Zac Smith Twitter rant

Submitted by 615Wolverine on

Sorry I am on my phone but someone please qoute his tweets he is having a mental breakdown 

SFBlue

August 29th, 2018 at 3:56 PM ^

Guy is desperate. He has nobody but himself to blame. I do feel bad for his kids, who have now not only divorce but the loss of a breadwinner to contend with. Of course, Smith blames the media and his ex-wife for this too. 

jblaze

August 29th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^

Is it buried here or did we miss Zack Smith's moms facebook post (it's long, but pasted below).

What Urban Meyer should have said….. IF he were honest….IF he had integrity…..IF he were truly a Christian….
“Before I am a football coach, before I am an employee of Ohio State University, before anything else I might profess to be, I AM A PERSON. I have known Zach Smith since he was 2 years old. I considered his family a part of mine. We had a relationship that extended beyond the X’s & O’s. And I saw a young man with incredible talent, both on the field coaching and in recruiting, struggling. He was struggling in a toxic marriage and was under intense pressure as he tried to prove himself to the hundreds of people questioning his abilities daily. Zach worked harder than most people in life to prove himself to the critics who said he only got his position on my staff because of his grandfather. NOT TRUE – I hired a young, talented coach that I had mentored and watched excel in the profession. The fact that his grandfather was my mentor was simply a bonus.
I was fully aware that Zach was having personal problems AND very aware that his wife was prone to excessive drama and very erratic in her behavior. Zach didn’t want to bring those problems to work but it was obvious there were serious issues at hand. Anyone who has gone through a serious personal problem and tried to work at a VERY HIGH PRESSURE job can only imagine the struggle. And, as a person and a Christian – I believe in trying to help and that is what I did. You don’t give up on someone, you don’t condemn someone, you don’t destroy someone who you know, in your heart, is a good person. And, we all knew that he did not commit domestic violence – and in fact – believed he was a victim himself of relentless emotional abuse. 
Did he act out in inappropriate ways – absolutely. OVER 3 YEARS AGO – and since receiving the help he needed he has not acted out inappropriately and has been on a path of redemption and success.”

That’s what he should have said….but he did not. Most people believe that the university required Urban to say the things he did. I’m just wondering where his mentor was in his thinking. The Earle Bruce I know would be disappointed at best. My father was fiercely loyal – to a fault I will agree – but he would never compromise his integrity by apologizing to someone who has lied and brought so much damage to HER OWN CHILDREN and so many others. He would never bow down to anyone if it meant being dishonest.

So this leaves me right back where I was in 1987 – a place I had worked so hard to get away from – extreme disappointment in people. I will forever be changed – again. Fortunately, I have found a faith that gets me through ALL things and I will be fine – and so will my family – but we will be forever changed.
Think about it – this woman – who we welcomed into our family, supported and accepted – has forever altered the landscape of our lives. So very sad, but most importantly sad for my two beautiful grandchildren. We can only imagine how this will impact them in the future. And I will have to see this woman at the typical events that families gather to celebrate. Graduations. Weddings. Every time we are to gather – there she will be. How do you forgive and move forward, which is what I am to believe is the right thing to do – there is my challenge – AGAIN.
I try not to read all the horrific comments and bullying that has gone on through all of this ordeal. But some slip through and it makes me realize how blessed I am with the support and love we have from the folks who really matter. And how people who have no insight, no knowledge, are so quick to put in their 2 cents. But that has taught me a lesson as well – good and bad.
But I do want to thank the people who have searched for the truth and not simply accepted the tainted reporting and falsehoods that apparently are rampant in the media – both supposed journalistic and social. Don’t ever believe everything you read – it often isn’t even close to factually correct.
Zach Smith is my son. I love him unconditionally and always will. HE IS NOT A WIFE-BEATER. He made mistakes and I don’t condone his behavior, but I understand it. I understand it because I saw what he was living and going through – even though it was from a distance – because his wife had managed to eliminate all of his family support from his life. Typical abuser behavior. And even before she lied and manipulated to remove us, she told me repeatedly that she would do this to us, to Urban and to the university. This was all very calculated and planned – and the trigger was pulled when Zach had finally moved on with his life. 
If you have a negative comment or opinion, please keep it to yourself – I really don’t care. I know the truth – YOU DO NOT. Try and question why you feel the need to be a hater and why you feel the need to spew garbage and hate. It really is very sad. If you feel the need to hurt others – might want to look at yourself and figure that out. You aren’t going to hurt me – that’s already been done.
My dad once told me – after he had been fired and I was angry and wanting vengeance – “The best revenge is living a good life”. And that is what I intend to do.

BahamaMama

August 29th, 2018 at 9:42 PM ^

Oh puke. "She managed to eliminate all of his family support from his life" - Interesting how Zach had no family support but mom was sure quick to get to Florida to convince Courtney not to press charges. After reading this rant/explanation I can see where he gets some of his personality traits. And give the Urban is a Christian thing a rest, will ya?

BBQJeff

August 30th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^

So, his mom mostly blames his wife for everything.  She even goes so far to accuse his wife of bragging that "she would do this to us, to Urban and to the university."   

Well, based on text messages, clearly Courtney has a relationship with Urban's wife, so I find that accusation to be implausible, at best.   

Setting aside the domestic violence stuff for a moment, missing meetings with recruits, having thousands of dollars of sex toys delivered to the office, showing up for work late with some frequency, banging a staffer at the workplace....any one of these things are an offense that could lead to termination.  Taken together, him being fired is on him and him alone.   

To blame Courtney and the media for her son getting fired is ridiculous.   The sense of victimhood is astounding and I can clearly see where Zach gets it from.  

He got away with all of this shit for so long, I think he's going through the denial stage right now. 

Blue in Paradise

August 29th, 2018 at 4:11 PM ^

This guy is burning every bridge possible - I hope someone in his family has some money because don't see who would ever hire him (in football or any other career).  He is documented to have had money problems when he was earning $300,000 per annum, what will happen with no income coming in?

He is already cracking and I think he is going to blow sky high - my guess is that we find out why Meyer was protecting this guy sooner than later.  OSU fans better hope that it is just about Earl Bruce and not something else that Smith has on Meyer.

EGD

August 29th, 2018 at 4:35 PM ^

Zach Smith could keep his mouth shut, and sooner or later people will largely forget about him and he can live out his miserable, non-football-coaching days in obscurity.

But I suspect he prefers negative attention to obscurity.

ESNY

August 29th, 2018 at 5:25 PM ^

Don't forget that shitboys equally shitmom is blasting Urban Meyer for not being fiercely loyal ("to a fault" like good ole Earl Bruce) when that misplaced and ill-deserved loyalty got him here in the first place.  A wife-beating, alcoholic, rageaholic, unreliable, terrible coach was kept around way too long due to loyalty.  

Ty Butterfield

August 29th, 2018 at 9:08 PM ^

Zach Smith obviously has some issues and most likely needs a stay in some sort of mental health facility. In the end Meyer is still untouchable and will never be fired. 

Kewl

August 29th, 2018 at 9:14 PM ^

Myopic!  (I had a whole paragraph explaining how my thoughts are better and I’m a lawyer and bla bla).  But my god those Ohio state fans have a small view and so does Mr. Smith.