Exactly. The only side anyone needs take is McMurphy vs. Urban.
One is credible, the other not - and not in that order.
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Exactly. The only side anyone needs take is McMurphy vs. Urban.
One is credible, the other not - and not in that order.
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URBAN MEYER BELIEVES OHIO STATE'S PROGRAM CULTURE IS STRONG DESPITE SUSPENSION, ZACH SMITH SITUATION
In his first press conference since completing his three-game suspension on Monday, Urban Meyer admitted that he made a mistake in hiring Zach Smith, and more specifically, in continuing to employ Smith in 2015 and beyond.
Placed on administrative leave and then suspended from the Ohio State football team for the entire month of August, while also not being allowed to coach in any of the Buckeyes’ first three games, Meyer spent more time than usual reflecting, and he said that was an “educational process” for him.
“I learned a great deal,” Meyer said.
But while Smith was fired in July, after Meyer learned that a civil protection order was filed against Smith by his wife, Courtney, and Meyer was suspended because “failed to take sufficient management action” regarding previous allegations of domestic violence against and other misconduct by Smith, Meyer does not believe he needs to make any other major changes to Ohio State’s football program – because he believes the program’s culture was already strong.
“For six-and-a-half years here, up until July of 2018, since we came back to Ohio State … academic performance has been elite,” Meyer said. “Football performance has been very good. Real Life Wednesdays, which we started, has taken on a world of its own about development of players, getting them ready for life after football. The honesty and integrity of our program has been very good.”
Meyer described his decision to continue to employ Smith in 2015 – when, in addition to Courtney Smith making domestic violence allegations against him, Zach Smith was late for several meetings and his performance at work declined, Meyer said – as “a window of time that I made an error” and “about trying to help a troubled employee with work-related issues.” Meyer said he was told by law enforcement in 2015 that Zach would not be charged with domestic violence, and that both he and athletic director Gene Smith told Zach that he would be “fired immediately” if they found out that he had committed domestic violence.
Still, many people have questioned whether Meyer took the allegations made against Zach seriously, or whether he needs to do more going forward to prove that he does take domestic violence seriously. Meyer was adamant on Monday, though, that he has always taken domestic violence seriously, since treating women with respect has always been one of his core values.
“Ever since I began as a head coach, even in more recent years, I would say every other day (we talk about domestic violence),” Meyer said. “Last night I talked to our team about it. We have ‘Power of the Unit’ messages to our players every Thursday, and I talk about domestic violence, Title IX, respect. When I say the word Title IX, our players respond back to me, ‘Respect.’ That’s how seriously we take this.”
Meyer said that two months ago, before Ohio State’s investigation began, that he and director of player development Ryan Stamper met with Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ohio State’s senior vice president of student life, just to discuss ways in which they could continue to educate their players about the importance of treating women with respect. Meyer said that his wife and Gene Smith’s wife held a workshop with the team last year on healthy relationships, and he has also brought in several other speakers to talk to the team about that issue, including former NFL player Ray Rice, who never played in the league again after a video surfaced of him assaulting his fiancee.
“It’s just always on the forefront. Throughout the facility, we have examples of mistakes made by people that just destroy lives,” Meyer said. “And so, it’s endless, as far as what we’ve done.”
Another one of Meyer’s stated core values is honesty, and that core value has been called into question, too, since he said at Big Ten Media Days that he was not aware of the domestic violence allegations made against Zach Smith in 2015. Meyer was also adamant on Monday, though, that he did not to intend to make misleading comments, but that his focus was on a report that Zach had been arrested for felony assault in 2015 – which Zach was not – and that he misunderstood the questions he was asked as a result.
“I want to be really clear that there was zero intent to mislead,” Meyer said. “I misspoke. And I hope you can understand why, where my focus was on that day. And if someone tells me that it was a felony arrest, that's my focus. There was not one. I don't know why this came up, there was no felony arrest. But what about this? What about this? And I didn't listen closely (to the questions).”
Beyond what transpired over the past two months, though, Meyer said he hopes people will look at all the success stories that have come out of the Ohio State football program over the past six-and-a-half years, both on and off the field – and in some cases, with people who have gotten second or third chances after making mistakes.
“What doesn't get reported are the great stories, the positive results, guys' lives change and they get these opportunities that playing college football and an education will give you,” Meyer said. “Same thing about helping a staff member through a very terrible divorce or when there's young children involved.”
Meyer has expressed on several occasions that he does not like to give up on people – in part because of what he was taught by his mentor, Earle Bruce, who was also Zach Smith’s grandfather – and he reiterated that on Monday.
“I have been accused of helping players too much, giving them too many opportunities. That's an accusation I accept. And I'm very careful about that,” said Meyer, who also reiterated that anyone who is found to commit domestic violence is immediately removed from the program. “But I've been that way my entire life, even outside of football. When I see someone in need, you help the person in need. How far do you go? That's that fine line. I’ve counted at least three staff members over the 17 years (he has been a head coach) that have been in difficult situations that I've tried to help, and never fired anybody. I always take the approach of trying to help them. I'm hoping that comes out.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...trong-despite-suspension-zach-smith-situation
In his first press conference since completing his three-game suspension on Monday, Urban Meyer admitted that he made a mistake in hiring Zach Smith, and more specifically, in continuing to employ Smith in 2015 and beyond.
