Oregon QB Says A&M?s Manziel Plays ?Backyard Football?

So maybe his nickname should be Johnny Backyard Football.? At least that?s what Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota seems to think.

Judging by the comments on a couple of Aggie messageboards, the Ducks? QB seems to have ruffled some feathers ? pun intended ? when he described Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel?s game as ?backyard football.?

?For a lot of us, it?s how we were introduced to the game ? just going out and making plays.? I?d like to do that.? It would be fun.? But it would be outside of my calling here.?

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Now, personally I don?t see what?s so inflammatory about that comment.? Granted, Manziel was once committed to Oregon and perhaps there?s a bit of history between the two signal-callers, but this seems to be a case of looking for trash talk.

Mariota simply alluded to the differences between his role in Eugene and Manziel?s role in College Station.? And judging by that Heisman Trophy he picked up in December, Manziel seems to fit his role perfectly.

Stay tuned, but I don?t think Aggie fans should be losing any sleep over this one.

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