I like Pittman very much and have been one of his biggest fans here, but if anyone truly believes he's at the same level as Clarett was talent-wise, check yourself in for rehab. Clarett was bigger (much bigger), faster, had as good as or better vision, and had as good as or better moves. Once we got into Big Ten play, opponents put 8-9 in the box nearly the entire game while he was in. Keep in mind he had surgery on his knee after the WSU game (kept him out of the Cincy game), and ran for five yards a pop against Indiana in his first game back despite ripping open his stitches during the game. He got the shoulder stinger on our last offensive play at Wisconsin (third conference game), and he re-hurt it on the first drive against Penn State, after gaining 39 yards on just four carries. He just wasn't the same after that, yet he still was solid runner despite being hurt (he had 52 yards on 14 carries at Purdue before getting hurt again, despite nearly the entire Purdue defense keying on him...his 3.7 ypc that game was more than twice as good as the rest of the team). And who can forget his catch (and reaction) late in The Game to set up Hall's winning score?
But, fortunately for us, Pittman doesn't have the emotional baggage that Clarett did, and that means Pittman will have the much better career at Ohio State and a much better shot at playing in the NFL.
