Carlos Hyde Update (i know, i know)
Mindy Drayer of NBC 4 Columbus has seen the video and is reporting Carlos Hyde slapped the victim in the face. Slapping a woman is enough to get you kicked off MTV's the Real World, but is it enough to get you kicked off the Buckeyes? Video Link: http://www.nbc4i.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9127622
Put on your tin foil hats everyone because here comes my conspiracy theory:
Hyde gets into an argument with this girl, begins to walk away, and is swung at. This pisses him off, so he turns around and slaps her hard enough to show at least some damage on her face. The next day, she is identified and confronted by those invested in the OSU program and offered a sum of money to not only keep quiet, but quickly leave the area so as not to be seen by her friends or in public, thus hiding any bruising or swelling. This is her "vacation." Next, Urban suspends Hyde for public relations purposes, and meanwhile, the CPD reviews the surveillance. They conclude that although there was indeed a slap, declining to arrest is at least justifiable enough to not get them in trouble internally. Perhaps the video was "grainy," perhaps they rationalized a bogus self-defense claim. Who knows. OSU gets word of the decision not to pursue charges, and word gets around the team that everything will be fine, hence Braxton's "hearing great news about Carlos' status with the team" comment to to the media. Further, OSU encourages Mr. Robinson, a former reporter in Florida and an MSU graduate, to write that Hyde is in the clear. The same Mr. Robinson who once stated "we could write a million stories about the bullshit we know with individual players." It's the perfect plan - so simple, so inspired, yet so devious. Nobody, including the CPD, expects the video to get out.
But get out it does. The video is leaked to NBC4, possibly by a bar employee, and before media day, the OSU dept. gets word of this, as does the CPD. This is why Urban states "I haven't heard the good news," backtracking on Braxton's previous statement (which could only have come from OSU coaches themselves), and also why the CPD is "upset" that Mindy got her hands on it. Cover blown, story blown open, and the poop is speeding towards the fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bz-Qet4BDM
I had the exact same scenario in mind. I think you have this one pegged pretty well here. Especially the convenient timing of her "vacation".
The first news story was an intentional attempt to pre-empt any subsequent unfavorable reports, which would have been far more newsworthy, and spread like wildfire had they appeared first.
Note that the favorable, but probably false, news of Hyde's innocence appeared almost immediately and simultaneously across all the major news sites. Such simultaneity would occur if the Ohio PR department released the story directly to multiple sources.
By contrast, after the unfavorable NBC news story about Ohio--and Hyde--the news has been very slow to appear. Already pre-empted, it then appears not to be the same fresh "news" but only a rebuttal of a prior news story.
If this is indeed Ohio's PR strategy, it thus far has seemed to work. Cursory readers have not noted that the first story was from a secondary source of uncertain veracity who did not describe the video and insisted on anonymity. They either did not hear the second story or realize that it was from a far more reliable, primary source---a respected journalist who provided great detail about what she actually saw.
May be a slappie, but her report was obviously biased. For example, she said "It appears Carlos Hyde says something derogatory." How would she know that? Purely speculation as it's not an audio tape. Also said it looked like the girl didn't make contact with Hyde...if the girl missed I highly doubt Hyde would have turned around.
It appears they both assaulted each other...which will likely result in the girl dropping the case.
MODS**** We need to adjust this guys point total so he doesnt neg bomb the whole site when he hits 100 points.
Says the founding member with a whopping 196 posts.
Do you always engage people like this when you may or may not feel bad about a situation? Why do you feel the need to convince us of your reality? You have plenty of people on Ohio websites who would readily agree with everything you say. My guess is you are unable to quell your dissonance, so you try convincing others of your ideal outcome to feel better. Everyone on this site is going to disagree with everything you say. If you honestly believe what you are posting, enjoy the piece of mind knowing you are right and go about your business.
He's had his account less than a year...
1. the reporter has always been a big buckeye fan
2. from a tape, lip movements and facial expressions, you often can make out words being said or at least their tone
3. Hyde and his friends had been pointing at the victim, who was in close proximity, which is pretty inappropriate even without words and
4. Not long after pointing at the victim and speaking to her for a few minutes, she tried to slap him. When a girl tries to slap your face, most guys would not take it as a bodily threat but as a useful reminder that they're acting like jerks.
5. The reporter does not say for sure if the girl made contact with her slap, as you claim in your bias argument.
6. Whether she did or did not make contact is irrelevant to Hyde's attack, since he was not defending himself but walked away and then came back to intentionally hit her without further provocation. That clearly is an assault.
It will be interesting to see how urbz handles this.
That would add a wild dimension to the rivalry if one of our players slapped Urban's daughter.
Yeah, in that I'd be embarrassed for our team and expect that said player would be booted off the team ASAP and curbstomped by Lewan and Pipkins on the way out for hitting a woman.
Urban made it clear that for him, football comes before family.
What was your opinion on Frank Clark missing one game for a felony?
It could have been worse - at least he didn't hit a female.
The anonymous Yahoo source was the same B1G instant replay official that has been reviewing Michigan replays the last few years...
Do any of those replays ever go in our favor?
Note: I am not poking fun at what is definitely a terrible (alleged) act, I am merely discouraged by the ineptitude of people charged with making sure truth and justice prevail.
I only opened this to say:
STOP FRETTING OVER THE BUCKEYES!!!!
we look pathetic following this story with our popcorn...
love you all,
jdon
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