Pete Thamel: OSU BOT to meet Wednesday at 9 AM to discuss Urban Meyer
August 20th, 2018 at 5:29 PM ^
Then the verbal findings would be subject to a foia through the record keeping of the committee.
August 20th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^
What record keeping? The minutes from the meeting will probably look similar to the agenda. This isn't a court of law where you have a stenographer. There is a reason these boards have private closed door meetings.
August 20th, 2018 at 2:58 PM ^
And the committee is going to verbally release their findings today. That should be fun.
It also means Urban is staying.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:08 PM ^
I can't find where you got that nugget about verbal release today.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
There's a Zach Smith joke about "verbal release" in there somewhere.
Wait, "oral release?" That's probably better.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:14 PM ^
Where did they say they would verbally release their findings today?
August 20th, 2018 at 3:17 PM ^
Sorry...they will be telling the board verbally today. Not releasing it publicly insofar as I can tell. My mistake, I misread that.
FWIW, McMurphy tweeted it.
Edit: and it’s clearly spelled out in the press release. It’s also total bullshit and a way to get around not having to release anything that’s not written down. There will be no FOIA for this because it doesn’t exist. This cements it...he’s staying.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:32 PM ^
Or as was discussed earlier he may take the buyout and they will not have to release it that way either.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:03 PM ^
John Brennan will find out a leak it to CNN.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:19 PM ^
Yup. This is the same shit MSU pulled during the Nassar investigation. Verbal findings could mean they avoid generating a physical report in order to keep details from the public. MSU staged an sham internal investigation, and it may be the same thing here at OSU.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:01 PM ^
There will be SOME negative impact to that program if they keep him or fire him. I say we just sit back and watch the fireworks.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:09 PM ^
I hope someone asks about why they couldn't put either of the coordinators as the interim coach due to alleged sins of the past
August 20th, 2018 at 3:09 PM ^
He will be back at practice by the end of the week. It is what it is.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:15 PM ^
Latest report from Columbus Despatch has him getting suspended, but not fired.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:01 PM ^
FWIW, Plain Dealer citing sources close to the investigation says a short suspension or perhaps “time served.” Also says Drake will make the call after consulting with the BOT.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^
Sounds like a Special Edition of "Real Life Wednesdays".
August 20th, 2018 at 3:35 PM ^
Maybe Urban should have had an informational briefing before the B1G media day so he was "adequately prepared."
August 20th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
and that is what caused all this. If he had said "Yeah, we found out about the stuff and we had issues in the past and tried but he had to go" then none of his is happening. None. It's not the crime, it's the coverup
August 20th, 2018 at 3:17 PM ^
According to Lucas Sullivan of the Columbus Dispatch:
- Verbal findings from investigation are being presented to committee today.
- President Drake makes the final decision, potentially as soon as Thursday.
- "Two sources connected to the investigation said the likely recommendation is a suspension for Meyer. Drake and the board could also opt for a “time served” punishment since Meyer has been removed from football activities for more than two weeks."
Link to article. No idea how trustworthy this guy is, but from the sounds of it Urban's might get off scot-free
August 20th, 2018 at 3:30 PM ^
Time served. That would be hilarious, considering he wouldn't miss any games and recruiting is in a dead period.
August 20th, 2018 at 5:05 PM ^
That would be the most OSU thing ever. That's not even a slap on the wrist. That's a tap.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:47 PM ^
Time served. Ha. What a bullshit punishment that would be. But it would be something that OSU would do.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:07 PM ^
He got to sit on his couch and get paid. Ouch!
How do I get that "punishment" from my employer? Maybe I can time it for the Stranger Things release and binge watch it.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:34 PM ^
Aye McMurphy, you got anymore of those truth Bombs to splatter on the BOT heads? I have a feeling Urban will get off scotch free or at worst a two game suspension. Such bullshit, but it is O$U. None of this surprises me.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:39 PM ^
The next place this story is going is what happened to the OSU staffer who was reassigned from Football after having sex with Zach Smith in the OSU building. If she was reassigned due to that incident and people in the administration knew, that would be a problem.
It sounds like McMurphy is trying to dig on that now.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:39 PM ^
If Meyer doesn't resign before Wednesday, he's staying and will face a suspension.
