Commentator shares wild remark on disparity between Shedeur Sanders and Arch Manning coverage
Life and Football commentator Bod shared a controversial quote regarding the coverage disparity between Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Texas's Arch Manning; blaming it on the "mayos" and not-so-subtly hinting that racism is the true reason.
"I been saying that for the longest, that Manning Boy has made almost 3M in NIL and haven't played a down of football, no one said anything, yet they hate on Sheduers NIL Success somehow," Bod said (h/t Marca). "We know why. THE MAYO'S!!!!!"
There have been attacks on Shedeur from the media and former teammates alike, and it's disproportionate to nearly any QB in college football history. Most certainly, it's the most over-the-top coverage for a Colorado Buff by a country mile.
What's often overlooked is how good Shedeur is. Sometimes the greats, whether the son of an all-time great or not, are focused on their own journeys to a degree that bothers others. Shedeur is dealing with problems only a handful of people in history have ever dealt with: being a multi-millionaire from college football looking at first-round NFL pick money.
Manning could get there someday, but we haven't seen him take substantial snaps left at Texas. He is an unproven entity.
Truthfully, there's very little to say about Manning just yet. Him getting paid like he is from an NIL standpoint has a lot to do with his last name, but criticism can't be levied at a player who's only showed flashes with minimal opportunities.
Manning's story is equally unique to Shedeur's, but he simply hasn't made waves like Shedeur. You're not going to hear much from a non-factor during his first collegiate season riding the bench as Quinn Ewers led the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff after a Big 12 Championship.
One day in the future, it feels very likely we will.
Arch Manning can see more team success at Texas than Shedeur Sanders will experience at Colorado
Texas is a perennial NIL big-spender in post-COVID college athletics. They've fortified future ranks that will protect and catch passes from Manning.
Shedeur never had that kind of help in the trenches, at least. He did have great receiving talent, but possibly only one first-rounder. Even then, Travis Hunter is getting NFL attention for his body of work at cornerback.
Manning could see more success, but both are first-round talents who've had impossible shadows to play in.
Shedeur has aced that test at Jackson State and under the circumstances for CU in 2023. Manning's chance figures to come one day -- and his circumstances seem likely to facilitate that. Shedeur, on the other hand, is playing on a Buffs team for which Coach Prime simply wants six wins in 2024.