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RB Maurice Clarett (B1G Freshman of the Year, National Champion)

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Muck said:
I doubt that the seniors, or anyone else on the team for that matter cares one way or another about his antics anymore. He's ancient history as far as the team is concerned. It's only the media and fans that care at this point.
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Sadly, it cannot be considered a matter of opinion that MoC is still friends with several members of the team. There have been newspaper reports within the last few days that quoted Troy Smith and Rob Sims as saying that they are still in contact with him and at least hinting that they are still friends with him. It is not the team that has written him off, it is the fan base.

And that is as it should be. We never met him and have no "relationship investment" with him. The sooner we get over it, the better. The team, however, may have thought they could still help.

Sadly, he was more influenced by other parties.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
At this point, with all of his history and baggage, Clarett is entitled to a presumption of innocence, but not a presumption of rationality.
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I don't think there's anyone who would argue that point!

DaddyBigBucks said:
Sadly, it cannot be considered a matter of opinion that MoC is still friends with several members of the team. There have been newspaper reports within the last few days that quoted Troy Smith and Rob Sims as saying that they are still in contact with him and at least hinting that they are still friends with him. It is not the team that has written him off, it is the fan base.
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I worded my original post poorly.

What I meant to say was that neither the team in general nor the seniors specifically are going to take anything that he does and view it as a "team" issue.

If one of the walk-on scout team players currently on the team went out and committed armed robbery in Tempe this morning it would have a possible impact on the team...anything Reecie does will not.
 
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[strike]Here is a link to a video on ESPN. About halfway through Tressel talks about the situation.[/strike]

EDIT: Nevermind, link won't work right. But you can go to ESPN's website and look over at the ESPN Headlines and its like the 6th link on the list.

Then click on "Tressel Sad".
 
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Don't know if this was posted yet. But here's ESPN's article on the whole mess...

ESPN said:
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was accused of robbing two people at gunpoint in an alley behind a bar early Sunday, the latest trouble for the Buckeyes star who left the school in disgrace and failed to gain early entry into the NFL.

Clarett allegedly fled the scene and was wanted on two counts of aggravated robbery. According to police, he left in a white sport utility vehicle with two other men and took only a cell phone from his alleged victims, who weren't injured.

The 22-year-old Clarett fled when the bar owner or manager, who knew both Clarett and the victims, came into the alley and identified him shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, detectives said.

<!-- one graph from Mag reporter --> Before Sunday's incident, Clarett was negotiating a deal and was likely going to sign with an NFL team on Monday, Josh Luchs, one of Clarett's agents, told ESPN The Magazine's Tom Friend.

Clarett was expected to be allocated to NFL Europe if he signed, Friend reported.
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Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said he was informed of the incident on his way to the Fiesta Bowl news conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

"Obviously, my reaction to that is it's sad," Tressel said, "because, as I said the last few times people have brought up the subject, my hope would be that he would have an opportunity to go over to NFL Europe and make a comeback.

"I hope it's not true, but beyond that, I don't know much, but my reaction is, I was sad." Clarett's agent, Steve Feldman, said Sunday evening he had not yet spoken to his client. "At this point we still don't know what's fact and what's fiction," he said.

Clarett rushed for 1,237 yards and scored 16 touchdowns as a freshman. He helped the Buckeyes win the national championship in 2002, but has found only hard times since.

Clarett sat out the 2003 season after he was charged with misdemeanor falsification for filing a police report claiming that more than $10,000 in clothing, CDs, cash and stereo equipment was stolen from a car he borrowed from a local dealership. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Ohio State suspended Clarett for misleading investigators, and for receiving special benefits worth thousands of dollars from a family friend.

In an interview with ESPN The Magazine in November 2004, Clarett said coaches and boosters arranged for him to get passing grades, cars and thousands of dollars while at Ohio State. None of the allegations were verified and Clarett never responded to NCAA requests to be interviewed about them as part of its investigation into Ohio State's athletic program.

Clarett also unsuccessfully challenged the NFL's requirement that players wait three years after high school before turning pro in a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Clarett was chosen by the Denver Broncos in last year's draft, but the team cut him in August. Tressel said he had spoken with Clarett "three or four times in the last six weeks."

"It's been along the lines of hoping he would have a chance to get things together and make a run at things with NFL Europe," the coach said.

Clarett would have been a senior on this year's Ohio State team, which meets Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday.

"It's real troubling," Tressel said of Clarett's fall. "Not just with youngsters that it becomes newsworthy, but with any kids who don't go the direction you know they're capable of or hope for them. It's one of the tough things when you compete. Sometimes things work out and you're successful and sometimes it doesn't. That doesn't have you back off from competing and teaching and trying to help people."

A message was left Sunday at Clarett's mother's home in Youngstown.
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grad21 states he merged the threads on this and that was a great start. Now, finish it off by moving this thread to "Open Discussion" where it belongs.

Any true fan of TOSU football has already separated this guy from anything "Buckeyes." We've got one of the biggest Bowl Games in school history tomorrow, yet this guy is dominating the conversation on the Football board.

Let's stop wasting our time on this topic and give up a big OH-IO. Let's post some best wishes to Bobby about being able to at least see the field for a few plays tomorrow. Let's enjoy the hours leading up to this great matchup we have ahead of us.

Let the Columbus Police take out the trash. Let the BP Administration keep it out. Peace.
 
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did anyone see if it was louis irizarry and ira guilford in the getaway car? :biggrin:

it seems like clarett just likes to take the spotlight away from the buckeyes at important times.. next up, clarett goes streaking thru campus right before national letter of intent day..
 
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