The obvious joke from day one was that super-recruit Robert Marve might as well have pulled a Joe Theisman (sorry, ma- rhymes with "Heisman" or "Thighs Man" now) and switched over the "r" and "v" in his last name- couldn't hurt amongst the Peter Kings of the world. From the looks of things so far, however, he's already performing at a Favre-like level when it comes to off-season drama.First came the last-second signing day switcheroo where the Alabama native spurned the Crimson Tide for the Hurricanes. And two years later, with the departure of OC Patrick Nix and the promotion of Jacory Harris to 2009's clear cut starter at QB, Marve has sought a transfer from the U. But Randy Shannon isn't making it easy- according to Marve's father at the outset, Shannon put an embargo on all other SEC and ACC programs as well as any other in-state school (27 in all). Which would be pretty crappy enough, but in a clarification as to why Pa Marve was so ticked off, as it turns out, he has recently been dealing with prostate cancer as well as the separation from his wife.
And now, we've been given something resembling clarification. On Friday, it had been revealed that Marve could indeed transfer to an SEC school, barring Florida, Tennessee, and LSU. But hey, Mississippi State is wiiiiide open. Eugene has obviously called this "ridiculous" and plans to transfer, but here's the issue, according to the Miami Herald:
UM said it ''has reason to believe'' the Marve family or others on behalf of Marve contacted those schools regarding Marve's potential transfer during the season, before he was given his release by UM. Eugene Marve denied that accusation Saturday: ``There has been no tampering.''
But hey, at the very least, over a dozen schools have rushed to offer Marve a scholly, including Cincinnati, which, let's be honest, knows from QB controversies and probably want someone who did marginally better in Miami than Tony Pike. This could get ugly come spring time, that's all I know right now.
