Zona Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 No way would i draft this kid. Sure, He hasn't had as serious troubles with the law as Larry had, but the head case part of the equation is eerily similar... I just dont want him on our team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Not the same because Phillips was a first rounder who had promise, and Clarrett is a longshot with some potential. Nobody's going to use anything higher than a 3rd or 4th rounder on Clarrett IMHO, and that means he can't be a bust. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad1 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I think he's more like Cecil Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zona Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 I think he's more like Cecil Collins. 311363[/snapback] lol yeah your probably right. That's a name I had forgotten about.... I love it it when bad things happen to the Fish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Maurice Clarett won't get a sniff of the NFL. Arena 2, if he's lucky. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Both Phillips & Collins were violent felons. What did Clarett do? here's his off field troubles. The worst is getting things from a shady guy he's known for years. The kid may have speed problems in the 40, but he never beat up any women or broke into anyone's house. A lot of his problems stem from his distaste for the NCAA rules & eligibility. He might be justified in thinking Ohio State was dissing him. There are a lot worse guys in this draft than Maurice Clarett. Knock him on his talent, or lack of talent, but don't label him a Phillips or Collins. How about a highly regarded picks like Travis Johnson who got off on a felony sexual assault charge, or RB Verand Morency who was charged in a sexual assault case. Clarett is an angel compared to these guys. October, 2002…Misses two games with an injured left shoulder. Says he has received dozens of pieces of hate mail from Ohio State fans since an ESPN The Magazine article quoted him saying he's thought about leaving college early for the NFL. December, 2002…Blasts Ohio State officials for not allowing him to fly to Youngstown for the funeral of a friend, then accuses university administrators of lying when they say he didn't file necessary paperwork for emergency financial aid for the trip. July, 2003…In the July 12th issue, The New York Times reports that Maurice was allowed to take an oral exam after walking out of a midterm exam…On July 29th, Ohio State confirms the NCAA is investigating Clarett's claim that more than $10,000 in clothing, CDs, cash and stereo equipment was stolen in April from a car he borrowed from a local dealership. September, 2003…On September 9th, he is charged with misdemeanor falsification for the police report about the theft. The charge carries a penalty ranging from probation to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine…On September 10th, Maurice is suspended for the season. Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger says Clarett received special benefits worth thousands of dollars from a family friend and repeatedly misled investigators. On September 23rd, Maurice sues the NFL, challenging the rule that a player must be out of high school three years to be eligible for the draft. December, 2003…On December 17th, Ohio State says university committee finds no evidence to support allegations of academic misconduct by athletes, including Maurice. January, 2004…On January 14th, Clarett pleads guilty in Franklin County Municipal Court to failure to aid a law enforcement officer, a lesser charge than lying on a police report. Ordered to pay the maximum fine of $100, Maurice will serve no jail time and the charge won't appear on a criminal record. February, 2004…On February 5th, Clarett is ruled eligible for the NFL draft by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in New York…Just a couple weeks after January plea, Clarett was back under the NCAA microscope. This time, however, Clarett was not the one directly being scrutinized. According to an ESPN.com article, officials were looking at Warren-area caterer Robert Dellimuti, a benefactor of Clarett's and known gambler. From cell phone records obtained by the Web site, Dellimuti is shown to have made 27 calls to SBG-Global in Costa Rica during OSU's national title season in 2002. Ten of the calls to the sportsbook were made in the three weeks leading up to the Fiesta Bowl. The phone records, however, do not show what type of gambling activity took place or whether Dellimuti was betting on Buckeye games. Dellimuti's relationship with Clarett is nothing new to both OSU and the NCAA. According to the article, Dellimuti, 38, supplied his phone records to the university last summer when investigators looked into the gifts he gave Clarett. Dellimuti believed the money and cell phone given to Clarett were proper since he had known the star athlete since Clarett was in the ninth grade. The NCAA, however, determined the caterer had met Clarett after he became a sought-after college athlete. Investigators found Dellimuti had supplied Clarett with $3,800 in benefits, including $500 cash and payment of his cell phone bill. As a result, OSU suspended the 2002 Big Ten Freshman of the Year indefinitely. April, 2004…On April 19th, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts on hold the lower court ruling that allowed Clarett to enter the draft…On April 20th, Clarett files an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to stay the appeals court ruling preventing Clarett from entering the draft…On April 22nd, the NFL argues to the Supreme Court that it would be unfair to a team that picked Clarett if he were later ruled ineligible. Ginsburg later refuses to intervene, saying she sees no reason to let Clarett into the draft while his challenge to the rule is unresolved. Clarett files a second emergency appeal with Justice John Paul Stevens, who turns it down. May, 2004…The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Clarett, making Clarett ineligible for a supplemental draft. He now has to wait for the 2005 draft to enter the NFL. November, 2004…Clarett alleged in an “ESPN The Magazine” article that coach Jim Tressel or his staff arranged for him to get passing grades, cars and money for bogus summer jobs. The school denied the allegations. Clarett contends Tressel arranged free loaner cars for him. He contends Tressel's brother arranged paid landscaping jobs at which he didn't have to do landscaping or even show up. He also contends boosters handed him money, and the better he played the more money he was given. Clarett also contends he was assigned an academic advisor whose role was to keep him eligible. He says the advisor accomplished this by sticking him in independent classes and aligning him with football-friendly teachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 the kid made some stupid decisions and then ran his mouth...no way is he in the class of phillips and collins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 No comparison, and Clarrett is going to prove people wrong....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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