QB Art Schlichter (official thread)

[Thump]

http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...ORTS/704180307

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by Thump

http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...ORTS/704180307

I really hope we didn't pay for that.

[Thump]

Originally Posted by BUCKYLE

I really hope we didn't pay for that.

They paid him off in scratch-off lottery tickets.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Originally Posted by Thump

They payed him off in scratch-off lottery tickets.

did they?

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by Thump

They payed him off in scratch-off lottery tickets.

Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy

did they?

Someone send this to Thump's custodian.

[Buckskin86]

Former OSU QB Schlichter will speak on his past
By JOE ARNOLD
Sports Writer
jarnold@nncogannett.com

WEST RUSHVILLE - His name has become synonymous with poor decisions and missed opportunities. On Monday, Art Schlichter will settle into Fairfield Union's High School auditorium and tell his troubled story.

The former Ohio State quarterback who became more famous for his gambling addiction than for his talent will address kids and adults alike in a presentation that warns them of the dangers and pitfalls of compulsive gambling. It's the latest stop for Schlichter, who has founded and runs Gambling Prevention Awareness.

The Columbus-based non-profit organization travels to schools and organizations sharing Schlichter's plight and his road to recovery

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - www.lancastereaglegazette.com - Lancaster, OH

[MaxBuck]

Sorry if this sounds cynical, but I'd advise against donating any money to Schlichter's charity. People who have given him money in the past have lived to regret it.

I'm amazed at the positive views toward this slimeball from some of the same people who are willing to throw Maurice Clarett under the bus, irrevocably. Clarett hurt himself; Schlichter hurt everyone he ever knew, and ruined most of them financially.

My attitude toward Art: you are forgiven, but I'll keep my wallet locked up if you come anywhere near me.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Former Buckeye, NFL player talks about the evils of gambling
By JOE ARNOLD
Sports Writer
jarnold@nncogannett.com



WEST RUSHVILLE - Art Schlichter stopped caring what people called him long ago. A convicted felon whose name has been denigrated, stepped on and kicked around more than one man should be able to bear, Schlichter is far harder on himself than any writer, prosecutor or judge could ever be. Schlichter brought his riches-to-rags story to Fairfield Union High School on Monday night and with it came slurs directed at himself, from himself. His criticism was pointed, labeling himself a "criminal," "thief" and "liar." The verbal self-flagellation represented only part of Schlichter's 35-minute speech. His conclusion, made to the 50 adults and teenagers sprinkled throughout the high school auditorium, offered some hope to compulsive gambling - the disease that broke a one-time sports superstar.


Continued.....

[osugrad21]

AJC

Schlichter knows where Vick's headed

By STEVE HUMMER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 09/03/07 Two days after Michael Vick took his medicine before the federal judge in Richmond, Art Schlichter was in the same city continuing his 2007 Redemption Tour. They could have hung a convention banner over the Jeff Davis Highway: "Welcome Troubled Quarterbacks."
It's unfortunate the two never got to meet over grits and gravy, because there aren't too many better references Vick could thumb through on what awaits him and where to go from here.



Cont...

[TRON]

On a Sunday in April, the light streams brightly through the colorful stained-glass windows at Centerville Methodist church in Ohio. The pews are neat and tidy, the pastor is warm and friendly, and worship music plays throughout the church. It's a familiar setting in the church, familiar except for the man at the altar. The speaker, a man of vast infamy in the Buckeye State, can't be explained or categorized in a word, a phrase or a sentence. He has been called a golden boy, a friend, a phenom, a felon, a father and a con man. He is perhaps the most complex compulsive gambler in the history of American sports.


ESPN - OTL: Crossing the Line - ESPN

[CCI]

Originally Posted by TRON

On a Sunday in April, the light streams brightly through the colorful stained-glass windows at Centerville Methodist church in Ohio. The pews are neat and tidy, the pastor is warm and friendly, and worship music plays throughout the church. It's a familiar setting in the church, familiar except for the man at the altar. The speaker, a man of vast infamy in the Buckeye State, can't be explained or categorized in a word, a phrase or a sentence. He has been called a golden boy, a friend, a phenom, a felon, a father and a con man. He is perhaps the most complex compulsive gambler in the history of American sports.


ESPN - OTL: Crossing the Line - ESPN

Art paid hid debt to society,restorative justice (a theory and method in criminal justice in which it is arranged that the victim and the community receive restitution from the offender.)

[jarhead06]

I grew up idolizing this guy. This guy shattered Big Ten records and never looked back. #10.
I wonder what might have been if he would have had his screwed on right? The first Tom Brady?

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by jarhead06

I grew up idolizing this guy. This guy shattered Big Ten records and never looked back. #10.
I wonder what might have been if he would have had his screwed on right? The first Tom Brady?

In the absence of a crystal ball, the search function on BP works just swell and there are already three other threads on Schlichter. I hope it won't be too much of an inconvenience if I move this to one of them.

[jarhead06]

Originally Posted by Steve19

In the absence of a crystal ball, the search function on BP works just swell and there are already three other threads on Schlichter. I hope it won't be too much of an inconvenience if I move this to one of them.

Sometimes the search function or crystal ball doesnt work well for a guy having a few drinks and watching old Ohio State Buckeye films and being new to this forum. I really didnt want to read past documents on the subject. I want the present opinion. But thanks all mighty moderator.

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by jarhead06

Sometimes the search function or crystal ball doesnt work well for a guy having a few drinks and watching old Ohio State Buckeye films and being new to this forum. I really didnt want to read past documents on the subject. I want the present opinion. But thanks all mighty moderator.

It's been swell.