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Clarett spilling the beans

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Another take on that

Clarity said:
"I, Maurice Clarett, stuck my hand out towards everyone I was introduced to. I expected to be taken care of, and was bitter and angry when that was taken away. None of this is my fault, it's Tressel's fault for turning his back on me. Nothing is my fault, there's always someone else who carries responsibility for the things I do."

Honestly, no one outside of the OSU fanbase will probably see it that way...
But you're right, there's definitely an article to write there, they just wrote the wrong one.
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Clarity, I think that is a great assessment but that it is exactly what people are seeing.

My question is, what are we seeing as ESPN catches the wind about just how much damage they are doing to their own brand? Who is this mysterious NFL guy they interview? Nonsense.

ESPN market researchers are looking at Buckeye Planet and other discussion groups. You don't have to see the quick polls and focus group results to know that ESPN has really, really damaged their brand and that the discussion is focusing on how the Buckeye nation should "shop elsewhere". Remember, less than 1% share movement can have some big financial implications. Ask anyone in professional marketing and brand management, ESPN management are crapping themselves over this.

Personally, I'm not so easily placated. I don't care how many supportive articles they run or how they try to stage manage their way out of this with well-crafted sighs and "candid" expressions of support for Tressel and OSU. I know that it doesn't matter how conversational it seems, almost everything people say on ESPN is rolling on the teleprompter in front of them. I'm not willing to tune in and watch that "villain" Trev so that "my guy" Herbie can save the day. Our villain is UM's hero. I don't want Mutt and Jeff, I just want good and objective sports reporting and it has been some time since I've seen that on ESPN.

This has been great because I used to only tune into ESPN. I didn't know how much better cbssportsline.com and SSI.com have become. If ESPN aren't broadcasting OSU, I won't be watching.
 
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Isn't ESPN broadcasting the Purdue game? LET'S ALL BOYCOTT ESPN and go to the game instead! We can have a tailgate and make anti-ESPN signs. Plus Erin Andrews could be there. She's pretty hot ya know?
 
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strohs said:
Werd.
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This kind article from a Badger fan who thinks MoC is a turd....


COMMENTARY: UW's new compliance officer knows plenty about Clarett

Andy Baggot
Wisconsin State Journal
November 11, 2004

When Maurice Clarett lit the fuse and rolled that stink bomb into the Ohio State football headquarters Tuesday, you could smell it at Camp Randall Stadium.

At least Steve Waterfield could from his office on the fifth floor of Kellner Hall.

Before becoming the compliance director for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department in August, Waterfield spent five years as an assistant director for compliance at Ohio State. He was involved in the investigation that prompted Ohio State to suspend Clarett after his celebrated freshman season with the Buckeyes.

As such, Waterfield was surprised when word hit the streets Clarett had made some serious allegations against Ohio State - cars, cushy jobs, cash from boosters, academic fraud - in a story in ESPN The Magazine.

"He's been so quiet," Waterfield said of Clarett. "You haven't really heard anything from him. Then, all of a sudden, this hits.

"It's unfortunate. Since I think there is resolution to it, it just makes you wonder why he decided to do this again. Only one person can answer that and that's Maurice."

One minute Clarett was a icon, an elite running back who helped Ohio State to an unbeaten season and a national title in 2002. The next he was out of school because of a string of academic problems.

Waterfield, along with Ohio State compliance director Heather Lyke Catalano and athletic director Andy Geiger, were on the front lines of a probe that looked into the allegations Clarett raised in the magazine.

Clarett said Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel arranged loaner cars for him. Clarett said Dick Tressel, the coach's brother and an OSU assistant, found him a lucrative no-show landscaping job. Clarett said boosters gave him thousands in cash. Clarett said his academic adviser selected courses for him he could pass without having to attend.

"I was intimately involved in the investigation and working with Heather and the department and the NCAA in a collaborative effort," Waterfield said. "The things (Clarett) was saying were things that were already looked into and were familiar to me just because of my experience."

The NCAA found no wrongdoing, although another probe is sure to take place in wake of Clarett's allegations.

"I'm extremely comfortable with how Ohio State's compliance program is run," Waterfield said. "I have no reason to believe there are any issues out there at all."

Waterfield, 32, has considerable knowledge of how things work at Ohio State. He earned an MBA, a master's degree in sports management and a law degree from there. He worked one year as an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio before going to work at his alma mater. He knows the NCAA and Big Ten Conference rulebooks chapter and verse.

During the investigation, Geiger said Clarett threatened to "blow up" the Buckeyes' football program. Waterfield didn't witness such an exchange, but later heard "(Clarett) insinuated something to that effect."

The magazine piece rekindled the debate about who is telling the truth. Like Geiger, Waterfield pointed to the fact Clarett repeatedly lied to NCAA investigators.

"Just from that," Waterfield said, "people can draw their own conclusions."
 
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I've had a lot of my friends asking me what is going on. Most of them don't have an opinion either way and the ones that do think Clarett is a snake just trying to bring attention to himself. Surprisingly, other college football fans understand the situation quite well.
 
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I hate everything that MoC has done to tOSU, and i always will, hes a backstabber and a selfish brat. But as i wish for every buckeye to have a good future, im gonna have to wish that to him as well. Im probably the only one saying this but i really do hope he has a great NFL career. go ahead criticize me, but i really do think hes a good guy at heart, just sorrounded by the wrong people.
 
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BuckeyeFromHecK said:
I hate everything that MoC has done to tOSU, and i always will, hes a backstabber and a selfish brat. But as i wish for every buckeye to have a good future, im gonna have to wish that to him as well. Im probably the only one saying this but i really do hope he has a great NFL career. go ahead criticize me, but i really do think hes a good guy at heart, just sorrounded by the wrong people.
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I must agree. I think the thing I like most about him is his selfless devotion to others. Yep, I don't think Mother Teresa had anything on MoC.

The only problem I have is that I don't think he is a Buckeye. He never affilated with the team. He never engaged with the University. He simply came to take care of himself and continues to do that with complete disregard to whatever he may unfairly damage. I have a different wish, I hope that he should be treated in life as he has treated others.
 
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