Yeah, but
1. Jon Jones isn't from Russia
2. He punches and kicks a lot instead of grappling all the time.
Ergo, he gets a pass.
At least I guess that's how it works based on the last few pages discussion.
After some serious soul searching and reflection, they'll compromise and Urban will sit out the home games against Oregon State and Rutgers. Even though Urban clearly did nothing wrong, tOSU will send a strong message that all coaches must remain vigilant and have zero tolerance for domestic violence.
/sarcasm
tOSU isn't playing anyone threatening in the first couple weeks. Let the assistants run drills on autopilot and try (and likely fail) to garner some goodwill by letting the independent investigation conclude before you suspend Meyer for the preseason and carry on as if nothing happened.
Yes and no.
Yes, this is how things should play out.
No, because Maryland has sucked, currently sucks, and will continue to suck at football, there's nothing to burn down, no big source of revenue being put at risk. Whether they choose to admit guilt this publicly doesn't change the fact that there was going to be money rightfully paid out to the family.
It will truly be refreshing when university that has skin in the game other than the PR/moral standpoint chooses to go the Maryland route.
I assume any head coach at any big time football/basketball university is a jackass. Some are just better at covering it up, or at least know where to draw the line.
Next interview with ESPN Zach's gonna claim the real abuser is still out there, and now that he's free of his job at tOSU, he'll dedicate the rest of his life to finding them and bringing them to justice.
If tOSU is actually trying to find a way to keep Urban, and not just figuring out who else they need to get rid of, gonna need a text from Urban saying he knows about the incidents.
More incriminating texts about Smith doesn't really move the needle with regards to Urban. Everyone (sans Zach and I guess some crazy tOSU fans...and Jay Paterno) already knows he's guilty.
He didn't say when he reported the incident.
Clearly, he learned of the incident after Big 10 media day, but before McMurphy broke his story, and reported it to the proper authorities.. Nothing to see here.
If they're dumb enough not to fire him/have him "step aside voluntarily for the good of the university", I'm sure McMurphy has more details he can share publicly. tOSU can get off the Aggy-like coaster now, or suffer a more spectacular crash down the road.
Bold strategy cotton. Make so many hypocritical/tone deaf statements that no one can believe you could say all that and possibly have known about your assistant abusing his wife.
Shelley Meyer is a RN and instructor at tOSU. This makes her an employee of tOSU. Universities that receive federal funding can be held legally responsible when it knows about and ignores incidents of sexual assault or harassment in its programs.
Doesn't matter that Courtney Smith wasn't a coed or student athlete. Shelley Meyer knew, thus tOSU knew (at least in the eyes of Title IX even if she didn't tell anyone else), and is legally responsible for not taking action.
Earlier incidents occurred in 2009, when Herman was at Iowa State. Regardless, the only incidents relevant to Meyer's denials were those from October 0f 2015.
They might be the only D1 power conference team willing to take on all that baggage. What's the NCAA gonna do if Meyer screws up at Kansas, give their football program the death penalty? Can't kill what's already dead.
SEC needs to step its game up. They might have just lost the "most deplorable conference" trophy to the Big 10's East Division alone (tOSU, Sparty, PSU).