did Johnny Smallballs get? Lets all not forget that people hate Notre Dame like they do all the great, successful sports institutions out of spite and jealousy. Plus T'eo is not white and wears wierd flowers they were hatin' on him. Lets do predictions. OU 34 Texas A&M 20 ND 14 Alabama 10 Johnny Football: TV Repairman living in a trailer park (garaunteed he gets arrested again and is tossed out of school) Manti T'eo: All-Pro defensive lineman

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YellerBelly | Dec 10, 2012, 12:45 PM EST

12 comments. 12 angry Texas A&M fans. Not one person has looked at the subject and suggested they might have toned down their behaviour a little, or possible, stayed 'not arrested', instead they lash out at everything else bar 'their guy' - shocker, right?!

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teadoir | Dec 10, 2012, 11:52 AM EST

ND is a joke, they need to get into a conference........they would get crushed by Auburn or Kentucky if they had the balls to play in the SEC......can't wait to Alabama whips the Irish (you would be hard pressed to find an Irish American starting at ND) and you can stop all this idiotic press for a two bit college football program

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Agalways | Dec 09, 2012, 07:21 PM EST

Wow, Notre Dame should be proud of this trash. You lost, get over it. Serious case of Johnny envy here - very poor journalism.

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richbeachcity | Dec 09, 2012, 05:15 PM EST

Mr Cormak Eklof (if that is really your name), You have about as much of a chance predicting the NFL success of either of these guys as I do .. which is 0. I am laughing at your cry baby article and although your man is a great player and person, the people have spoken. Why not take the news with the grace and dignity Teo did?

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zmac127 | Dec 09, 2012, 04:29 PM EST

Poooooooooooooor irish

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Rbroom | Dec 09, 2012, 04:21 PM EST

If Johnny would have raped a little boy, he would have been a hero at Notre Dame.

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Rbroom | Dec 09, 2012, 04:07 PM EST

Your attempt at being so humanely cruel surpasses the hypocrisy of Notre Dame. Your judging a 20 year old kid because of misdemeanor's while your church allowed its leaders to repeatedly abuse and molest little boys, then they covered it up. The lives that were destroyed and the faith of people like myself that used to be catholic, were all destroyed in the process. Hypocrisy at an all time high at Notre Dame. It lows my mind. Why don't you and your fan base look within your on university and your faith and sweep off your own side of the street before you come on here and throw sticks at others, yes Take the logs out of your own eyes, preacher kid Butt fudgers.

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mtf | Dec 09, 2012, 12:50 PM EST

I'm confused. Didn't I hear something about Notre Dame football players and a rape and a suicide? So that's no big deal, but what Johnny did off the field is? OK.

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footballfan88 | Dec 09, 2012, 12:39 PM EST

WOW, talk about a sore loser! Seriously? You shouldn't be allowed access to platforms like this. The kid broke Cam Newton's All-Purpose yards record in basically 10 games (when you add the amount of time he didn't play b/c the game was a blowout). The Heisman is awarded to the most outstanding college football player, that's it! Dumbass! Go Huskers!

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antiManti | Dec 09, 2012, 12:36 PM EST

Your tears are magically delicious!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! WOOOOOHOOOOHOOOOHOOO!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!

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JFF | Dec 09, 2012, 12:19 PM EST

LOL, dude, sour grapes and such... your tears are delicious btw. ROLL TIDE ROLL SEC SEC SEC!!!!

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LouHoltzSpittle | Dec 09, 2012, 12:05 PM EST

Hide yo girlfriends, hide yo scooby snacks!!! ROLL TIDE!!!!

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Aggie12 | Dec 09, 2012, 11:56 AM EST

HAHA! You lost!