NeverPunt

March 23rd, 2020 at 12:18 PM ^

just wait...he's two replies from "i'll come to Ann Arbor and beat your ass" because he's (a) that kind of asshole and (b) that completely oblivious to his own reputation that he'd throw some shit like that out on Twitter. 

besides its probably better than Zach doesn't think he knows who Sam is, as the less people this guy knows the less battery he can commit.

Frank Chuck

March 23rd, 2020 at 1:35 PM ^

It was a suggestion.

But interestingly, I doubt you'll find a single Ohio State fan who would trade Brian Hartline for Zach Smith.

Besides being a greater recruiter (because he walked the walk in college and NFL), Hartline is also very clearly a far superior WR coach.

It hasn't gone unnoticed how much OSU's WRs have improved under him (which is partially a testament to Ryan Day's air raid-esque system).

If Zach Smith hadn't been Earle Bruce's grandson, Zach Smith would be cleaning toilets at a fastfood restaurant as his day job.

Friendly Neigh…

March 23rd, 2020 at 4:47 PM ^

You are absolutely correct. The fan base wanted Smith gone well before any of the reports came out, solely based on his inability to develop talent. He took a guy who became one of the highest-paid WR in NFL history and turned him into a 3rd-team all-B1G player. There were flashes from guys like Noah Brown and Corey Smith, but there was never any consistency. It seemed like the guys who had success did so in spite of Zach, not because of him.

Hartline is a massive improvement in every area, from coaching to recruiting to being a decent human being. He just got a raise this off-season, and I wouldn't be surprised if that became an annual thing.

Perkis-Size Me

March 23rd, 2020 at 11:38 AM ^

Literally the last guy in the college football world who should ever be talking shit about anyone. 

I don't know enough about the situation to be able to definitively say if his wife was an equal contributor to the madness, but I know enough to say he was a failure as a husband, he's a failure as a father, and he was sure as shit a failure as a coach. Had all the receiving talent in the world and they were all just guys. 

He's a fucking bum. A shit-stain who got where he did in life solely because of who he was related to. I'd say the same thing if he coached here. 

Double-D

March 23rd, 2020 at 11:54 AM ^

Not that we all didn’t already know the obvious but man is Zach Smith just beyond fucked up.  The voice in his head never says “hold on let’s think about this for a minute”

It’s super disturbing.  

Perkis-Size Me

March 23rd, 2020 at 12:30 PM ^

The teams he coached for never lost to Michigan. Now I'd say that was in spite of his abilities rather than because of them, but he's still associated with all of that winning and that image of dominance over Michigan. So he's still one of them. Several OSU fans I've come across have even said "yeah he's an asshole, but he's our asshole."

Its the same reason they all circled the wagons around Meyer rather than questioned if he was still fit to coach. Because he won. If it was Jon Cooper who was running his mouth on Twitter after a string of domestic violence altercations, or if it was Jon Cooper who'd hired a bum like Zach Smith, not a single person amongst the OSU faithful would be defending him. There wouldn't have even been an investigation. His ass would've been rounded up within 24 hours of the story breaking, he would've been strapped down to the first train leaving the Columbus freight yard, and a line of thousands of fans would've been cheering on as he got carried out of town. 

A little hyperbolic, yes, but my larger point remains the same. OSU protects people like Smith or Meyer because they were winners. Or they were at least associated with winners. If they were losers, that string would've been cut a long time ago. 

4th phase

March 23rd, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^

Try it Zach.

Pretty easy for the coaches to respond to. "Oh a wife beater told your son Michigan is bad and OSU is better? Well Mrs. Recruit, I think that tells you everything you need to know."

Alumnus93

March 23rd, 2020 at 1:01 PM ^

So Smith is trying to get back into OSU nation's good graces....   he should marry Casey Anthony... 

Wolverine 73

March 23rd, 2020 at 1:30 PM ^

Astonishing.  What a colossal asshole.  Guess what Zach?  The whole world doesn’t give a shit what you have to say about anything, so STFU.  Maybe spend some time contemplating your life and how you screwed it up so badly, and what you can do to make amends.

CoverZero

March 23rd, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^

Some people seem to be ripe candidates for Corona.  Smith is one of them.  Hope he is self-isolating and away from his kids.