Internet Reacts to Meyer Ruling

Zack Rosenblatt @ZackBlatt

Here’s the reality: If you win football games, you can get away with pretty much anything.

Matt Hayes @MattHayesCFB

No one at Ohio State has apologized to the victim. The reason everyone is where they are right now.

Joshua E Perry @RIP_JEP

#BuckeyeNation- Let’s all take a deep breath here. Whether you agree or disagree with the verdict, the sun will come up tomorrow. And the Buckeyes will be fine. They have the best of everything- assistant coaches, training and PLAYERS! This team will be just fine #GoBucks

Faux Pelini @FauxPelini

This is weird but Ohio State investigated Ohio State and decided not to ruin Ohio State’s football program

Dan Wolken @DanWolken

Intentional or not, the lasting message of that press conference is Urban Meyer yakking on an easy question by equating his own burden with Courtney Smith’s. Unacceptable. Disgraceful.

Brad Crawford @BCrawford247

Urban Meyer asked about Courtney Smith:

“Well, I have a message for everyone involved. I’m sorry we’re in this situation.”

This means = ‘I hate that it got out, not that Courtney Smith was beaten.’

Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini

Questioning if proper protocols were followed is important, but it shouldn’t be the most important thing.

Charges being filed or not is not the line in asking if the right thing was done. We have a higher scrutiny at the legal level because it has the highest penalty.

Ryan Tarpley @tarps3

Urban Meyer knowing allows a member of his coaching staff to assault women: 3 game suspension

AJ Green sells his own jersey: 4 game suspension

College athletics are broken beyond repair.

Michelle Beadle @MichelleDBeadle

Me, pretending to be surprised at each story out of the ol’ football world. https://t.co/rzK0AcUJCJ

Stewart Mandel @slmandel

First section of Zach Smith’s 2017 performance review. https://t.co/sYkJvAkeQc

Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini

Gerry DiNardo on BTN: “We should give women hope that it’s not only in the hands of law enforcement. You don’t have to be guilty of domestic violence to have committed DV. This is something we could have educated viewers about. The university could have (done that).”

Dan Murphy @DanMurphyESPN

Lead investigator Mary jo White says, “Coach Meyer did not in our view deliberately lie.”

Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings

I watched a couple complain aggressively about their dog’s acupuncture this week.

Still, it was somehow *not* the most deflating thing I witnessed this week.

Michael Eaves @michaeleaves

Urban Meyer when asked what he would say to Courtney Smith: “I’m sorry we are in this situation.”

Eric Adelson @eric_adelson

I’m wondering what Urban Meyer learned about domestic violence through all this. “I’m sorry we’re in this situation” doesn’t cut it.

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

I think he learned that it became an inconvenience for him for two months of one football season. https://t.co/96M20hBaJM

David Pollack @davidpollack47

My thoughts on Urban’s 3 game suspension. https://t.co/lv6AOgipeP

Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg

Some have drawn parallels between this and the Joe Tumpkin situation at #Colorado. Punishments there included no game suspensions for Mike MacIntyre but a $100,000 donation from him, AD and chancellor to a domestic violence awareness fund.

Kayla Anderson @KaylaAndersonTV

“This has been a learning experience I’m a different person now. I will not make any hire without having complete dialogue with Gene.” Urban Meyer

Dan Wolken @DanWolken

Ohio State really leaning into the idea they are suspending him three games for lying at Big Ten media day. That’s a decision.

Ramzy Nasrallah @ramzy

People who don’t like Ohio State, 2018: they fired Tressel over tattoos, this is an outrage

Literally those same people, 2011: Ohio State deserves the death penalty for what Tressel did, this is an outrage

Geoff Schwartz @geoffschwartz

One that always strikes me when issues arise in CFB is the head coach playing dumb like he doesn’t know what’s happening outside of the plays on the field. These guys are so wired into their community and talk w/boosters. I always find it hard to believe they know nothing

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

Listen, I understand there are potential legal ramifications to apologizing publicly to Courtney Smith. But cmon, there are ways to acknowledge the *actual victim* here — and not paint Urban Meyer as someone who’s been through a lot the last three weeks away from football.

Michael McCann @McCannSportsLaw

Gene Smith: I didn’t know about allegations against Zach Smith from his time in Florida before hiring him (even though Urban Meyer knew about those allegations). G. Smith talks about better background checks on pending hires, but all it would have taken here is Meyer telling him.

Rob Dauster @RobDauster

“Misunderstanding of the requirements triggering reporting obligations.”

“Good faith belief they did not have sufficient information to trigger a reporting obligation.”

Translated: We don’t want to fire him but we need people to think we GAF. Suspend them three games. https://t.co/PiItlPEJwn

Beyonce has an uncle named Larry Beyince. Bruh…. @DragonflyJonez

Remember that time Ohio State forced Tressell out bc he didn’t care that players were exchanging their jerseys for tattoos and then they only suspended Urban Meyer for 3 games bc he didn’t care that an assistant was abusing and terrorizing his wife? That was crazyyyyyyyy

Dan Murphy @DanMurphyESPN

Does Urban Meyer feel he should have been suspended? “I trust and support our president.” he said.