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Dec 7, 2018, 3:49:43 PM12/7/18
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The 54-year-old Urban Meyer has announced that he's retiring
from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
Southern California next.
Meyer, famous for coaching excellent football and covering up
for known serial abusers, would be a perfect fit at USC, which
does both of those things. In fact, it would be a match made in
hell.
The circumstances of Meyer's retirement eerily mimic those of
his "retirement" from the University of Florida. Amid messy
drama on the sidelines and a looming sense that Florida was on
the decline in the SEC, Meyer cited health problems and bailed,
only to wind up at Ohio State a year later. History has repeated
itself at OSU, and no doubt Meyer will wind up in a new
conference within the year.
[Related: Trump praises Ohio State coach involved in scandal as
'good man']
Which brings us to USC.
From both an administrative and athletic perspective, USC has
undergone a full-scale crisis of leadership. For the first time
in six years, USC will not attend a Bowl Game. Student
attendance at football games has plummeted despite the
university flushing $300 million into the Coliseum, its home
stadium, for renovations. For the first time in over twenty
years, USC lost to UC Berkeley, Stanford, and cross-town rival
UCLA. Attendance at USC's home game against its historic rival,
undefeated Notre Dame, sank to below 60,000, the lowest in over
half a century. So USC needs new blood.
The university's worst tendency is to bring back legendary
figures from the school's past and engage in the most fickle
sort of familial loyalty. Consider all of USC's athletic
directors since the NCAA blasted the university following the
Reggie Bush scandal, about which USC remained fairly
unapologetic. There was former USC running back Mike Garrett,
followed by former USC quarterback Pat Haden, and now former USC
wide receiver Lynn Swann.
It took a hire from outside of the USC ecosystem to produce the
golden era of Pete Carroll, who presided over victory in two
national championships in under a decade. So Meyer would be ripe
to pick off competitors in the relatively weak Pac-12.
So why not Meyer as a replacement for current Coach Clay Helton,
whose days are certainly numbered? Meyer would fit into USC's
culture so well.
To recap, Meyer brought assistant coach Zach Smith from Florida
to OSU years ago. In that time, Smith was arrested multiple
times for beating up his wife, once when she was pregnant, and
for driving under the influence. Smith's abuse became so bad
that his wife, Courtney, began photographically documenting it
and texting Meyer's wife, Shelley, about it in detail. In
violation of federal law and Title IX, Meyer never told his boss
or OSU about any of this. As the scandal began to break
publicly, Meyer repeatedly lied about his protection of Smith,
attempted to destroy evidence, and when given the chance to
apologize publicly to Courtney Smith, with a completely straight
face and weeks to prepare a statement, Meyer said, "I'm sorry
we're in this situation."
What a class act. He will fit in perfectly at USC.
USC made national news this summer after it was revealed that
the university held on to Dr. George Tyndall as the campus's
sole gynecologist despite three decades worth of complaints that
he serially sexually abused female students. To make everything
worse, USC ultimately brokered a hush money payout to Tyndall
once it realized that investigative reporters had caught wind of
the cover-up.
And this was no isolated mistake. The summer before the Tyndall
scandal, the Los Angeles Times revealed that USC kept former
medical school Dean Carmen Puliafito on staff despite its
knowledge that he did meth and cavorted with prostitutes on
campus and during working hours. USC replaced Puliafito with
Rohit Varma, who had to resign after the Times revealed that USC
had previously paid out a six-figure settlement to a woman Varma
had sexually harassed.
The scandals surrounding USC grew so distracting that
administrators began to brief students on how to " redirect the
narrative" and shut down critics.
So you can see how Meyer won't have a problem fitting in with
USC's campus culture. USC values money, members of the family,
and winning above all else. Even though Swann publicly announced
that Helton will remain coach, I certainly wouldn't be surprised
if Swann axed Helton for the promise of a superstar replacement.
