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Big-time University Football: The Gift that Keeps on Giving.

Should Ohio State at some point move to fire [Urban] Meyer with cause, he would almost certainly then sue the school for breach of contract. Meyer would stress, among other points, that [Zach] Smith was not convicted of any crimes. In addition, Meyer would argue that he was under no legal obligation to fire Smith and that none of Meyer’s superiors instructed him to fire Smith. Meyer might also express or imply that other university officials, such as the athletic director, general counsel and dean-level administrators, had multiple opportunities to learn of, and respond appropriately to, the allegations against Smith. To the extent Meyer could implicate other university officials in any wrongdoing, the school might seek to avert a lawsuit and negotiate a settlement with him.

Yes, let’s hop forward to how much the taxpayers of Ohio will be out to get rid of Urban Meyer. Lawyers, years of legal wrangling, pr firms, replacement of all the university administrators outed and implicated, and then the settlement, will cost the suckers MILLIONS. And millions.

And of course OSU is looking at scads more expensive lawsuits arising out of both the Meyer/Smith and the Dr. Richard Strauss scandals.

But then Ohio is such a rich state.

Margaret Soltan, August 3, 2018 8:52AM
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2 Responses to “Big-time University Football: The Gift that Keeps on Giving.”

  1. charlie Says:

    OSU’s biggest rival is University of Michigan. Some real irony that Mi ranks 33 in income, OH, 34. OSU functionaries saw that Michigan State admins were paying out hundreds of millions in settlements, and figured out a way to outdo them. And here I thought uni admins were useless…

  2. dmf Says:

    life of the mind post-graduation
    https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/lsd-iowa-city-lance-tillison-bar-downtown-fight-bo-james-60-tabs-felony-b-possession-distribute-intent-20180810

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