QB Art Schlichter (official thread)

[Steve19]

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.

Well, you'll find the "present opinion" right here. You're welcome, I live to serve.

[Buckskin86]

Schlichter to Pryor: Be patient
By JON SPENCER
For The Advocate

BELLVILLE -- Take it from the most coveted quarterback to play for Ohio State: Six-foot-6 prep All-American Terrelle Pryor should be in no rush to make his mark with the Buckeyes.

"When you're a quarterback taking a step up to college or the pros, it's a tougher position than most to step right in and play," former OSU All-American Art Schlichter said. "You're the leader of the team and you're expected to know what everybody's doing and be confident about it, but the game is so much faster.

"When I went from high school to college, it was amazing to me the quickness of all the players. Then when I jumped from college to the pros, everybody was good. It took awhile to get used to, and I never reached my potential as a pro.

"Any time a kid can sit back and learn, it can only help him."
In retrospect, Schlichter said he probably should have redshirted in 1978 as a freshman member of Woody Hayes' final recruiting class. Instead, he unseated senior incumbent Rod Gerald, an option quarterback who had taken OSU to a share of the Big Ten title the season before.

Schlichter threw five interceptions in his debut, a 19-0 loss to Penn State in Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes' 7-4-1 season ended with another interception by Schlichter, sealing a 17-15 loss to Clemson in the Gator Bowl.

It is a play that forever will live in OSU infamy. Middle guard Charlie Bauman picked off Schlichter's pass with the Buckeyes in field goal range and ran out of bounds in front of the OSU bench. In a fit of rage, Hayes snapped and slugged Bauman. Ohio State had no choice but to force its legendary coach to resign.

"Playing right away was important to me," Schlichter said. "It was more of an ego thing than anything. I probably could have used the redshirt year as much as anybody. ... I got baptized real quick.

"Fortunately, I survived it and was coming on at the end of my freshman year. Then I had a great sophomore season and that served as a springboard to my last two years."

The Advocate - www.newarkadvocate.com - Newark, Ohio

[Buckskin86]

Jon Spencer: Don't bet against Art Schlichter
Former OSU quarterback rebuilding life he destroyed by gambling

MANSFIELD -- It was just like any football Saturday in Ohio Stadium from 1978 thru 1981, when Art Schlichter had the rapt attention of his audience.

He had just finished speaking to a group of high school athletes and their parents, his riveting 30-minute address equal parts gut-wrenching and inspirational, when he reached down from the podium and squeezed my shoulder.

?This guy right here,? he said to the banquet crowd, ?threatened me that if I didn?t do a good job tonight, he was going to call my parole officer.?

At least Schlichter still has his sense of humor.

This fallen hero, whose downturn in life would mock the title of his 1981 biography, ?Straight Arrow,? has lost just about everything else because of a well-chronicled addiction to gambling.

It ruined his marriage, separated him from his two daughters for most of their lives, tainted his legacy at Ohio State, turned the once-famous No. 10 into a more infamous number in the U.S. penal system, destroyed relationships in and outside of his family and cost him his career in the NFL.

Not to mention at least $1 million he is believed to have squandered while swindling, stealing and conning, all to feed his addiction.

?I think about gambling every day, but the one thing I can?t do to be free is gamble,? Schlichter said, addressing the participants in the 30th News Journal All-Star Classic, a basketball game that benefits physically-challenged children. ?I want to be free. I want to be with my children. I lost my family and nothing can replace that. To build that back is very hard.?

The News Journal - www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com - Mansfield, OH

[Jake]

Whenever I feel frustrated about any perceived missed opportunities in my life I look at Art Schlichter - who had more talent and opportunities than I could ever have imagined - and I realize there are far more frustrated people than me.

What an absolute waste of talent, not to mention what he could've done for his children. All for nothing...

[CCI]

Originally Posted by Jake

Whenever I feel frustrated about any perceived missed opportunities in my life I look at Art Schlichter - who had more talent and opportunities than I could ever have imagined - and I realize there are far more frustrated people than me.

What an absolute waste of talent, not to mention what he could've done for his children. All for nothing...

Art is from my hometown and I agree 100% on what a waste of talent, but he can not change the past only his future and deal with his addiction the best he can. I think he is giving restorative justice and giving back to society as a whole. On where he came from, what he went through and where he is today.

[tibor75]

Pryor would be well advised to ignore anything Art says. He has zero credibility to give advice to anybody.

if he's going to listen to anybody, it should be Troy Smith. A guy who got into trouble in high school and turned into a Heisman winner.

[tibor75]

Originally Posted by 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.

GPA

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by tibor75

Pryor would be well advised to ignore anything Art says. He has zero credibility to give advice to anybody.

Disagree

Originally Posted by tibor75

if he's going to listen to anybody, it should be Troy Smith. A guy who got into trouble in high school and turned into a Heisman winner.

Agreed

Though I'm pretty sure JT will have his ear for the next few years. Which is better than any of the above.

[MaxBuck]

Originally Posted by tibor75

Pryor would be well advised to ignore anything Art says. He has zero credibility to give advice to anybody.

if he's going to listen to anybody, it should be Troy Smith. A guy who got into trouble in high school and turned into a Heisman winner.

I couldn't agree more. My advice to Terrelle Pryor would be: stay the hell away from Art Schlichter. He's been a source of pain to most everyone who has ever been close to him.

[CCI]

Quote:
Originally Posted by tibor75
Pryor would be well advised to ignore anything Art says. He has zero credibility to give advice to anybody.

if he's going to listen to anybody, it should be Troy Smith. A guy who got into trouble in high school and turned into a Heisman winner.




I agree some what, Art is a hero in the local High School around here, so I am partial to him. Art is a Buckeye and always be a Buckeye no matter what he did.

[sandgk]

Honestly, I think we are over-analyzing this.

To learn what one should not do, ask a Sinner who has been caught and humbled.

If you want to know the path of righteousness ask a Saint about their life.

Both experiences have value in their hearing.

[Steve19]

Let us also not forget that gambling addicts do not have total control over their ability to stop gambling. Gambling addition is biosocial. It is linked to the sensation seeking personality trait, which is triggered by the context in which gambling addicts find themselves. It has been linked to monoamineoxidase levels in the brain and to other hormones linked to arousal. Work in recent years has identified a genetic predisposition.

In that sense, we can all think that perhaps if we had lived his life, we might also have found ourselves making his same mistakes. Or not.

Whatever you think of him, I wonder on what basis any of us can judge him, not his behavior, but judge him? Who are we to be forgiving Art Schlichter?

Schlichter was a great Ohio State quarterback that squandered his chances in life and burnt every relationship he ever had due to his gambling addiction. I wish him well in his recovery and ongoing vigilance over himself. But I don't have to judge him to know that I would not put any money under his control. As someone else said, it is very sad indeed to see so many chances squandered.

[shetuck]

It's just amazing to me that as good as Art Schichter was, Bobby Hoying was almost as good.

[osugrad21]

Scout$--All-Time Greatest ? No. 18: Art Schlichter

36 wins as a starting QB with 497 of 951 passes completed for 7,547 yards and 50 touchdowns.

[ScriptOhio]

YouTube - Game winning drive and INT - UCLA 1979