Former athletic director Pat Haden fired then-Coach Lane Kiffin
on the airport tarmac after returning home from a humiliating
loss against Arizona State. Firing Helton wouldn't be much of a
step further.
Or Meyer may take a year break for his health issues, which
conveniently surface when he needs an out, and come to USC in
2020 to save the day.
Just keep the women away when he does.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/urban-meyer-and-usc-
would-be-a-match-made-in-hell
from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
Southern California next.
Meyer, famous for coaching excellent football and covering up
for known serial abusers, would be a perfect fit at USC, which
does both of those things. In fact, it would be a match made in
hell.
The circumstances of Meyer's retirement eerily mimic those of
his "retirement" from the University of Florida. Amid messy
drama on the sidelines and a looming sense that Florida was on
the decline in the SEC, Meyer cited health problems and bailed,
only to wind up at Ohio State a year later. History has repeated
itself at OSU, and no doubt Meyer will wind up in a new
conference within the year.
[Related: Trump praises Ohio State coach involved in scandal as
'good man']
Which brings us to USC.
From both an administrative and athletic perspective, USC has
undergone a full-scale crisis of leadership. For the first time
in six years, USC will not attend a Bowl Game. Student
attendance at football games has plummeted despite the
university flushing $300 million into the Coliseum, its home
stadium, for renovations. For the first time in over twenty
years, USC lost to UC Berkeley, Stanford, and cross-town rival
UCLA. Attendance at USC's home game against its historic rival,
undefeated Notre Dame, sank to below 60,000, the lowest in over
half a century. So USC needs new blood.
The university's worst tendency is to bring back legendary
figures from the school's past and engage in the most fickle
sort of familial loyalty. Consider all of USC's athletic
directors since the NCAA blasted the university following the
Reggie Bush scandal, about which USC remained fairly
unapologetic. There was former USC running back Mike Garrett,
followed by former USC quarterback Pat Haden, and now former USC
wide receiver Lynn Swann.
It took a hire from outside of the USC ecosystem to produce the
golden era of Pete Carroll, who presided over victory in two
national championships in under a decade. So Meyer would be ripe
to pick off competitors in the relatively weak Pac-12.
So why not Meyer as a replacement for current Coach Clay Helton,
whose days are certainly numbered? Meyer would fit into USC's
culture so well.
To recap, Meyer brought assistant coach Zach Smith from Florida
to OSU years ago. In that time, Smith was arrested multiple
times for beating up his wife, once when she was pregnant, and
for driving under the influence. Smith's abuse became so bad
that his wife, Courtney, began photographically documenting it
and texting Meyer's wife, Shelley, about it in detail. In
violation of federal law and Title IX, Meyer never told his boss
or OSU about any of this. As the scandal began to break
publicly, Meyer repeatedly lied about his protection of Smith,
attempted to destroy evidence, and when given the chance to
apologize publicly to Courtney Smith, with a completely straight
face and weeks to prepare a statement, Meyer said, "I'm sorry
we're in this situation."
What a class act. He will fit in perfectly at USC.
USC made national news this summer after it was revealed that
the university held on to Dr. George Tyndall as the campus's
sole gynecologist despite three decades worth of complaints that
he serially sexually abused female students. To make everything
worse, USC ultimately brokered a hush money payout to Tyndall
once it realized that investigative reporters had caught wind of
the cover-up.
And this was no isolated mistake. The summer before the Tyndall
scandal, the Los Angeles Times revealed that USC kept former
medical school Dean Carmen Puliafito on staff despite its
knowledge that he did meth and cavorted with prostitutes on
campus and during working hours. USC replaced Puliafito with
Rohit Varma, who had to resign after the Times revealed that USC
had previously paid out a six-figure settlement to a woman Varma
had sexually harassed.
The scandals surrounding USC grew so distracting that
administrators began to brief students on how to " redirect the
narrative" and shut down critics.
