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

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BUKEsqBuck;1666026; said:
I would be beyond shocked if he is slinging mud at tOSU and I will eat my tie if there is a negative thing uttered by MoC about the vest. I believe he genuinely takes responsibility for his missteps in life and holds tress in the highest esteem. He seems astoundingly more mature now than he was back in those days.
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I don't think that any of us are in a position to judge Clarett. I despise what he did to Ohio State and especially Andy Geiger, blaming more the irresponsible media that continued to print his allegations as truth long after the NCAA had twice exonerated Ohio State, but I feel more a deep sadness about the outcome of the life of a young man who could have been one of the greatest running backs in the history of football if he remained healthy.

This gifted young athlete had a retinue of hangers-on that apparently included his mother, whispering in his ear about his greatness and the need to run for the NFL and make big money. They bear as much responsibility for his current situation as he does. At the time of his arrest, he was in a downward spiral that was breathtaking in its speed and frightening in its implications, in which he continued to strike out at the people who tried to help him and especially at Ohio State.

On one hand, we could view Clarett's incarceration and the duration of his sentence as the result of a long process of development in the American legal system, over many generations, that allowed his judge to determine a proper balance between protecting society and rehabilitating Clarett.

Another way to view his incarceration is that it separated from that posse and gave him the opportunity to gain perspective. The posse will be waiting when he is released, looking for that big payday. Can he handle that? I don't think it is for any of us to judge that or him, but I am sure that it is what a parole board will be considering.

At the end of the day, anyone who claims to be interested in Maurice Clarett must acknowledge that it doesn't matter if he is a pro football player, a speaker, or a burger flipper. Money is less important than many of us make it out to be. What matters is that he can find a place in society in which he can contribute and find happiness. I hope that when he is released, he understands that and that he can set out on a path to find happiness in life.
 
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I have to respectfully disagree Steve. He hs no one to blame but himself. Many others have been in that same situation and handled as it should be.
And yes we can judge him in a civilian sense because we are his peers. Just as his peers sent him to jail.
As fans we can judge him since we, as a fan base, know how our student atheletes should project and behave.
 
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Best Buckeye;1666064; said:
I have to respectfully disagree Steve. He hs no one to blame but himself. Many others have been in that same situation and handled as it should be.
And yes we can judge him in a civilian sense because we are his peers. Just as his peers sent him to jail.
As fans we can judge him since we, as a fan base, know how our student atheletes should project and behave.
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Thanks for the way you said that BB. With equal respect, I think we are in agreement about much of what you write.

Nothing that I said should be interpreted to mean that Clarett shouldn't blame himself. He seems to be saying he does on his website. So, he has himself to blame, but don't forget that this was a lower middle-class kid who was badly advised about what he "deserved" from early in high school. He was the #1 recruit and had excellent grades.

His peers can sit in judgement of him but we cannot judge his progress toward rehabilitation, which is to what I referred. As I said, in many posts in his thread, his behavior is the antithesis of what Ohio State should expect from student athletes.
 
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DontHateOState;1666091; said:
If a judge releases him, his time has been deemed "served." The only thing selfish about this situation is fans wanting a man to stay in prison because he might ruin enjoyment of a sports season for them.
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Ex-Ohio State Player Clarett To Leave Prison
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Former Ohio State football player Maurice Clarett is expected to be transferred to a halfway house on Tuesday and will be out of prison.

Clarett is scheduled to meet with Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David Fais, who is expected to grant the former running back an early release request.

Clarett would then be released after Tuesday's hearing into a community based correction facility in Columbus, 10TV News reported.

According to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, Clarett has behaved in prison so he would not protest the early release request.

Clarett has served more than three years of a 7-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2006 to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Ex-Ohio State Player Clarett To Leave Prison | WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio News
 
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I often wonder if Maurice wasn't influenced by what he saw happening with LeBron James. Watching the inability of OHSAA to curb any of the economic excesses that LeBron could get away with he may have assumed that he could/should be able to do the same. The difference being that LeBron didn't need to go to an NCAA minor league process and thus the rules were entirely different.

Whatever the case, I wish him nothing but the best and hope he is able to stabilize his life. He certainly gave us some wonderful moments in 2002 - 03.
 
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Ex-OSU tailback sent to smaller facility

By RUSTY MILLER (AP)

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? A judge on Wednesday cleared the way for ex-Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett to move to a smaller detention facility in Columbus.

Clarett, who led the Buckeyes to the 2002 national championship in his only college season, served 3 1/2 years in prison for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.

Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fais said 26-year-old Clarett had met terms of his original sentencing when he pleaded guilty in September 2006 and permitted the move to a community-based correction facility.

Clarett spoke briefly, saying he was humbled. Employment, education and family considerations will be evaluated at the facility. He will be there at least 4 months but no more than 6 months before being released, pending good behavior.
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The Associated Press: Ex-OSU tailback sent to smaller facility

Clarett granted early release from prison
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
By Bruce Cadwallader
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The former Ohio State running back who ran afoul of the law is one step closer to freedom after a Franklin County judge granted his request for early release this afternoon.

Maurice Clarett, 26, who was brought to Columbus from the Toledo Correctional Insitution this week, applied for and was granted judicial release by the same judge who sentenced him to a 7 1/2 year prison term in September 2006 for robbery and weapons charges.

Common Pleas Judge David W. Fais agreed to release the former Buckeye to the community-based correctional facility on Alum Creek Drive for four to six months He cannot leave the facility without prior approval.

Clarett will be on probation for five years.

In earlier applications for release and in a failed attempt at a governor's pardon, Clarett's attorneys had suggested possible careers as a public speaker or arena-league football player. Clarett reportedly kept in shape in prison and wrote occasional blogs about his time behind bars. His institutional record was not shared with the news media.

Without the early release, Clarett would have been paroled in February 2014.
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