There seems to be a press conference forming at OSU
Urban Meyer's wife Shelley arrived, and there are a few mentions that the alumni house is gearing up for a press conference today.
Also, I learned that Clark Kellogg is a trustee.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:08 PM ^
I have a hard time believing that the entire board unanimously agrees to reinstate immediately if there is enough in the investigative findings that the President wants to suspend him. OSU has a large board like PSU's.
I also have a hard time believing that this is the one guy with sources when every other reporter on the beat has had nothing, and no one has come out of the building to talk to anyone. I guess someone on the board could be texting him, but why would someone on the board do that right now.
It's the perfect way to report when you may know nothing, and typical of stuff you see on these paysites like Rivals and 247Sports. Gets it right either way and no one will actually know what anyone was thinking in the meeting.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:43 PM ^
Yeah because Meyer has never publicly disagreed with a discipline decision "decided" by the university before...
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
I forgot about that. Another #metoo that Meyer is on the wrong side of.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:07 PM ^
The board will immediately fire Drake.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
I don't think they'd be dumb enough to do that. If the only person who gets fired coming out of this is the university President, who has now been reported to have actually stood up to imposing a punishment for a coach that covered up domestic violence, that's an incredibly bad look for OSU. They'd have found a way to make their PR storm even worse than just reinstating him immediately.
That said, I have no doubt that they'll still find a way to politically overpower Drake, because football is ultimately what matters there over anything else.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:17 PM ^
I was being sarcastic ... kinda. Nothing would surprise me with this group.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
This whole Drake "Standing up" etc is BS. Where is the evidence? Evidence would be in a presser or firing urban. Otherwise, you are of the same OSU ilk of garbage.
Can you almost win football games? No.
OSU is a dirty program and soon it will be further evidence to support that fact.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
And Neanderthals are attacking Drake over it, demanding he is fired, and claiming no one attends OSU due to Drake -- apparently a gerbil could run their school per the cooler poopers.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
Of course he is. Meyer knows he holds sway over every single member of the BoT. At the end of the day, OSU holds winning above all else and Meyer brings that in spades.
Harbaugh has to beat him this year. He has to.
August 22nd, 2018 at 4:58 PM ^
Where is Gene Smith in all of this?
August 22nd, 2018 at 4:59 PM ^
Probably on vacation still.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
He apparently just walked in the building within the last few minutes.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:20 PM ^
I am waiting for Gordon Gee to show up.
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:24 PM ^
I'm waiting for Tressel to show up to take over as school president once the BOT fires Drake for trying to suspend Meyer.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:09 PM ^
Of course I have to head into a meeting and turn my phone off. We all know he won’t lose his job. May just take a little longer to get everyone on the same page.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
Per someone with a blue checkmark on twitter dot com whom I do not know, the President wants him suspended, the Board wants no punishment, and Meyer won't accept a punishment because he thinks he did nothing wrong, hence the impasse. This is of extremely unverified voracity, but I'm passing it along, I guess.
Also per someone on twitter dot com Gene Smith just arrived at the building.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:13 PM ^
You sendin' Gene Smith? Sheeeeit, that's all you had to say.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
twitter dot com?
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:17 PM ^
Urban really shouldn't have a say in this, and if they're considering his opinion they are extremely weak.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:26 PM ^
The fact that Meyer thinks he did nothing wrong just shows how disgusting he is as a human being. "Reporting" the jackass has nothing to do with right and wrong. Meyer knowingly hired and knowingly retained a serial domestic abuser. He knew this crap was happening and he did nothing to stop it and nothing to punish the guy doing it. Let's take this one step further - suppose she had died. Would he think that he did nothing wrong then?
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:47 PM ^
Urban Meyer says he did nothing wrong? yeah. That stopped working for my kids when they turned 3 and 4, respectively.
August 22nd, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
Well, to be fair, I would expect greater integrity from your 3-year old kids than from OSU
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:38 PM ^
One of the reporters caught Clark Kellogg outside and he (Clark) reported that Urban is not in the room where the Board is discussing. Not sure why he is there at all, really.
August 22nd, 2018 at 8:17 PM ^
Working on game plans.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
#OhioState athletic director Gene Smith has arrived to the Longaberger Alumni House.
— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) August 22, 2018
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:29 PM ^
Uh Oh!
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
Duh duh duh!
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:16 PM ^
I just hope Urban doesn’t fire Drake.
August 22nd, 2018 at 7:37 PM ^
It’s all God’s Plan according to Drake
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:18 PM ^
The ESPN is now carring it.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:21 PM ^
There aren’t enough butt plugs on that campus to cork this shit show.
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:12 PM ^
You may be underestimating the vast depth of Zach Smith's toy bin.
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:34 PM ^
Are you sure that you didn't check ALL the football offices?
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:30 PM ^
How amazing would it be if the Prez went to the podium and resign? These are education institutions and he behavior demonstrated deserves consequences independent of who the employee is. It would be him showing he has the balls and drop the mic on his way out
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
You'd think that if they just let him off, a number of faculty would not be happy, and let it be known in a public forum.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
Yes, no matter what happens - reinstated or suspended one game or fired - there is going to be a shit show of negative consequences.
Tough decisions. This is why these people are paid the big bucks.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:43 PM ^
That would be a good look for Drake but a really bad one for OSU.
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^
If Drake resigned on this over principles, I'd bet he would get scooped up quickly by a university that actually cares about academics and integrity. Drake would probably be better off for it; he seems like a good guy.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:31 PM ^
"Zach Smith just showed up with his ball lifter strapped on tight" -Bucknuts
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
DUDE: So he thinks it's the carpet-pissers, huh?
BRANDT: Well Dude, we just don't know.
August 22nd, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^
Dude are you fucking this up?
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:40 PM ^
Wow, just wandered over to 11W, the idea that those people had a smidge of perspective and rationality has been utterly destroyed. Most have clung on to the notion that Drake is behind the holdup and want him crucified. It’s all his fault.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:59 PM ^
I mean... what did you expect from 11w commenters?
You're talking about a group of people whose idea of foreplay is yelling 'O! H!' at their sister and who never bathe because the shower in their trailer leaves you dirtier than when you entered.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:46 PM ^
Biddle again getting more info from behind a closed door meeting. My guess is he is in the air vents listening to the whole thing.
You don't get it. Meyer is not saying "You can't fire me." They can absolutely fire him right now. He's saying "I will not accept a suspension" (my words via sources). Either fire me, or reinstate me immediately. Big difference from what you portrayed. https://t.co/NIWjRdSody
— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) August 22, 2018
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:49 PM ^
So the trap that no OSU board member or Urban is grasping is that if he refuses discipline imposed by the president, they likely have grounds to fire him for cause. If that was, in fact, a consideration.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:52 PM ^
Didn’t think about it like that. Interesting point. Could be a real shit show going on in the basketweaving center, or whatever they call that dump.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:49 PM ^
If Urban is saying that the president should fire him then resign
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
If this is true, it’s a smart move by Urbz. 38 mil to figure out his next move or back to business as usual. Either way he wins.
August 22nd, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^
Unless the president resigns because he feels his authority was subverted by sports. In which case the academic reputation of OSU loses...irrevocably(?).