Scandal News Watch Consolidated Thread for Monday 8/20/18

Nothing is happening today with Urban Meyer fiasco as the board isnt meeting until at earliest tomorrow to review the report. (They have not yet posted a time for the meeting and have indicated they will give 24 hour notice).

LOL there's already another thread on OSU. 

I still think it's likely that Meyer is gone. I also think you could damn near bet your house on Durkin being canned. 

Not that Maryland was some big threat, but let's say Durkin and Meyer are both let go just a handful of days before the season - does anyone else feel like things are crumbling very nicely for us to have a special year? Major scandals at OSU and Maryland causing one of the greatest coaches in modern CFB history to be ousted, Penn State loses most of their on-field talent and their best coaching talent, Wisconsin has lost starting DEs and WR this offseason. The only team without a major loss/scandal has been MSU, and they just reinstated a known racist to bolster LB depth. Meanwhile, Jim made seemingly great coaching moves in the offseason, and we return almost everyone from an incredibly young but talented team and add an elite QB prospect. 

I'm getting too into feelingsball here, but I'm starting to get strong, positive vibes on top of what I think is a great team on paper.

The AC is out in my office. I think there are some people - people who think it's "too cold" - who may have disabled the AC intentionally. Can't prove it yet, so I'm just gonna get it fixed until the true rat reveals himself.

Just gonna throw in my two cents. Open threads for emerging news are not a good idea. I think it's better to have a new thread when news emerges. It's a pain in the arse to comb through these open threads for news.

Is there supposed to be an announcement today?

Does the San Diego Zoo have its new baby panda yet?

Hate to break it to you but each scandal is going to get its own thread.  No way people are going to try to find the breaking news in an old thread discussing other things too. 

I seriously doubt he's getting fired, but I want it so badly to happen. Not because it makes things easier for Harbaugh and Co. to win, but it's because that program and fanbase fully deserve to have a huge setback. 

I think what infuriates me most about OSU is not them beating us so much over the last 15 years. Don't get me wrong, that does piss me off, but Michigan has often beaten itself in those games so Michigan often has only itself to blame in those games. No....what pisses me off the most about OSU is that any time it needs a break, it gets one. And it gets a BIG one. The stars seem to always align for OSU whenever they seem even somewhat cornered.

Even the bad shit that happens to them ultimately becomes the best thing that could happen to them. Tressel gets fired and Urban Meyer just somehow happens to be available fresh off a one-year sabbatical. They lose two starting QBs in one year and still win a national title. Got a huge break on that 4th and 1 call that would've completely changed the perception of the rivalry between Harbaugh and Meyer. They almost NEVER get a bad break. Spoiled rotten fanbase that has no idea how good it's really got it. 

They need to be kicked off their perch and dragged through the mud. They need to taste mediocrity, see a less than full stadium, because literally every other school in America, save for maybe Oklahoma, has experienced extended periods of down time for their football program. They need to know what its like to go into a game against Minnesota and seriously contemplate if that's a game they're going to win. 

Preparing myself for another day of disappointments. Like all my dates lately and my faith in humanity.

From Albert Breer (OSU Alum) in today's MMQB on si.com

2. On Friday night, it seemed like the reporting on the Ohio State football situation took a turn from confronting a very serious issue to rubbernecking a really ugly divorce.

The longer it takes to have the meeting, the more likely it is that Meyer is going to resign.  They are probably done with report or at least have an executive summary done and -- if it looks like they found cause to fire him -- he will resign.  If he resigns, I believe the report does not have to be released and the Board does not meet.  He can save face rather than get terminated for cause.  I predict this and I predict that Meyer is the coach of LSU at this time next year.

Hey bros I’m at work so don’t have time to check this thread so I’m just going to drop this.

My buddy who is a member of a pay site sent me a screenshot of a post saying all the action for buckeyes has been frozen or odds have severely changed. You can infer what that might mean.