pz

August 31st, 2018 at 1:17 PM ^

The continued need to lie and justify speaks to something more here. I feel like him continuing to talk might actually wind up doing him more harm than good...

YoOoBoMoLloRoHo

August 31st, 2018 at 1:28 PM ^

The guy is just twisting in the wind and hopelessly grasping for a safe landing. Defending his own lies and missteps by saying it didn’t happen despite the documented facts. Pathetic look.

Who is advising him?  Surely someone with some PR sense can keep him off Twitter. 

LSAClassOf2000

August 31st, 2018 at 2:19 PM ^

At some point this evening, there will be a further statement or tweet rolling most of this back and once again trying to avoid blame for things he has already roundly admitted to doing / not doing, depending on the specific point. 

UofM626

August 31st, 2018 at 2:22 PM ^

Why hasn’t anyone found out the cell carrier for OSU and go get the old texts! Every text is still there and will always be on that phone number. Now a ingenious reported or tech guy can go find this out pretty easily. Also if the authorities really “want to know” they can suppena everything from the time that phone # was activated. (But I’m guessing they really don’t want to know) there is so much more to this story. 

Mpfnfu Ford

August 31st, 2018 at 2:26 PM ^

So that's "we're getting slaughtered in recruiting over this and I've got to say something."

 

Again, I think people made way too much of vocal HS recruit parents in the immediate aftermath of the decision not to fire Meyer. It seems the silent majority of HS parents are deeply troubled and it's having enough of an effect that Urban is doing more damage control.

mickblue

August 31st, 2018 at 2:50 PM ^

Urban claims to have kept Zach Smith employed because of loyalty to Earl Bruce. The only person he is capable of being loyal to is himself. My question in all of this is what does Zach Smith have on Urban Meyer?

Gatekeeper

August 31st, 2018 at 3:47 PM ^

I hope he tweets something else in a couple of days...and a couple of days after that...and a few days after that. You know, something reaffirming that he didn't lie, that he was just mistaken about the entire situation again.

michelin

August 31st, 2018 at 4:55 PM ^

USA Today: Urban Meyer Makes himself look worse.

“On Aug. 1, Brett McMurphy reported that there were text messages between Courtney Smith and Meyer’s wife, Shelley, in 2015, discussing the latest episode of abuse. That same morning, Meyer just happened to ask Brian Voltolini, director of football operations, if there was any way the media could get ahold of his phone and if settings could be changed so text messages older than a year would be deleted. 

Now why in the world would he ask all that? On that, of all days? Had he suddenly become consumed with Fortnite and wanted to free up space on his phone?”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2018/08/31/ohio-states-urban-meyer-makes-himself-look-worse-latest-release/1157857002/

blueday

August 31st, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^

Its an Ohio Thing.  If this was Michigan, everyone would be gone.  MSU equals the same obstruction. I get that families keep sending their kids there.  No values.

Perkis-Size Me

August 31st, 2018 at 6:19 PM ^

A self-absorbed piece of shit who knows he can say whatever the fuck he wants because he has the whole state of Ohio, even the goddamn governor, eating out of the palm of his hand.

As long as he wins, OSU will defend him to the death. They’ll throw themselves in front of a bus for him as long as he keeps beating Michigan. Winning football games is all that matters to the OSU faithful. 

J.

August 31st, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^

Wait, so was he lying at Media Days, or was he lying when he wrote a statement that said that he lied at Media Days?  And, since he can't very well have been telling the truth both times, isn't he lying now?

snarling wolverine

August 31st, 2018 at 6:57 PM ^

Why is it so difficult for him to admit he screwed up?  Lying over and over just makes him look worse each time.

Actually we know the answer: it’s because he’s an obsessive freak and it just kills him that he’s getting publicly criticized.  He wants so badly to control the media narrative.  But it’s not going to happen at this point, Urb.

BahamaMama

August 31st, 2018 at 8:52 PM ^

Why is he apologizing to Courtney Smith if she is just a crazy alcoholic vindictive bitch as portrayed by Zac and his family? If this is all her fault then he has nothing to apologize for. Puhlease Urban, shut your mouth before your foot becomes permanently wedged in it.