Oregon fans show Blount support

While 'Eye and 'Eer understand the sentiments of these fans outside Auzten Stadium before Saturday's Oregon game against Purdue (the Ducks barely escaped with a 38-36 win), they definitely fit the ultra liberal stereotype that gets slapped on folks from Eugene. I guess they want to rehabilitate suspended RB LeGarrette Bount, like OSU fans would like to do with Maurice Clarett.

No. 9, No. 9, No. 9

FREE MAURICE! Eventually. When his sentence is over. Until then...

It's been three or four months since Maurice Clarett once again (sigh) made headlines with this blog he "writes" from prison.

Naturally it was time for ol' Mo to break out the media mojo and request a pardon from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. Except then he decided not to. Clarett wants out to spread the word that turns out acting like a douchebag entitled athlete and having an unhealthy attachment to Grey Goose are bad things. Who knew? And who will tell our children if we don't let Mo talk to junior high assemblies across the state.

Excuse my skepticism. This guy gets on my nerves.

Sweater Vest happy to discuss Clarett's blog

Maurice Clarett is our new Lane Kiffin. Two posts in three days. Hopefully it will stop soon. But when Sweater Vest took a few minutes to discuss Clarett's blog from prison with Palestra.net it seems like a good time for this subject to resurface.

SV is doing his best to put a positive spin on Clarett, but he almost seems too excited to talk about this. It's almost like the conversation went something like this:

Reporter: "Hey coach, have a few questions. What do you think about Maurice Clarett blogging from prison?"

SV: "What, no questions about the SEC? Nothing about our lack of speed in the secondary? Or on the offensive line?"

Reporter: "Nothing like that coach. Just want your thoughts on Maurice."

SV: "Sure you're not buttering me up so you ask me about losing in big games?"

Reporter: "Just Mo coach. That's it."

SV: "OK, but I'm wary."

Clarett blogs from prison ... Buckeye Nation sighs

It would be easy to talk about his wasted talent, or how and where Maurice Clarett's life went astray. But when I read the latest about Clarett at ESPN.com, my first reaction was "good for him."

It seems Clarett, who struggled to pass a class at Ohio State, is now blogging from prison. Here is an excerpt from a recent entry at The Mind of Maurice Clarett:

"There’s no need to talk to a reporter these days. I am my own newspaper. I am my own editor. I am my own censor. I am able to put things into the proper context. I am able to control the content and I am educated enough to accurately express myself. I am able to distinguish to people in a unique fashion that football is just something that I do. Football is not Maurice Clarett."

The blog is interesting. There are glimpses of man on the inside reaching out. But this blog seems too organized. Too methodical. Too intelligent. I'm struggling to believe it is really him. If it is ... fine. It does prove one simple fact: you don't have to be a former sports editor or, OK, another former sports editor, to maintain an interesting blog.

The son of a bitch probably gets more traffic than we do also. Damn you Mo.