Big Week for Maurice Clarett
Blurb: ESPN has him front & center ahead of the "Youngstown Boys" premier. Source: self ESPN Films' long-anticipated documentary on Maurice Clarett and Jim Tressel debuts Saturday, and the...
View ArticleYoungstown Boys: Behind the Scenes
Part IBack in late 2011 I got a phone call from a guy saying he was a producer who wanted to make a film about Maurice Clarett.He gave me his vision and ideas for it but I did not appreciate his tone...
View ArticleYoungstown Boys: Behind the Scenes
Part IIContinued from Part IWe put the film on hold to button up all the legal and contractual stuff with ESPN Films.While we waited for that to be sorted out Jeff and Mike explained to me exactly how...
View ArticleWho Watches the Talkmen?
I had dinner with Maurice Clarett once.Actually, to be more accurate, I tagged along with about five other people to go to City BBQ once and Maurice Clarett was there too. It was fun, at least in part...
View ArticleOn the ACC's Troll Toll and the Wizard Behind the Curtain
Yesterday, the Attorney General of Maryland filed a lawsuit in a North Carolina court against the ACC that seeks $157 million in damages.Among petty arguments over anti-trust laws and a $52 million...
View ArticleInterpreting the Way-Too-Early 2014 Rankings
Preseason polls in August are judgments made before seeing any action on the field. Preseason polls in January, which are everywhere when the the bowl season ends, are judgments made before seeing any...
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