Zach Smith (Official Thread)

[BUCK3YE5]

"Lone voice"

Good news

 

[buckeyebri]

Another day and some new BS in the saga......


Edit: And of course it’s only about punishing Urban, not Smith, or perhaps what can they improve upon to not end up here again in the future. Not that there any apparent issues with HR in this case

 

[DZ83CK]

If Wadsworth is in favor of harsh punishment (i.e., firing) for Urban in this case, his judgment really shouldn't be trusted because no one in their right mind agrees to give away $38 million if they don't have to.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

No further tweet storms today. I wonder if Zach's legal team got to him and suggested he should save it for a trial (if he really IS planning on taking anyone to court).

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

No further tweet storms today. I wonder if Zach's legal team got to him and suggested he should save it for a trial (if he really IS planning on taking anyone to court).

He probably checked here and saw the STFU gif and took it's advice.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

No further tweet storms today. I wonder if Zach's legal team got to him and suggested he should save it for a trial (if he really IS planning on taking anyone to court).

It's 3:30... he's only 10 beers deep.

 

[Oh8ch]

This resignation is a strong statement and tough to spin.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

ONE out of 20... what makes his opinion more important than the other 19?
His statement is all about making a statement.. not that punishment fitting the crime...
Grand standing

 

[OHSportsFan]

This resignation is a strong statement and tough to spin.

Don’t worry. We’ll try.

 

[Steve19]

So, even the women trustees did not agree with him. Good bye. Thank you for your service.

 

[Ryan36_1]

This resignation is a strong statement and tough to spin.

Meh, I don't see many opinions changing in either direction at this point. The fact that he is vocally unhappy with the decision, yet did not insinuate anything about the investigation and Trustee meeting being done in an underhanded fashion is a positive in my book.

 

[BayBuck]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/sports/ohio-state-trustee-resigns-urban-meyer.html

Ohio State Trustee Resigns, Saying Urban Meyer Punishment Was Too Soft
Some of the more interesting bits:

(How is another example of him being the lone dissenting voice “in contrast” to him being the lone dissenting voice in this instance?)

It’s an interesting study in journalusm how they structure the entire article, with the Zach Smith quote at the very end, to imply that Zach Smith agrees with the trustee that the punishment wasn’t harsh enough, when the truth is the exact opposite.

Another interesting tidbit, perhaps the key passage in the article, is Wadsworth's rationale for wanting a harsher punishment:

He “had larger concerns,” he said: “I felt that getting into a limited number of games that was a suspension missed the point of a bigger cultural concern about: ‘What message were we sending?’”

I am glad to see they didn't all get caught up in "a bigger cultural concern" about virtue-signalling, er I mean messaging.

 

[dragurd]

Another interesting tidbit, perhaps the key passage in the article, is Wadsworth's rationale for wanting a harsher punishment:



Glad to see they didn't all get caught up in "a bigger cultural concern" about virtue-signalling, er I mean messaging.

This is a grand problem with what's messed up with society today. It's not about right or wrong. Truth or falsehood. It's about how everything looks in PR.

 

[Jagdaddy]

Glad to see they didn't all get caught up in "a bigger cultural concern" about virtue-signalling, er I mean messaging.

Well, it sounds like they didn't since he was the lone wolf arguing for harsher punishment on that basis, didn't get what he wanted, and took his ball and went home.

 

[gmen6981]

Jeebus! Zack's people really need to get a handle on him.
Interview with USA Today.......

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...former-assistant-coach-zach-smith/1143167002/