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miserablerolex t1_j6dpvl3 wrote

I really hope this isn't another Johnny Manziel story happening before us.

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miserablerolex t1_j6dsdss wrote

Replying to redd5ive (#1,584,305)

I mean kind of what I meant, really more of I hope this doesn't become a college athlete obviously gifted with this talent and is going to publicly and disastrously throw it away just as it's starting to reach the NFL level. If there are better examples then sorry, Manziel is just the closest that comes to mind.

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cti0323 t1_j6dwz7i wrote

Welcome to the protocol.

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rivera618 t1_j6dzf9u wrote

I thought his last name was Bennettiv

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Kind_Bullfrog_4073 t1_j6e0not wrote

He's more of a Weeden since he's already older than most 3rd year NFL players

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buzzhavoc t1_j6e2xdm wrote

Isn't he like 47 years old? Definitely not a big deal.

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quinnbeast t1_j6e5o51 wrote

I hope he makes some time on his calendar to talk to Ryan Leaf.

Edit: Highly recommend Ryan Leaf’s podcast documentary on his life. It’s called “Bust.” Just fantastic stuff. And I don’t even like podcasts lol.

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HHS2019 t1_j6e88cn wrote

Replying to jimboshrimp97 (#1,585,760)

No doubt. Not looking to get into an internet catfight.

But I think things like draft order, Ivy League degrees, size of conventional military (I'm looking at you, Russia), salary history, and other quantitative metrics are not indicative of future performance. Humans are complex.

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Oldtimer_2 t1_j6ee07a wrote

Does anything good happen after midnight?

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quest-to-know t1_j6eeuz7 wrote

No way. This is the biggest news of the year so far.

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wisepunk21 t1_j6efodr wrote

If this was anywhere that other than Texas I'd probably be laughing but knowing the cops in Dallas they probably just went after him because of who he is. There's been stories about the cops going into bars in Texas and arresting all of the people inside for public intoxication.

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jimboshrimp97 t1_j6elt2j wrote

Replying to HHS2019 (#1,588,450)

"not looking to get into an internet catfight, but the people who downvote me are bots"

Like, sure, there's gonna be anomolies, but you gotta remember for every one of these feel-good undrafted/late round picks, there's hundreds of guys who are lucky to float around the NFL for a few years. Stetson could very well be the next Tom Brady/Brock Purdy but he's more likely to be a back-up at his age and his size which isn't necessarily a bad thing either. Plenty of successful college QBs don't pan out in the NFL.

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hesalivejim t1_j6en3cb wrote

Public intoxication? I didn't even know you had a law for that

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evan5159 t1_j6eq02m wrote

You can get arrested for being drunk in Dallas? Guess I got lucky when I was drunk on the trolley

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jdblawg t1_j6evdfr wrote

People want to compare him to Manziel but I got news for you, Bennett works his ass off and his dream was to play for UGA and win them a championship. He lived his ultimate dream. Whatever happens now is just cherry on top. As a Dawgs fan myself I am in no way disappointed or angry he did this. Work hard, play hard. He will never have to buy a drink in the state of GA again if he doesnt want to. Texas may be another story 😂

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broad_street_bully t1_j6f0nt7 wrote

Replying to tripp_hs123 (#1,587,101)

My thought is that even Bennett knows he's never making much money in the NFL.

But he's got 2 titles and God status in a college football town where his money will never be any good. He will take a few years to "go off on his own" and do "very important business things" that are all propped up by UGA boosters.

Flash forward 5-10 years and he will have a few lines of passive income from not-very-specific sources and will roll back into Athens to assume a mostly no-show $250k/yr job that mainly consists of showing up at booster events to help ring out even more money from boosters.

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apatel150 t1_j6f1fap wrote

He is so arrogant and egotistical in any interview he gets. Just his facial expression and attitude when he is talking, puts me off. And that’s coming from a University of Georgia graduate.

He will be the next Menziel. Or I hope he does. Someone need to put his attitude in check.

