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Wuddles440

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18. Did anyone other than Manning...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:04 PM

Aug 30

play in the game today? All I ever heard was Manning, Manning for the Heisman, Manning this, and Manning that by all the talking heads before, during, and after the game ad nauseam. Decent athlete with a historic pedigree but both way over hyped and obscenely compensated.

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Arch Manning [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 OP

I think Texas would have been much better off coming in to this game walkingman Aug 30 #1

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #5

He was doing really good BoRaGard Aug 30 #2

Ba dum tsssshhhhh! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #6

Yeah, I guess the hoopla was inevitable, but that's a lot of pressure on a kid. It could have been managed better. Silent Type Aug 30 #3

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #7

Geebus. Don't make this GA Bulldawg have to defend Manning, but sheesh. First full game as quarterback hlthe2b Aug 30 #4

With all due respect it's been The Ohio State University since 1878, eight years after its founding. As to Oklahoma Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #8

And they COPYRIGHTED the damned "THE" Good gawd. PRETENTIOUS does not even begin... hlthe2b Aug 30 #12

You may want to research why the "The"! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #14

I have, I can assure you. hlthe2b Aug 30 #15

Oklahoma is the one being pretentious, they were not even in existence when Ohio State was founded. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #10

THE, THE,, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE... hlthe2b Aug 30 #11

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #13

This kid is under a lot of pressure. Irish_Dem Aug 30 #9

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #16

The Ohio State University says Diamond_Dog Aug 30 #17

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #19

Did anyone other than Manning... Wuddles440 Aug 30 #18

My guess is that he'll be replaced after another loss or two. Floyd R. Turbo Aug 30 #20