So you can see how Meyer won't have a problem fitting in with
USC's campus culture. USC values money, members of the family,
and winning above all else. Even though Swann publicly announced
that Helton will remain coach, I certainly wouldn't be surprised
if Swann axed Helton for the promise of a superstar replacement.
Former athletic director Pat Haden fired then-Coach Lane Kiffin
on the airport tarmac after returning home from a humiliating
loss against Arizona State. Firing Helton wouldn't be much of a
step further.
Or Meyer may take a year break for his health issues, which
conveniently surface when he needs an out, and come to USC in
2020 to save the day.
Just keep the women away when he does.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/urban-meyer-and-usc-
would-be-a-match-made-in-hell
J. Hugh Sullivan
Dec 7, 2018, 7:26:17 PM12/7/18
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On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 21:33:52 +0100 (CET), "DF" <d...@example.org> wrote:
>The 54-year-old Urban Meyer has announced that he's retiring
>from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
>after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
>wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
>Southern California next.
FL dumped Meyer and Meyer dumped the Ohio team.
>The 54-year-old Urban Meyer has announced that he's retiring
>from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
>after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
>wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
>Southern California next.
Is the dumpin' better in CA?
Hugh
DF
Dec 9, 2018, 3:34:44 AM12/9/18
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In article <5c0b0efe....@news.eternal-september.org>
Is it ever thanks to Democrats. See for yourself. Have a
gander at the official San Francisco poop map.
http://mochimachine.org/wasteland/#
Dumping is so good in Northern California, they have goobermint
jobs just to pick it up.
San Francisco has a 'Poop Patrol' to deal with its feces
problem, and workers make more than $184,000 a year in salary
and benefits
<https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-poop-patrol-
employees-make-184000-a-year-2018-8>
Los Angeles has the same problem, it's just not making the news.
San Diego got tired of it and convinced some of the problem
homeless that pooping in Arizona and Nevada was better for their
long term health.
gander at the official San Francisco poop map.
http://mochimachine.org/wasteland/#
Dumping is so good in Northern California, they have goobermint
jobs just to pick it up.
San Francisco has a 'Poop Patrol' to deal with its feces
problem, and workers make more than $184,000 a year in salary
and benefits
<https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-poop-patrol-
employees-make-184000-a-year-2018-8>
Los Angeles has the same problem, it's just not making the news.
San Diego got tired of it and convinced some of the problem
homeless that pooping in Arizona and Nevada was better for their
long term health.
J. Hugh Sullivan
Dec 9, 2018, 9:17:12 AM12/9/18
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 09:22:12 +0100 (CET), "DF" <d...@example.org> wrote:
>In article <5c0b0efe....@news.eternal-september.org>
>Ea...@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 21:33:52 +0100 (CET), "DF" <d...@example.org> wrote:
>>
>> >The 54-year-old Urban Meyer has announced that he's retiring
>> >from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
>> >after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
>> >wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
>> >Southern California next.
>>
>> FL dumped Meyer and Meyer dumped the Ohio team.
>>
>> Is the dumpin' better in CA?
>
>Is it ever thanks to Democrats. See for yourself. Have a
>gander at the official San Francisco poop map.
I want nothing to do with San Queercisco.
>In article <5c0b0efe....@news.eternal-september.org>
>Ea...@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 21:33:52 +0100 (CET), "DF" <d...@example.org> wrote:
>>
>> >The 54-year-old Urban Meyer has announced that he's retiring
>> >from his post as head football coach at Ohio State University
>> >after OSU plays at the Rose Bowl. Sports commentators have
>> >wondered whether he's headed to coach at the University of
>> >Southern California next.
>>
>> FL dumped Meyer and Meyer dumped the Ohio team.
>>
>> Is the dumpin' better in CA?
>
>Is it ever thanks to Democrats. See for yourself. Have a
>gander at the official San Francisco poop map.
Hugh
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