Placed on administrative leave and then suspended from the Ohio State football team for the entire month of August, while also not being allowed to coach in any of the Buckeyes’ first three games, Meyer spent more time than usual reflecting, and he said that was an “educational process” for him.
“I learned a great deal,” Meyer said.
But while Smith was fired in July, after Meyer learned that a civil protection order was filed against Smith by his wife, Courtney, and Meyer was suspended because “failed to take sufficient management action” regarding previous allegations of domestic violence against and other misconduct by Smith, Meyer does not believe he needs to make any other major changes to Ohio State’s football program – because he believes the program’s culture was already strong.
“For six-and-a-half years here, up until July of 2018, since we came back to Ohio State … academic performance has been elite,” Meyer said. “Football performance has been very good. Real Life Wednesdays, which we started, has taken on a world of its own about development of players, getting them ready for life after football. The honesty and integrity of our program has been very good.”
Meyer described his decision to continue to employ Smith in 2015 – when, in addition to Courtney Smith making domestic violence allegations against him, Zach Smith was late for several meetings and his performance at work declined, Meyer said – as “a window of time that I made an error” and “about trying to help a troubled employee with work-related issues.” Meyer said he was told by law enforcement in 2015 that Zach would not be charged with domestic violence, and that both he and athletic director Gene Smith told Zach that he would be “fired immediately” if they found out that he had committed domestic violence.
Still, many people have questioned whether Meyer took the allegations made against Zach seriously, or whether he needs to do more going forward to prove that he does take domestic violence seriously. Meyer was adamant on Monday, though, that he has always taken domestic violence seriously, since treating women with respect has always been one of his core values.
“Ever since I began as a head coach, even in more recent years, I would say every other day (we talk about domestic violence),” Meyer said. “Last night I talked to our team about it. We have ‘Power of the Unit’ messages to our players every Thursday, and I talk about domestic violence, Title IX, respect. When I say the word Title IX, our players respond back to me, ‘Respect.’ That’s how seriously we take this.”
Meyer said that two months ago, before Ohio State’s investigation began, that he and director of player development Ryan Stamper met with Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ohio State’s senior vice president of student life, just to discuss ways in which they could continue to educate their players about the importance of treating women with respect. Meyer said that his wife and Gene Smith’s wife held a workshop with the team last year on healthy relationships, and he has also brought in several other speakers to talk to the team about that issue, including former NFL player Ray Rice, who never played in the league again after a video surfaced of him assaulting his fiancee.
“It’s just always on the forefront. Throughout the facility, we have examples of mistakes made by people that just destroy lives,” Meyer said. “And so, it’s endless, as far as what we’ve done.”
Another one of Meyer’s stated core values is honesty, and that core value has been called into question, too, since he said at Big Ten Media Days that he was not aware of the domestic violence allegations made against Zach Smith in 2015. Meyer was also adamant on Monday, though, that he did not to intend to make misleading comments, but that his focus was on a report that Zach had been arrested for felony assault in 2015 – which Zach was not – and that he misunderstood the questions he was asked as a result.
“I want to be really clear that there was zero intent to mislead,” Meyer said. “I misspoke. And I hope you can understand why, where my focus was on that day. And if someone tells me that it was a felony arrest, that's my focus. There was not one. I don't know why this came up, there was no felony arrest. But what about this? What about this? And I didn't listen closely (to the questions).”
Beyond what transpired over the past two months, though, Meyer said he hopes people will look at all the success stories that have come out of the Ohio State football program over the past six-and-a-half years, both on and off the field – and in some cases, with people who have gotten second or third chances after making mistakes.
“What doesn't get reported are the great stories, the positive results, guys' lives change and they get these opportunities that playing college football and an education will give you,” Meyer said. “Same thing about helping a staff member through a very terrible divorce or when there's young children involved.”
Meyer has expressed on several occasions that he does not like to give up on people – in part because of what he was taught by his mentor, Earle Bruce, who was also Zach Smith’s grandfather – and he reiterated that on Monday.
“I have been accused of helping players too much, giving them too many opportunities. That's an accusation I accept. And I'm very careful about that,” said Meyer, who also reiterated that anyone who is found to commit domestic violence is immediately removed from the program. “But I've been that way my entire life, even outside of football. When I see someone in need, you help the person in need. How far do you go? That's that fine line. I’ve counted at least three staff members over the 17 years (he has been a head coach) that have been in difficult situations that I've tried to help, and never fired anybody. I always take the approach of trying to help them. I'm hoping that comes out.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...trong-despite-suspension-zach-smith-situation
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The difference is they don't give a damn what anyone thinks or what they say on social media about them. They would've handled it the way OSU should've handled it. Point out that McMurphy published a false report, say the coach did everything he was obligated to do, and that's the end of it. The story would've gone away in a few days. No need for a silly "investigation" and suspension for PR purposes that only makes the school and coach look worse and keeps the national conversation going for weeks.
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I know. I read the news yesterday, and was totally distraught the rest of the day. The Meyers' reach-out to this little boy and his family was incredible, especially in sight of their own turmoil.
We should all count our blessings and be thankful for what we have. Every day.
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muffler dragon
Bien. Bien chiludo.
That one recruit that was already looking demonstrates a pattern!!11!!
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