Jordan Rodgers takes Stephen A. Smith-style victory lap after Arch Manning struggles in Week 1
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There aren’t many things in life that Stephen A. Smith appears to love more than trolling Dallas Cowboys fans after a loss. The Texas Longhorns, to a degree, could be classified as the Cowboys of college football (“we’re back” and “this is our year” are practically the same phrase, right?).
And after one game, the ‘Horns and quarterback Arch Manning haven’t measured up. This led SEC Network analyst Jordan Rodgers — who claimed Manning’s hype “didn’t match his tape” ahead of Texas’ season opener — to embody Smith during his Wednesday appearance on Get Up by sporting a Cowboy hat and cigar.
“I learned from one Stephen A. Smith that when a certain team in Texas lives up to the expectations that you put out there, you gotta have a little bit of a celebration,” Rodgers joked with Mike Greenberg and Louis Riddick.
Unlike Smith, Rodgers didn’t spend the entirety of the segment bashing Manning or Longhorn fans. He quickly ditched his getup, saying he “[didn’t] want to take a victory lap on Arch” because his performance was “something [I] expected.”
“I think we saw flashes of what we saw last year. His mechanics were a little all over the place. Feet were a little all over the place. Gotta give a lot of credit to Matt Patricia; the defensive plan was amazing… everything was just moving a little too fast, for Arch and that’s why you saw those inaccuracies.” Rodgers said.
Despite Manning’s rough, Uncle Rico-esque showing, Rodgers still has confidence he’ll become a good player. He claimed Arch would “win like his uncles” once he develops “between the ears.” We’ll see if the Texas fanbase gives him the breathing room to do so over the next month before a showdown with No. 13 Florida on Oct. 4.