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Kbdiggity t1_j6f1sin wrote

Dude should know better. He remembers what prohibition was like.

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Outrageous-Duck9695 t1_j6f2xaf wrote

Arresting a white college kid for being drunk? Being drunk weekly is like a right of passage for them.

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apatel150 t1_j6f5nc1 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,592,609)

Where does it say I’m driving Uber?? lol. I’ve never drove for Uber you weirdo. I got a cell phone store in Lenox mall. Come see me so I can fix your busted phone.

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apatel150 t1_j6f65jg wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,592,609)

Ohhh. You talking about a post I made 6 years ago, when I was in college. Lol how dumb are you.

People grow and do things after they graduate, unlike you and your little brain lol

I’m 28 now, and an owner of 3 stores under my belt. What do you do? Lol clown

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Milkdouche t1_j6f6oly wrote

“Fuck yea!”

  • brother, Colt Bennett
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apatel150 t1_j6f87em wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,592,997)

Dumbass I was 22 looking for way to make money while in college lol. Never does it say that I drove Uber.

Difference between me and you, I have no ego or pride. I’ll work wherever to make money.

You are making no point whatsoever, so keep at it being a bum. If I need to I will drive for Uber, thankfully I don’t need to anymore, but I would. You keep living with your mom in your basement and being a bum.

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ryeguymft t1_j6fh6ml wrote

dude is just not big enough or talented enough for the nfl. he’s cruising towards “washed up former cfb star with frequent run ins with the law” territory

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FullNeanderthall t1_j6fhga3 wrote

Replying to quinnbeast (#1,586,814)

Ryan Lead is that guy who says the right things and convinces you he changed just to continue messing up. He got a domestic violence charge recently.

I root for the guy to be a better person, but for it to be internally realized, I don’t give a fuck about any face he puts up or documentary he uses.

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broad_street_bully t1_j6fhhqj wrote

Replying to kryppla (#1,592,303)

Yeah. I hear ya.

While I have personal thoughts and opinions on the situation, I also have nearly two decades of experience around college football and I can guarantee that the thing I described is Bennett's worst-case scenario.

If he's lucky, he'll rack up $1M+ as a late-round pick that hangs out as a 3rd-stringer for a few years. He'll then walk straight into a previously setup hard-to-fail "president" role in some boondoggle heavily influenced by a big UGA booster.

Come 2030 or so, he'll come back to Athens and really set up shop for three more decades of living in the 1% of Clarke county so long as he makes weekly appearances on top local shows and travels to fundraising events.

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marklondon66 t1_j6fhk4m wrote

I'm beginning to like this guy a little bit.

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quinnbeast t1_j6fkf9b wrote

Replying to FullNeanderthall (#1,594,760)

In the doc he’s pretty candid about his flaws and how he’ll always have to live with them. I’m not saying he’s some saint, believe me. It’s probably not even fair to compare him with Bennett, but, his tale is a pretty great lesson to anyone who’s struggled with addiction/substance abuse.

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hems72 t1_j6floxt wrote

At his age he should know better!

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duster-1 t1_j6fr98v wrote

That's the most quartback name imaginable

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jarnish t1_j6frx5d wrote

Pre-draft midlife crisis.

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Jayvoom1 t1_j6ftoef wrote

So what😫🙄😽😝🍺🍺, last I knew he was a college student! It’s a curriculum requirement to get drunk at least once a week 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

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[deleted] t1_j6fttuk wrote

His grandchildren must be very embarrassed

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Mancidepress t1_j6fws27 wrote

Seeing quite a few Manziel comparisons, but isn't Manziel's schtick the fact that he was highly regarded out of college as a #1 overall pick before crashing? Stetson isn't even in the 1st round. Two very different stories and set of expectations.

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trav66011 t1_j6fyyo4 wrote

Moral of the story. Dont party in public in the state in which you just shit all over their team in the National Championship.

