Does Urban Meyer get fired at OSU?

[GGGG]

Zach Smith claiming that Urban isn’t an investigator is actually 100% true!  That’s the point. He’s supposed to inform the Title IX officer who is actually a trained investigator.

[warriorchick]

Which is warranted if Gene Smith did pull Zach Smith off of recruiting in 2015 after the allegation came up. I get that no charges were filed then, but they kept this guy on the coaching staff? Even after they knew his past??

I would think a lot of coaches would think that getting pulled off recruiting would be a reward, not a punishment.

[Benny B]

Random hypothesis: Perhaps Smith, known as an excellent recruiter, was in charge of arranging the "dirty work" for Meyer on the recruiting trail and knows what's out there and who's out there with info.

A quote that stood out from Meyer: “I was never told about anything … never had a conversation about it.” If his wife only showed him the texts, it may be true that he was never told and never had a conversation about the situation. Technically, he may not have been lying but....Who am I kidding? Of course he was lying! He knew but simply didn't care.

To the former, you're probably not too far off base.  As cut-throat as college football is these days, no coach is going to waste time on employing someone who is a distraction (or potential distraction) to the program.  So the fact that Smith hung around as long as he did meant that he was providing some sort of benefit to overcome the (non-monetary) cost of keeping him around.

Not to say that Smith was Meyer's capo on the recruiting trail or that Smith had pictures of Mrs. Meyer, but something the hell was going on that Meyer decided to keep a known abuser on his staff, and it sure as shiite wasn't "loyalty" or some garbage like that.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Meyer suspended without pay for 3 games. Oregon State, Rutgers and TCU.

[jesmu84]

I wonder if the Twitter gossip earlier was true - president vs BOT/Meyer

[Jockey]

Meyer suspended without pay for 3 games. Oregon State, Rutgers and TCU.

Strictly CYA for OHio State. Does anyone really think Urban cares how many women are beat up as long as he can win games?

Meyer and OSU are the perfect example of why college sports is so dirty.

[JWags85]

Meyer vehemently argued against a suspension of any length cause he feels he’s already been punished and should be fine with “time served”.  What a royal POS he is.  Surprised he didn’t fake a heart attack to get his way.

He’s also hiding behind the tried and true “I don’t know him all that well” lie

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1032441336421593091

So far Ohio State administrators have apologized three times to "Buckeye Nation" and zero times to Courtney Smith or her children.


The comments from Buckeye fans so far are just heinous. As with most things these days, people say the right thing when it doesn't impact them, but as soon as it does they do whatever is best for themselves.

[DegenerateDish]

What a tone deaf press conference, not surprising, but man was that bad.

Clear as day, Urban Meyer is a compulsive liar. The Wolken info that came out about Meyer deleting all text messages beyond a year old...things that make you go hmm.

College sports is sooooo dirty.

[rocket surgeon]

  deleted text messages, emails...he learned from one of the best, eyn'er?  hey! he didn't by any chance have his server in the men's room part of the locker room did he?  great minds think alike, eyeyeyn'er hey?

[jesmu84]

  deleted text messages, emails...he learned from one of the best, eyn'er?  hey! he didn't by any chance have his server in the men's room part of the locker room did he?  great minds think alike, eyeyeyn'er hey?

Seriously?

[tower912]

I quit taking seriously anything RS posted ages ago.    UBU, RS.

[mu03eng]

Best part, and by that I mean the worst, is that two allegations of domestic abuse are not red flags to trigger a reporting need in the minds of the BOT.....if I'm the OSU compliance department I'm pissed this morning

[GGGG]

  deleted text messages, emails...he learned from one of the best, eyn'er?  hey! he didn't by any chance have his server in the men's room part of the locker room did he?  great minds think alike, eyeyeyn'er hey?

🙄🙄🙄

[brewcity77]

The comments from Buckeye fans so far are just heinous. As with most things these days, people say the right thing when it doesn't impact them, but as soon as it does they do whatever is best for themselves.

Imagine their comments if this were happening at Michigan.

[JWags85]

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1032441336421593091

So far Ohio State administrators have apologized three times to "Buckeye Nation" and zero times to Courtney Smith or her children.


The comments from Buckeye fans so far are just heinous. As with most things these days, people say the right thing when it doesn't impact them, but as soon as it does they do whatever is best for themselves.

My god those responses are horrid. Everyone just out to get a good guy like Urban. Her own mom says she’s crazy guys, come on!

[WarriorDad]

  deleted text messages, emails...he learned from one of the best, eyn'er?  hey! he didn't by any chance have his server in the men's room part of the locker room did he?  great minds think alike, eyeyeyn'er hey?

LET IT GO. MOVE ON

[mu03eng]

LET IT GO. MOVE ON

And now the trap has been set.

[tower912]

My bar and that of a Dean at a B1G powerhouse are quite different.

I guess I should have said that my bar and that of a BOT at at B1G are quite different.     

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Best part, and by that I mean the worst, is that two allegations of domestic abuse are not red flags to trigger a reporting need in the minds of the BOT.....if I'm the OSU compliance department I'm pissed this morning

As someone who works in compliance, they have nothing to worry about under this administration. DeVos made Title IX virtually toothless.

I'd like to believe that they would be held accountable in the court of public opinion but winning football games trumps all.

[Jockey]

Seriously?

Interesting that the guys who are always the first to whine to the mods about politics have no qualms about doing the same themselves.

[Jockey]

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1032441336421593091

So far Ohio State administrators have apologized three times to "Buckeye Nation" and zero times to Courtney Smith or her children.

I guess they would have to mention her name first in order to apologize.


My other reaction was surprise (ha ha ha) that OSU refused to release their report until AFTER the press conference. Don't want to subject Urban to any pesky questions about why he actively lied ("mislead" in his own terms) about refusing to report a man who he knew was assaulting a woman.

[rocket surgeon]

Interesting that the guys who are always the first to whine to the mods about politics have no qualms about doing the same themselves.

Yo cop hater!  If you have any proof of this, I’d like to see it-never ever messaged mods about anything although I came pretty damn close after reading some of the posts in the CEO thread.  If not for zig interrupting ya’lls little circle jerk, I woulda thought they lifted the “no politics” ban

[Babybluejeans]

Yo cop hater!  If you have any proof of this, I’d like to see it-never ever messaged mods about anything although I came pretty damn close after reading some of the posts in the CEO thread.  If not for zig interrupting ya’lls little circle jerk, I woulda thought they lifted the “no politics” ban

Classy and sophisticated, as always.

[GGGG]

Yo cop hater!  If you have any proof of this, I’d like to see it-never ever messaged mods about anything although I came pretty damn close after reading some of the posts in the CEO thread.  If not for zig interrupting ya’lls little circle jerk, I woulda thought they lifted the “no politics” ban

You blatantly made a political statement not even remotely close to on-topic.  But of course you whine about someone else. 

You may be the least self-aware person here.  And that's really saying something.