Some additional information on group assigned to investigate Meyer, etc.
Group includes former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, former acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Craig Morford and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Carter Stewart, as well as trustees Alex Fischer, Janet Porter and Alex Shumate.
Breakdown: Six members. Two females, four males. Only one Alumnus (Porter). Three current trustees, three outside voices (though Porter was former trustee). Fairly broad distribution of backgrounds and accomplishments though I'd prefer to see equal distribution of female and male. Morford is a good member for the experience in institutional/organized corruption. Checks and balances - with the hopes of impartiality - feel appropriate and stands in contrast to how MSU has approached their issues (appointing and embedding more of 'their own').
Brief bios of 'outsiders' are below with links the 'insiders' (read: current trustees) at bottom.
Jo Ann Davidson: Former member of Ohio House of Representatives. Elected Speaker of Ohio House in 1995. She was the first woman to hold this position and remained as speaker until leaving the House of Representatives in 2001. She has served on the board of trustees of The Ohio State University, Franklin University, and the University of Findlay. Source.
Craig Morford: Hope College undergrad, Valparaiso Law. Morford spent most of his career as a federal prosecutor pursuing public-corruption and organized crime cases in Cleveland, Ohio. From 1996-2002, Morford prosecuted more than 70 cases resulting in the convictions of elected officials, law enforcement officers and mob figures in northern Ohio. Source.
Carter Stewart: "A graduate of Stanford University, Columbia University and Harvard Law School, previously worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Jose, Calif., where he prosecuted a variety of cases including drug and gun crimes, environmental crimes, and the illegal distribution of steroids to professional athletes. During his tenure as U.S. Attorney, he served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and chaired the Attorney General’s Child Exploitation Working Group and the Racial Disparities Working Group." Source.
Send the clowns..
What do you mean? I'm actually in the camp that believes Meyer will remain Head Coach...but this group seems pretty good for an internal investigation. Outsiders have limited association with the university, established and prestigious reputations to uphold, etc. I can't see any of the external folks siding with OSU just to side with OSU. But, maybe I'm mistaken.
No reason, it's just the red wine typing.
I respect your honesty. Cheers.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^
Much funnier had I typed correctly, send IN the clowns. Sinatra being the most melancholy version I believe.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:51 PM ^
I like it! "Send the clowns" a new mgblog meme
Send in Feaux Mo
Sinatra being the most melancholy version I believe.
That's a depressing song. I love Sinata; I don't care for that song.
August 2nd, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^
good to see other respectable folks in these parts, I call so many UF fans little brother, it's great, they have no comeback, nada
Don't know how this situation plays out, but it does seem OSU is trying be serious in its deliberations.
The rumor of a 3-4 game suspension seems to be gaining some traction. I don’t think Meyer is gone unless there is something more that has not yet been revealed.
So they've just put together a team of investigators but they also decided his suspension?
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:57 PM ^
The rumor was picked up from a shoddy Buckeye fan website and retweeted over and over, I don't think it is plausible.
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:49 AM ^
"If you keep repeating the lie, people will believe it"
~ Gene Smith
(I hope Urban doesn't fire him!)
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
You don't think that wishful thinking on the part of fans? I say he's either exonerated or he's gone.
Urban Legend
I Have a family member who works in CBus and knows quite a few people. He said people in the know down there say there is zero chance he gone. I was 50/50 now I think 90% he gets away with this and is not fired. Longer it goes the better for him.
"People in the know..."
Cool story bro.
Yeah, I don’t know them, just going by what my cousin said. Not really that cool.
This cousin of yours doesn't strike me as the type of person who has solid judgment.
He’s a cop.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:03 PM ^
Does he play Counter Strike? Asking for a friend....
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:10 PM ^
No, he doesn’t play video games. Lol.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:06 PM ^
Of course.
Makes sense.
Everybody knows cops have crystal balls.
They give those out with the badges.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:11 PM ^
...and he puked. he said to come here and get free beer or, uh, he’d press charges, eh?
You should take that long break like you said you would when you were Mineral King.
Lol.. I thought I was Sky Panther. Now I’m confused.
D) All of the above
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:49 PM ^
Huh, thought I was SkyPanther.
You probably shouldn't engage the commenters that go on about you have several accounts.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^
I hear ya. That's obviously one of my stalkers
Are you.. replying to yourself? That's creepy.
Did you just log into yet another account and reply with the wrong username? Seriously, what is wrong with you?
Can someone just ban this twat already? This crap has gone on long enough, I'd think. Dude is a cancer to the board.
Well, if he is your cousin and "he knows quite a few people" then that changes everything.
I don’t get what you mean? Over my head I guess lol.
Counterstrike source?
It's all Fortnite now, man. Much more reliable news source.
Seems like a legit group that should be able to work without bias
FWIW, there's a former UF player on Reddit claiming Meyer will resign in the next day or two.
I dont believe it, but hope it’s true. It’s pathetic that he is still there.
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:20 PM ^
For the love of god will you just shut the fuck up. There’s gotta be a mute function in mgoblog 4.0. Everytime I’m on this blog every other comment comes from you and not one of them have been valuable
August 2nd, 2018 at 10:34 PM ^
That's like your opinion man
So skypanther is Michigan 1984, who is also seascorpion. Got it
Hey, it wouldn't be Mgoblog without alts / suspicion of alts. At one point I was pretty much convinced the entire board was WD talking to himself.
I would LOVE a function to "trust" a legit long time member to create a list of all the obviously fake profiles, and auto mute them via a setting. That way as they are discovered, I wouldn't have to keep adding them. Anyone who thinks they are legit and placed on the list can appeal to Brian.
We now have edit buttons, so I can hope, right?
Anyone check PlayStation Live? Won’t believe anything unless it’s verified by the video game crowd.
There was also a user on 11 Warriors who claims to have a source who's had accurate inside info before, who told him that they will announce he is resigning tomorrow afternoon. This person has been an active user in the site since early 2015. Could be total bull crap but you never know.
But...
...what about...
...the "People in the know"...?
Lol. But if he’s not gone, will you believe the people in the know next time haha?
Or "PIT-K" as the kids call them.