Where Have You Been?
Even the MMQ needs a break every
now and then! We planned a Circle Tour
of Northern Michigan and we spent about 5 days bouncing all over the place. And we had a great time and even ran into
Lloyd Carr on Mackinaw Island! How did
that happen? Well, we were sort of
standing around trying to figure out what we were going to do once we got
off the boat. I was standing there
people watching, as I like to do, and I saw this guy walk by. In my mind I thought, “Jeez, that guy could be a Lloyd
Carr look alike.” And then my mind
started working and I thought, “There’s NO WAY ANYONE looks that much like
Lloyd Carr!” So a quick “Lloyd!”, a re-introduction
and handshake later and were chatting about this year’s team, his
granddaughter going to Michigan (freshman) and other stuff. And Lloyd agreed to a quick pic.
Great morning overall!!!
Butterflies, the Cross in the
Woods and other activities were part of the Round Robin Excursion of Michigan. There’s a lot to do and see in this state and
if you haven’t taken the time, you don’t know what you’re missing!
Yes, I left at a critical time
regarding the recent headlines.
What’s a blogger gonna’ do?
MeyerGate, more players leaving the Michigan program (McDoom), Beilein
having open heart surgery – YIKES!, and countless other headlines involving
other schools and off the field activities. So, without further ado, let’s jump into these
messes….
What Are The “Facts” Of MeyerGate?
Here are the facts and they are
undisputed:
1.
Meyer knew of Zach Smith’s
arrest in 2009. He was aware of an “Incident”
in 2015 and also an Incident in May of 2018.
2.
Meyer LIED about knowing anything about two separate incidents where
police were called to the Smith’s home 14 days apart in October of 2015,
trying to state that “nothing happened.”
3.
Meyer later had a lawyer write and issue a “statement” on his
behavior and how he “screwed up” what he stated during B1G Media Days.
4.
Zach sent “texts” confirming his inappropriate behavior
to his wife, regarding strangulation, womaninzing and drinking.
5.
Zach did in fact bring a co-worker home in a drunken stupor and tried
to get his wife to let her “spend the night” after she had broken up
with her boyfriend.
6.
Shelly Meyer and several other coach’s wives “knew”
of the 2015 incidents.
7.
Gene Smith went on vacation last week during
the onset of the 6-person “panel” to investigate the
Meyer Situation.
8.
Meyer is still on Paid Administrative Leave.
9.
Courtney Smith’s mother has now entered into the fray
of “He Said, She Said” and has put out there that Courtney wanted to bring Zach
and osu “down”
10.
Zach’s mother and mother-in-law have come out and made the same
statement, including that Courtney would attack Zach and he was
defending himself in every situation.
Including wrapping his hands around her throat in self-defense.
11.
The “panel” has stated they want to wrap up their investigation in “14 days”,
which I’m not sure the exact start date or end date is on that one.
12.
It was “rumored” that Tom Hermann, former osu OC
and now Texas HC, was the “Tipster” to McMurphy. McMurphy has tweeted that Hermann was NOT the
Tipster, but has refused to say how he was first clued in to the case.
The Meyer Statement
So, where does all that leave
us? As of Tuesday, Zach is being
interviewed by the investigative panel.
Courtney met with the panel yesterday.
If – this is a BIG IF – charges were
never pressed and everything was in self-defense, why did Meyer need to fire
Smith?
If – ANOTHER BIG IF – Meyer is
NOW telling the truth (per his statement), why did he hire Zach in the first
place, knowing of the domestic abuse and why DIDN’T he fire Zach immediately
upon learning of the incidents in October of 2015? I’m not buying the fact that Shelly and
everyone else kept those incidents a secret from Meyer.
Another incident in 2013
is that Smith received an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Under The Influence) that
was later reduced by a judge that is an osu grad and a member of the osu
President’s Club. And that was ALSO kept
hidden from Meyer. Go
figure.
WHY didn’t Gene Smith tell Meyer
that there was clearly an investigation into domestic abuse and where there’s
smoke, there’s probably fire and it would be prudent to
either micro-manage the situation or dismiss Zach for cause, based on his prior
history in 2009?
Nope, nope, nope…none of this
makes any sense and it’s clear to this individual that something was definitely
going down in the Smith Household that involved domestic abuse.
But, Meyer has more or less
thrown his volley out there with his statement and appears to be ready to
fight for his job based on the fact that he properly, “Followed Procedure.”
I really hate that. It makes it SOUND like you were doing the
right thing, but morally, we all now know that the didn’t DO the right
thing.
Again, shocking that the NCAA
has been so quiet on this one. I guess
after Sandusky, they learned their lesson that legal issues are legal
issues. Sort of like the LNU crap. Not much they can really do accept
investigate for lack of institutional control, which is always a tough one to
nail down.
DJ Durkin In Deep Doo-Doo
This one is sad because
I really like this guy. It seems like whenever ESPN decides to do a
hit piece, coaching heads roll.
Well, except those at LNU….
I couldn’t believe the death
of McNair in today’s day and age where hydration and over-heating is more than
well understood in addition to how much exercise an athlete should be
performing under certain temperature conditions, etc. So that alone was shocking. But then for the rest to come out about
Maryland’s environment and culture of abusive and demeaning behavior,
well, that was really disturbing.
Believe me – Every successful coach has a “mean
streak” in him and can get after it when necessary. When kids need coaching, or a good swift KITA,
they can administer as needed. But there’s
a fine line between “good coaching”/motivation and disrespect.
You can’t cross that line…
I have a feeling when all this
plays out, Durkin may have a hard time explaining that he didn’t know (or
condone) Weight Trainer Court’s actions.
I think he’ll have to fall on the sword on this one.
McDoom Transfers Out Of Michigan
This one really makes me sad as this guy was part of the all
name team and I’ll really miss the “DOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!” whenever he did something
exciting on the field. McDoom was never
utilized the way he should have been, and I put that on the coaching
staff. Jet sweeps only when McDoom was
on the field was kind of a dead give-away, donchathink?
Beilein Undergoes Heart Surgery
JB had to have bypass surgery!
In what was really surprising news, Beilein underwent the knife to fix
some blockage in the ole ticker.
The
procedure, officially a "two-vessel coronary bypass graft
surgery, was performed by Pagani in Ann Arbor. It is designed to
"improve blood flow to the heart, by taking a healthy artery or vein from
another part of the body and grafting it to the obstructed coronary
artery."
So far, JB is recovering and doing well.
ETC
Michigan Stadium Additions?
Based on the fact that waiting to get in a restroom during the
games can at times be quite frustrating after a morning of tailgating, I think
these would be a welcome addition at the Big House!!!
Okay – Maybe not…
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