There is no way OSU allows the findings to go public if they don't have to. No matter how good the investigation was, the press and public will find omissions and mistakes that will be picked at for weeks, if not longer.
The more time that passes between now and Wednesday, the less likely Meyer being gone becomes.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:53 PM ^
This! I still think either they are close to a buyout(that’s why they may have announced the board was meeting Wednesday now) or they release a report stating that everyone was in the dark and Zach Smith was this rogue employee who no one suspected of living a double life like this(complete b.s.). Their fans will give Urban a standing ovation like he’s some hero who has been dragged through the mud at the first game in the Shoe. Then more reports may surface during the season and he will step down after the year is over. Either way I do not think he is coaching OSU much longer.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:42 PM ^
Couple game suspension at most. He will be back on the sidelines and soon as the games are important.
August 20th, 2018 at 5:01 PM ^
Ira makes a good point when he said if OSU wants to at least pretend they took this seriously, suspend him through the PSU game, which is in PA at night. If they want us to actually believe they took this seriously, then they would fire the guy.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
He’s not getting fired. And at this point I don’t think he’s getting suspended either.
He’ll issue some BS public apology which OSU fans will just eat up, they’ll spout on and on about how this is a media witch hunt, petitions will be started to sue Brett McMurphy, but he’ll be on the sideline week 1 and will get a five minute standing ovation when he comes out of the tunnel for the first time.
Winning is placed above all else in Columbus. If this was happening under John Cooper he never would’ve even made it to LOA. He would’ve been fired within 24 hours of that story breaking, and probably left standing on the tarmac in Chicago as the plane back to Columbus leaves without him. But hey, as long as you’re beating Michigan every year, who needs a moral compass, am I right?
August 20th, 2018 at 4:17 PM ^
I will eat a lemon if he doesn't get suspended. That would be a PR nightmare for the university. Best case scenario, Meyer lied about a domestic abuse case.
I'd guess a four game suspension, but it could be as low as two. And that's if the only he did wrong was to lie at a press conference.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:45 PM ^
For what it’s worth Par the Course is sticking by their story and still just tweeted that they believe he will be fired.
https://twitter.com/4thandtruth/status/1031626233287720960?s=21
August 20th, 2018 at 3:59 PM ^
4th & short also has like 850 Twitter followers, I wouldn’t exactly believe their “sources.”
August 20th, 2018 at 4:02 PM ^
At this point, what else can he/she do? I am skeptical of claims like this that have no reporting behind it. Reminds me of message board users who predict someone is going to commit somewhere (aka RollTideRoll). If you are right, you milk it. If you are wrong, you either slink away into a hole or try to explain it away.
August 20th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^
I am shocked that nobody has dug into Smith's recruiting. This guy has clearly displayed that the rules do not apply to him.
I would not be surprised if he cut a couple of corners.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:12 PM ^
Hookers and blow?
August 20th, 2018 at 4:07 PM ^
osu is playing with fire if they don't punish that prick significantly.... is there any doubt that there will be plenty of additional Zach stories finding the light of day over the next month? If they only suspend him 2 games (or time served) and more shit leaks out, osu is going to look like a bigger shitshow than msu.
Its hard for me to believe their new Pres. will sacrifice his reputation for meyer, considering he wasn't born and raised drinking out of the Olentangy.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:10 PM ^
So the Columbus Dispatch is now saying the likely recommendation from the committee is a suspension for Meyer, possibly even counting his "time served." Citing sources close to the investigation.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:25 PM ^
I saw that too. If they give him "time served" the backlash will be enormous
August 20th, 2018 at 4:15 PM ^
If Urban stays on fine, but let's skip the part where a year from now we find out he's a changed man. Florida Urban is the same as Zach Smith era OSU Urban who is the same as post-scandal OSU Urban. He is a slimy dude who wins a lot of games.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:23 PM ^
Even Eddie says shit should hit the fan.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:48 PM ^
He will be shitcanned. OSU is bigger than athletics, unlike MSU.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
Brett McMurphy is sitting back and cracking his knuckles waiting for the outcome. He's given Meyer a warning shot and chance to fess up to everything before he unleashes the next round.
August 20th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
So they're going to "verbally" share their findings with the board. Im sure they're doing that because it's just too inconvenient to type up a report, and not so they can avoid any hard copies that could be FOIA'd.