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Quarterback Johnny Manziel's in the middle of the celebration of Texas A&M's 29-24 win at Alabama on Nov. 10, 2012, in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Dave Martin/The Associated Press)

Hit the lights. Cue the music. Johnny Manziel's coming to your ci-tay.

That's right. Next Wednesday, he'll be at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover for SEC Media Days. A thousand or so of my closest media friends will be there, and no doubt some of them will be on the lookout for poor grammar, slipshod hygiene and mismatched socks.

Me? Since I was too busy listening to Nick Saban's explanation for Texas A&M 29, Alabama 24 to watch Manziel's celebration in Tuscaloosa, I just want to see for myself if the young man has horns.

You could get that impression depending on which TV shows you watch, radio shows you hear and websites you read.

The vitriol aimed Manziel's way is almost comical, and it begs the question. What has the reigning Heisman winner actually done to turn so many people against him?

Has he been charged with murder as an NFL player and been linked to other shootings dating back to his college days?

Of course not. That's former Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Has Manziel been charged with misdemeanor simple battery after a bar fight while already on probation for misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile?

Not even close. That's current - at least for the moment - LSU running back Jeremy Hill.

Has Johnny Football been suspended indefinitely by his program, reportedly for failing drug tests, a month after getting reprimanded by the NCAA for making an obscene gesture at the crowd after a postseason defeat?

Wrong again. That's Ole Miss basketball antagonist Marshall Henderson.

OK. So please, someone tell me what the Texas A&M quarterback has done since winning the Heisman and robbing Bob Stoops (of his dignity) to merit so much clean, old-fashioned hate.

SEC Network commentator

told ESPN's College Football Live, "I'm sad to say he's trending toward becoming a punch line."

If Manziel's the punch line, what's the set-up? All he's done is follow the greatest season ever by a redshirt freshman with

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Finebaum also has said that Manziel's "had a train wreck of an off-season."

Really? Making some ill-conceived comments on Twitter, taking some online classes, throwing out the first pitch at a San Diego Padres game and taking in the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras and NBA All-Star Game, among other cool vacation trips, constitutes a train wreck?

Sounds more like a luxury cruise.

Sporting News columnist

focused on Manziel's foolishness on Twitter,

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and then ran completely off the road.

Hayes wrote: "What we are witnessing, people, is the social implosion of a man who has played one season of college football - and already can't get out of his own way. We've seen this before (hello, Maurice Clarett, Mike Williams) and it doesn't end well."

Clarett? The former Ohio State tailback? It's a pretty big leap from a jailbird to a kid who hasn't always been the bluebird of happiness on social media.

Think of the things that haven't happened to Manziel during his Johnny America tour. He hasn't been arrested, although he did get the most famous parking ticket in college football history. He hasn't been suspended from the team, indefinitely or otherwise.

That was so last year.

Manziel did suffer through an arrest and a suspension a year ago before anyone outside of College Station and lot of people inside those city limits had heard of him. It hurt him so badly that he won the starting job, won 11 games and won the stiff-arm statue.

All things considered and as far as we know, this off-season has been an improvement in terms of his personal behavior.

Odds are, despite all the tape recorders and camera phones at the ready to capture the slightest slip, Manziel will come and go next week without incident. Besides, it's hard to imagine he could do any more damage than he's already done in this state, not once but twice, just by suiting up and running amok.

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