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Old 05-30-2004, 12:09 AM
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Here is a breakdown on the three cases:

MoC. Generated some negative pub for tOSU, but contributed mightily to a MNC. Hurt himself more than the program. Only "useful" for one season, but if you have it to do over, you take him, IMO.

Randy Moss. Great grab for Marshall. Didn't do anything to embarass the university while there, and was huge in getting them respect in D1A along with Pennington. Definitely you take him, ganja charge or not.

Lawrence Phillips. The only one of the three to commit a violent crime. Obviously an outstanding running back, and a huge part of a very successful Nebraska team. If you have it to do over again, you skip this guy. Good or not, he turned out to be a thug and really tarnished Osborne and NU's rep.

As SanClemente said, you can't predict a lot of this stuff. Hindsight is 20/20. My personal line is at violent crimes. I knew guys in college who smoked some weed, or who were immature. Being a thug is different, and that's what Phillips was/is. I would skip on Willie Williams. Miami is screwing up bad with that kid. He is going to seriously embarrass their program.
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