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If they fired him the blind faithful would have burned the campus down. Plus it just doesn't warrant that. If they did nothing, some mommas might not let their babies go there. It was a compromise. First 2 teams aren't even ranked and third is #16 TCU. It's a risk reward thing. They are risking nothing and saving a fair amount of face.It appears that Ohio State took a stand on the number of reports of erratic behavior, violating court order, pics of his anatomy, DUI, along with the reports of wife abuse, that Smith should have been terminated long before his July termination. I will say this seriously, since Ohio State did not find that the AD or Meyer did anything wrong from a procedure standpoint, and they were willing to overlook the fact that Meyer did not intentionally lie, why are the AD and Meyer being suspended without pay?
I am not a fan of Meyer. I believe trouble follows coaches because those coaches allow either bring or allow trouble, but that is my opinion. Ohio State found that Meyer did nothing wrong, but suspended him anyway. In my opinion, Meyer and the AD should have either been fired, or nothing should have happened. Heck, players that got tattoos received a 5 game suspension. This is a perfect example of a high profile university trying to cover their ass in the public view. This is not an isolated example, just the latest.
The perennially most over ranked school in div 1 will be fine. (Ok, that's unfair to Notre Dame.)