If Marshall Manning doesn’t wind up a Vol…

#7
#7
Would be a tough act to follow your father who has been granted VFL sainthood by the Big Orange masses. Having every mistake in practice dissected by VolNation and then when he loses to Jawja, LSShoe, Alabubba or Fluridah, oh my, the sky would fall. Marshall may want to forge his own path instead.
Having said all that, it would be good to see another talented Manning in orange and white.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Shirleyudontmeanthat
#9
#9
Didn’t Peyton honor his father’s and mother’s alma mater, as well as his nephew, Arch?

Lots of factors are in play on both sides of the kid’s decision. I can’t control or impact any of them.
 
#10
#10
The college football world has changed, those days are over. If you expect him to be a legacy you will be disappointed. He will go where the money takes him and possibly play for 2 different schools.
 
#11
#11
VOLtaism said:
The college football world has changed, those days are over. If you expect him to be a legacy you will be disappointed. He will go where the money takes him and possibly play for 2 different schools.
Click to expand...
We certainly agree that those days are over.
But for Marshall, the money would only be a factor if he had no plans to play in the NFL. And even then, he could forego the NIL money just to free it up for his chosen program to surround him with better players.

If the NFL is his goal, he will go where the coaches and system best prepare him to be successful at the next level. If he sees several options that meet that criteria, I would guess his next criteria would be best college experience--including classroom, setting/location, and appreciative fanbase.

But your third point is also intriguing. If your top goal is to arrive at NFL Draft Day as fully prepared as possible... might one choose to play for two different offensive coordinators in somewhat different systems?

I pose that question assuming that Marshall would have absorbed his father's head-knowledge about the game from the QB position, and would see college as the opportunity to gain on-field knowledge. Of course, in my ignorance, I may be totally underestimating the challenge of executing even one college offense with proficiency.
 
#14
#14
TN Jed said:
There's a part of me that's hoping this thread sticks around for awhile 😁
Click to expand...
Freak faces a tricky administrative decision here.
Leave it in the Baseball Forum as a humiliating, precautionary example for others?
Or move it into the Football Forum before it attains folk anti-hero status* that others begin to emulate, creating website anarchy?


*see: nominee for Darwin Award evolves into TV hit show "Jackass" and notoriety for Johnny Knoxville
 
#18
#18
VOLtaism said:
The college football world has changed, those days are over. If you expect him to be a legacy you will be disappointed. He will go where the money takes him and possibly play for 2 different schools.
Click to expand...
You have no clue how the Mannings roll, do you?
 
  • Like
Reactions: QCD61
#23
#23
I'll pilot the space shuttle before one of PM's sons come here to play football. Pipe dream.

And with VERY few exceptions, legacy recruits over the last 10-15 years have been huge disappointments. They need to go somewhere else and do their own thing.
 
#24
#24
This poor child...every single pass or comment from now til he's finished will be dissected and evaluated with Peyton being the high mark to comparison. If he never dons the orange and white for Vols...I will be perfectly fine. I saw something similar in my young brothers-in-law life 50 years ago. The son of a highly success athlete and championship coach who was knighted the "next coming". Problem was...in football...he did not possess the same level of talent as dad (was really good baseball player). And its followed him all his life. He's done fine though. Highly successful doctor who owns a highly successful clinic with his name! Only if his dad coach could have lived to see it.! So...I, for one, will leave Marshall Manning alone and enjoy the ride.
 
New Posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

Advertisement



Back
Top