Text of Zach Smith admitting abuse
META: I will donate so much money to the beveled guilt button if MGoBlog can hire Brett McMurphy.
Seriously... I’m in... for a bunch
Start the KickStarter Brian!
Me too, we'll call chipping in money for hiring him the "me too movement."
As if he needs help finding a job after this...
Big Dick McMurphy
On a serious note, I heard McMurphy has a job lined up. He has to wait out ESPN's non-compete clause.
His credibility might take a hit if he went to work for a Michigan site, but it would be worth it to see the reactions in Buckeye land.
He doesn't have to wait out the clause, all the clause says is that if he takes another job in sports media, ESPN doesn't have to pay him the rest of his contract. Apparently his lawyer even states that if he were to start "brentmcmurphy.com" that it would be considered sports media and they'd be off the hook. Hence the release via social media instead, where he can continue using all of his contacts but has no financial backing for his stories.
I am in for tens of dollars...
Lets send McMurphy to East Lansing.
I'm in for $100.
Okay....what does this have to do with anything? Zach Smith has been fired.
Edit: never mind I did not scroll back far enough in his posting history
Yep, he is a buckeye troll. Ignore him.
Excellent application of the edit button. +1
It just proves that, like Urban Meyer, he is a liar from his interview with ESPN today. How did either of these assholes help their cases today?
Right!!
It has to do with their whole defense - which is:
1) AD reported the DV accusations to police
2) Meyer reported them to the AD
3) Police investigated and found no DV
4) Meyer keeps Smith on staff because no proof
5) Smith goes on media outlets and maintains his innocence and says he was fired only because of the distraction it would cause.
If you take out of the equation that he is innocent then this falls apart -- plus and probably more importantly this is going to amp up the outcry to 11
August 3rd, 2018 at 11:20 PM ^
Why not just make 10 louder?
You're such a buckeye and it's so painfully obvious, keep believing internet rumors and false statements though.
So that answers my question from the previous thread. Yes, he was ready.
What a piece of crap that dude is.
Only thing is how do you know this is for sure from Zach. I’m not defending him or saying he didn’t. But you would need to see actual phone records.
Dude. Then they'll check the phone records. Duh.
Feel bad.
Who’s they’ll? Not anyone can just get phone records. That requires a warrant signed by a judge.
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:50 PM ^
This is the easy part.
1) Brett McMurphy isn’t going to post these with making sure they are real. Otherwise his credibility would be shot
2) If the texts were fake, then Zach Smith or Shelley or whomever would say that text is fake and I never sent it. They would be screaming for all to hear. Their silence tells you all you need to know.
Zach did say it was not credible. All I’m trying to do here is build a strong case.
August 4th, 2018 at 12:03 PM ^
I am not going to doubt that this snippet of texts may be genuine.
What I will doubt is whether a complete and accurate picture of everyone’s credibility, particularly as it pertains to Urban Meyer.
As far as I know, Courtney Smith is selectively showing texts to McMurphy. Has anyone forensically looked at her phone and all of her texts?
I expect that Courtney Smith has a story to tell. And that Zach does as well. And that the way to sort it out is in court-supervised discovery, where all the records are examined and not just the ones selected by Courtney Smith and her favored reporter.
Court-supervised discovery, or an investigation with equivalent powers and access.
I presume that this comment will also be viewed as insufficiently supportive of a domestic abuse victim. Sorry.
August 4th, 2018 at 12:12 AM ^
Where do you think the texts came from, dipshit?
Courtney supplied the texts messages. Can easily supply the phone records to prove who it was sent from. Not that anyone is denying who they were sent from.
HOWEVER, he doesn't necessarily admit to the physical abuse. He could just say, I was saying "I know" and "I'm sorry" about the lying. With no other evidence, these texts wouldn't hold up as proof in any kind of trial setting I wouldn't think.
But anyone that denies this dude abused her at this point has their head in the sand.
So when do we start referring to Ohio State fans as ostriches?
I’ve seen people make up far worse things dipshit. That’s why the phone records would help. If they were easy to get then the records would already be out. And Zach has stated the text messages aren’t credible.
For one, it's easy for Courtney to get her records, all she has to do is call her provider. Secondly, if the texts were fake, wouldn't it be easy for Shelley Meyer and OSU to come out and say that they were fake?
Yeah, they're going to need to prove these with the actual records here soon.
They will. Because it's real. I bet they already have that. Maybe they thought of that before releasing it?
Do you actually think McMurphy is going to put himself at risk of being sued. Especially when he doesn't have an employer and their legal team to defend him.
My favorite part is where Courtney Smith doesn't have access to her own phone records.
I mean it could be Dave Brandon he used a lot of !!!!!
Yeah, it was probably just colangelo trying to fuck over zach smith...
I love the people who claim it might not be Zack as if this entire reporting job by Brett is so unorganized. I bet he just rushed and sent it out there with his reputation on the line without fact checking it first.
What a society we live in now a days
It's amazing how people get through the day.
Alcohol?
August 4th, 2018 at 12:35 AM ^
I prefer grape bubblicious.
Grape? GRAPE? Watermelon is where it's at bro
mmmmm so good. They’re all good.
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:11 PM ^
I'm so tired of people that read a headline or a random quote and immediately become morally outraged and are ready to attack the character of anyone that might not share their view or hold the same level of outrage, despite not actually having evidence to base their assumptions on.
"I love the people who claim it might not be Zack".
Guess what? It might not be Zack. It might be Zack (There's a good chance it is). You have no evidence either way.
"I bet he just rushed and sent it out there with his reputation on the line without fact checking it first." That's exactly what YOU did.
Why not wait until you do before telling everyone what you think they're allowed to believe?
What a society we live in.
August 3rd, 2018 at 11:35 PM ^
You're allowing hypothetical zach to be wayyyyyy smarter than real life zach
August 3rd, 2018 at 11:44 PM ^
You’ll believe whatever you are told
I’ll tell you what. You believe it isn’t Zack until “Facts” come out
I’ll believe it’s Zack because of the mounting evidence that is against Zack including multiple documented incidents, police reports, loss of his job, pictures, and watching him look like Pinocchio on tv.
But hey please wait for your facts. My question to you will be when the number comes out that it was Zack where and how far will you move the goalpost? Someone cloned his phone like in Power? Someone stole his phone and set the texts? He texted while on ambien?
I've already seen a brainless Buckeye claim that Zack only "passively admitted" to strangling his wife on two occasions via text, because it was in the interest of his kids to do so even though it didn't happen. You see, Zack is the hero in all of this, along with Urban Meyer...if you put football wins above being civilized.
But hey, Buckeye Nation is attacking Courtney (the real victim) more and more with "facts" that are proven false...I bet you feel like a real man.