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

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OSU, Clarett have been in touch

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

By TODD PORTER Repository sports writer

Even as Ohio State begins to prepare for the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, there is a sense among some close Buckeye observers they are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Again.

As has been the case since he was suspended from Ohio State last season, former running back Maurice Clarett and ESPN The Magazine may not be finished with the Clarett scandal that rocked OSU a year after winning the national title.

Rumors have circulated for the last 10 days that Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel and/or Athletics Director Andy Geiger are on the hot seat and in jeopardy of losing their jobs. Geiger told The Repository on Monday there was no truth to that rumor — although he, too, has heard it.

“I just spent all day in Bricker Hall (OSU’s administrative offices) today and no one there seems to know anything about it,” Geiger said. “There is no truth to that whatsoever.”

Word is that Clarett recently tried to patch things up with Ohio State. He supposedly called Geiger to say he was willing to apologize and admit he fabricated most of what he told ESPN The Magazine. In turn he wanted OSU officials to issue public statements of support in order to help his reputation for April’s NFL Draft.

Ohio State supposedly declined the offer.

Geiger did not deny that such a scenario took place.

“There is always communication,” Geiger said when asked if he received a call from Clarett to patch up the relationship. “Beyond that, I cannot elaborate.”

If Clarett would rescind what he told ESPN The Magazine, it could lend credence to Ohio State’s assertion that the publication sought to tarnish the Buckeye football program.

Following Sunday’s Browns-Patriots game, Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown spoke to the media in Cleveland’s locker room. Brown was an adviser to Clarett during the NCAA investigation, but seems to have distanced himself from the Warren Harding graduate.

Asked what he made of Clarett’s recent comments about Ohio State, Brown shrugged his shoulders. Clarett told ESPN The Magazine that Tressel set him up with boosters who made sure he had money in his pocket and a car to drive. He also alleged tutors did class work for players.

Ohio State’s athletic department and football program were cleared of any wrongdoing in a months-long investigation by the NCAA after Clarett was suspended.

Brown saved his harshest criticism for Clarett and Geiger, and praised the job Tressel has done. Essentially, Brown said Clarett should have kept his mouth shut and not gone to ESPN The Magazine with the story.

“I think the whole thing is a tragic affair,” Brown said. “I think Geiger handled things improperly from the start. But I also think Maurice talked about things he should not have talked about. It’s a tragedy for everybody. Jim Tressel is a good man. He’s been my friend for a long time. I hope nothing happens to damage his reputation, and I hope Maurice can play in the NFL.”

Asked if he thought Tressel would break NCAA rules for Clarett, Brown did not address the question.

“I don’t get into that,” said Brown, who has publicly criticized the NCAA in the past. “I don’t know what the NCAA rules are

Thanks for the red ding Tibor. :biggrin:
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great story
 
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The funny thing is that even most animals know that you don't shit where you eat, but this guy cant figure it out. He still needed a good relationship with OSU to have a shot at anything in the draft, now he knows. YOU DON'T SHIT WHERE YOU EAT. I know I am a flamer for saying this, but there is just a little small part of me that would like so see OSU go along with his plan. If he came out publicly and admitted that what he told ESPN is bullshit, and even better, if he told THEM it was a lie before the story was even ran .... imagine the shit storm. We would have PROOF that they acted in malice to try to take down tOSU. Only a small part of me would like to see that though, this kid gets what he deserves, he is going to eat where he shit, and I'm sure it doesn't taste good.
 
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I know I am a flamer for saying this, but there is just a little small part of me that would like so see OSU go along with his plan. If he came out publicly and admitted that what he told ESPN is bullshit, and even better, if he told THEM it was a lie before the story was even ran .... imagine the shit storm.
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I wouldn't mind going along with his plan as long as the only nice thing we say about him is somehting to the effect, "Yeah... Mo fucks up a lot, but sooner or later he figures out that he fucked up."

I guess its not a glowing endorsement, but its one step ahead from where he is now.
 
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espn and Porter are guilty to hiding behind anonymous sources. It's the journalistic equivalent of a "free card" to do with what one wishes. In this case, several "free cards" of imaginary or half-truth statements are issued to embarrass tOSU and the coaching staff.


How many of these accusations have been vetted? How many have been traced down to quote an original source? Who, what, when , where, how are still taught in basic journalism...why don't these same rules apply to espn, or for that matter Porter? The easiest thing in the world is to make up a statement of controversy and label it "sources said, or sources close to the administration" Simple as stick'n a pin in a grazing bovine.

I fervently hope those that used lies and false statements to embarrass OSU pay the price.
 
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Who would have thunkit! Clarret the biggest cancer in OSU history! What a mistake. I don't think anyone knew how this would all turn out. If they would have known, He would have never been a buckeye......

Moose
 
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this guy is seriously about as dumb as they get....for just SO MANY freakn reasons and on so many levels. he just doesn't get it. that would worry me as a prospective coach. i mean, some coaches don't care if they have what is effectively a dumb animal on their team as long as he will perform, but other coaches really evaluate and value what kind of person an athlete is on and off the field.
 
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