Clarett - do you blame the NCAA?

[onlydarksets]

I should have been clearer - I didn't mean blaming the NCAA for Clarett pulling a gun. I meant it about the last part of the article:

In a magazine interview in November 2004, Clarett said coaches and boosters arranged for him to get passing grades, cars and thousands of dollars while at Ohio State. None of the allegations were verified and Clarett never responded to NCAA requests to be interviewed about them as part of its investigation into Ohio State's athletic program.

Without NCAA regs about receiving money, Clarett would have returned for at least his sophomore year (out of necessity due to the NFL's age policy). I was just curious if anyone else felt the NCAA system is broken?

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

Without NCAA regs about receiving money, Clarett would have returned for at least his sophomore year (out of necessity due to the NFL's age policy). I was just curious if anyone else felt the NCAA system is broken?

Using Clarett as an example of anything but his own stupidity is a fruitless endeavor.

Would an extra year in Ohio State have made him a better player? Maybe. Would it have made him a better human being? Well, he admits to taking payments and receiving passing grades he didn't deserve. His first actions upon leaving Ohio State were to burn every bridge he had crossed, and then some. He has embarassed himself in workouts and training camps. He is now an alleged felon. Ohio State is a fine school, but I don't think they were going to fix Clarett.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I should have been clearer - I didn't mean blaming the NCAA for Clarett pulling a gun. I meant it about the last part of the article:


Without NCAA regs about receiving money, Clarett would have returned for at least his sophomore year (out of necessity due to the NFL's age policy). I was just curious if anyone else felt the NCAA system is broken?

its not broken but it could use some tweaks. Like I said they should get some type of allowance for their play, but since most of them r there on fully paid scholarships I can't feel a huge amount of sympathy for them when I've known other college students who r able to take on full class loads, work one and sometimes 2 full time jobs, and they don't have anyone fixing their grades to help them out or getting boosters to "help them out."