DB Eugene Clifford - transfer to Tenn. St. (official thread)

[ysubuck]

Such a shame.

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by Taosman

No way Clifford sticks for 4 years!

Good call. But seriously, this sucks. Gene had a ton of talent and he was the player I was most excited about in the '07 class, along with Saine. However, he never seemed to have any motivation to give what it takes to help this team out, so his talent does him no good here. He has been in trouble even before he got to campus and never got out. Hopefully he can put it all back together and re-surface somewhere.

[Buckeneye]

Funny, ESPN hasnt made a huge splash yet.

Sad to see talent go to waste, I hope he gets back on track.

[Buckeye Nut]

Originally Posted by HotMic

One Mr. Bill Greene would disagree with that.

It was a joke. I was poking fun at them taking castoffs from other schools like Lennix and Daniels.

[OregonBuckeye]

I'm glad this is finally over. I don't feel one bit sorry for the guy. He got in a fight and smoked weed. Not sure how he's the victim of anything. It would be nice to see him disciplined and make something of his football talent but I'm not counting on it. It's nice to move on. I like what I saw from Nate Oliver in the spring game. Now he'll get some more reps.

[CHU]

Originally Posted by Buckeneye

Funny, ESPN hasnt made a huge splash yet.

Sad to see talent go to waste, I hope he gets back on track.

Weekend and it hasn't been picked up yet by most other publications (Columbus media and such). It'll hit Monday morning and the hater comments on ESPN will be fun to laugh at.

[Smooth Olaf]

Originally Posted by Buckeneye

Funny, ESPN hasnt made a huge splash yet.

Sad to see talent go to waste, I hope he gets back on track.

What do you mean by, "Big splash?" They'll probably post a story about it and nothing more. I mean, is there any reason why they shouldn't?

[BuckeyeMac]

Sad news for the Buckeyes, but we don't need someone on the team to pull these kinds of stunts. Good luck to Eugene in whatever/wherever he ends up

[powerlifter]

Originally Posted by Smooth Olaf

What do you mean by, "Big splash?" They'll probably post a story about it and nothing more. I mean, is there any reason why they shouldn't?

It will be a small portion on the college football part of espn's site. That's about it. It's no different then any other college team having someone who isn't a big time player.

[ScriptOhio]

Heck this could even be his 4th or 5th strike.

[leroyjenkins]

I think what he means by "big splash" is that other schools seem to have these little problems, and the when we have a little problem it becomes a BIG problem. Blown way out of proportion by ESPN, and others. Remember Art, remember crazy old Maurice, remember that mustached guy who was looking to score.........




Just haters in my opinion, and now I can die happy because I used "haters" in a sentence!!

[FrancisSawyer]

Sad. I can honestly say I hope they cut him loose. I mean how many chances can you give a person? Good luck Eugene.

[utgrad73]

I really hate reading this about a Buckeye. He has made his bed. The only good thing is someone else will benefit from his absence in the fall. Hate to win a spot by default but... Will this mean another scholarship is available this year?

[OHSportsFan9]

how the hell...?

Goodness gracious, kid. Oh well, a lot of talent in the Defensive backfield regardless.

[generaladm]

Well, one positive part about him getting cut from the team, as I would expect after this, he won't be a bad influence on the other players anymore.