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crawdadicus t1_j6g5wtg wrote

That’s the sound of his draft stock plummeting

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AFatz t1_j6gl9kl wrote

Replying to sumlikeitScott (#1,595,419)

Johnny wasn't even particularly talented as a QB. Average arm, average accuracy, bad at reading defenses. But he was really good at maneuvering the pocket to buy time. All to just toss 10 jump balls to Mike Evans all game.

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bpchillen t1_j6glbot wrote

If Stetson Bennet came up to me and told me he won the National Championship as a 25 year old man I would call the police on him.

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out2seeagain t1_j6gnrv1 wrote

I bet he loses his social security check, and his cool corner room at the old folks home.

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mandatory6 t1_j6grdz8 wrote

You gotta be real fucked up to get arrested for public intoxication in Finland, usually cops just send you on your way 😂

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tosh_pt_2 t1_j6h2h55 wrote

YEESH.

“Glenn Smith, a former Dallas Cowboys scout, believes the arrest will impact Bennett's draft stock. He had been expected to be a 4th round pick. “He’s a 5’10” guy so you’re already going to have scouts start knocking him. He’s not tall enough, now he’s out drinking till the world looks flat, now he’s out till 6 in the morning, now all of a sudden things start stacking up against him," Smith said. “Beauty is in the eye on the beholder. Someone will take a shot on this young man.”

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VoltronicEnergy t1_j6h45yh wrote

Amused they called UGA for comment. They probably going “what does that have to do with us. He on NFL track, he is no longer here.” Drinking no good, especially if hoping for multi-million contract. Best to save partying until after get the windfall just to prevent losing it. How horrible if heard, “Lost and drunk, <insert top player> suffered career ending injuries when <insert drunk induced injury>.”

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Ill-Meeting7644 t1_j6h4lfm wrote

I‘m shocked you hear, truly shocked. Next you‘re going to tell me he beats his wife

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dray1214 t1_j6habim wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,605,234)

Give him a break? I didn’t say anything other than a lot of people care. As in that’s why it’s in the news. I didn’t say anything negative or bad about Bennett. Tf are you even talking about lol

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ahh-potatoes t1_j6hrxoa wrote

Replying to Kbdiggity (#1,592,012)

Bear with me on some history here.

Prohibition in Georgia was a bit weird. Most of the state was aiming for total prohibition, except one little pocket.

Savannah refused to enforce any part of Prohibition. Exactly why, we'll probably never know, but I would say that Savannah was already in its shift from purely a port to a destination city and saw prohibition as a barrier to that goal.

The State of Georgia threatened to step in and enforce Prohibition since the City refused.

Savannah's response?

They petitioned twice to become an independent state, entirely separate from Georgia. I love to think about the alternate timeline where Savannah is free from the bullshit of most of the rest of Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta, and Athens are mostly fine, it's the rest of the state that's a sea of madness and stupidity). It would likely be, essentially, a second American city-state, á la DC, and likely nearly as progressive. Not quite as much, and there's a couple decades that would definitely concern me as to how the city would handle different things, but I can't imagine it being anything but significantly better.

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Toblerone_and_jilly t1_j6ihudc wrote

Now he gets to answer a lot of questions pertaining to his maturity level in his nfl interviews 🤡

Edit: nvm he’s a white quarterback, he won’t be held accountable in any way, shape, or form

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jdblawg t1_j6innwy wrote

Replying to Outlander_-_ (#1,612,586)

Sure its trashy and he likely has an alcohol problem but comparing him to Manziel is a stretch. He isnt a major NFL prospect and Manziel didn't win one National Championship, much less two. Manziel didnt amount to shit. Bennett is already a legend. If he wants to ride off into the sunset drunk as piss he can do what he wants. Most likely though he will buckle down and get this shit under control.

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Pollux589 t1_j6jvpr7 wrote

After the last couple years I'd be surprised if he wasn't getting drunk in public celebrating all that shit.

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lpjayy12 t1_j6mye61 wrote

I saw someone say he was kicked out of bingo night and i haven’t recovered from laughing since lol

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