[ssaftler]

This seems to be (from what facts we get from the media) a manipulative decision that satisfied no one.

The only one "satisfied" here is Zach Smith's wife. She tarred and feather her ex-husband for very little, and managed to take a big-time football coach down a notch or two in the process. A friend of mine knows Mrs. Smith's mother, and the mother is telling us that her daughter is a bit "unhinged", and that, as Coach Meyer initially noted, there was little or no "there" there. Much of what the top brass at Ohio State are doing is to appease the big dollar donors to the program, which is why it looks so slimy.

In some ways, this almost reminds me of Mueller, et al., against Manafort and Cohen, trying to get them to roll on President Trump.

[grania]

Thanks for the insight. It had to be either incredibly manipulative or incredibly stupid (or both) on Mrs. Smith's part to confide in Meyer's wife. I wish OSU had the guts after the investigation to say there was no evidence of physical harm to Mrs. Smith, so Mrs. Meyer acted appropriately in telling Mrs. Smith she had to go to the police and report the assault. What did she want? Mrs. Meyer to report it for her? Tell Meyer so the whole world could be involved in the soap opera?

Why would anyone watch soap operas or read low-end romantic novels anymore? This is a perfect example of you can't make this stuff up.