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The investigation will take a while. The investigative body Ohio state has in place looks like a good group of individuals. 

The internet rumors on the victim lose weight when they state police stopped responding to 911 calls. That isn’t something that would happen. It’s not a good look for those that spread them.

Honest Buckeye - you raise a number of very fair questions that will need to be answered by the investigative body in the weeks ahead.

The only thing I would question is does it matter if Urban Meyer escalated the issue? A head coach has full hiring / firing authority for his staff. We see those decisions made quickly all the time by coaches. I suppose it may matter as to where Gene Smith and others fit into the accusations as well.

The kids really got screwed in all of this. Kids are resilient, and lucky enough they are young not to understand the public aspect of this, but they have been in the middle of a messy world for their entire life.

HB - I'm not sure why you thought I was taking shots or my post was directed at you, but it certainly wasn't. I was more commenting on the segment of fans that are saying this has nothing to do with football so there should be no accountability. I simply don't agree with that. Head coaches, paid millions of dollars, should be the example as they are leaders of men at a time that is often life shaping.

My second point was that Urban has a history of being untruthful. He was untruthful at BG, untruthful at Utah and seems it has been a trend. Ignoring that was where my head in the sand comment originated, but again, not directed at you, moreso at the fans I'm surrounded by that think he walks on water on Sundays, after he wins on Saturdays.

Good to see some familiar faces here. We had our second child in May, which has kept us really busy and eliminated any free time, but we're less than a month away and maybe I'm sneaking in a couple extra bathroom breaks to talk some football.

On this we agree.    It has everything to do with football and all coaches at that level bate certsin responsibilities.  If he did not live up to them- and at this point that is how it appears- he needs to be fired.
Great news on your second child!!
It’s great to see you popping in here!

I suspected someone would bring this up eventually. I touched on it far upthread, as far as the mother (bitch) talking her into staying for money and all that crap. So yes, she stayed and she seems a little "off" on camera, but that doesn't make her "bat shit crazy" or anything close to it.
If she was truly crazy, she would not have gained custody of the children - as in any. So yeah, disinformation for sure.

I have a huge issue with people calling her out for staying for the money or calling her crazy. When you are a parent, you make decisions in attempts to provide for your children as well as possible. Often the abused stay with an abuser for the betterment of their children, thinking they can handle the abuse so the kids have a better life. 
And yes, maybe she is mentally off. Have you ever known anyone that has gone through abuse? They've been through a ton mentally and sometimes there memory, stories and reasoning don't add up. Remember, they are a victim, not someone deserving of abuse. 

I have a huge issue with people calling her out for staying for the money or calling her crazy. When you are a parent, you make decisions in attempts to provide for your children as well as possible. Often the abused stay with an abuser for the betterment of their children, thinking they can handle the abuse so the kids have a better life.
And yes, maybe she is mentally off. Have you ever known anyone that has gone through abuse? They've been through a ton mentally and sometimes there memory, stories and reasoning don't add up. Remember, they are a victim, not someone deserving of abuse.

Are you talking to me? I think you are not quite understanding my post, because I 100 percent agree with you. 
What I don't agree with is her mother pressuring her to stay. The woman wanted out, regardless of money, and her mother wouldn't accept that. Shame on her mother for not backing her child's position and desires. Money isn't everything, and had she left the asshole, he'd probably still be working and paying child support anyway.

At the 11 minute mark she also contradicts herself as she sure as shit shared it with Shelley Meyer(pictures,texts).She put financial stability in front of the best interests of her children both emotionally/physically.

I endured years of a horrible marriage because I was scared of the financial implications of divorce. I'm sure my ex endured years of a horrible marriage because she was concerned her free ride would end. In fact, one of the things that precipitated the divorce was when I discovered she was on dating sites, I found messages to her best friend where she was saying she wanted a divorce but she was scared that she couldn't support herself and was terrified about getting a job.
Now, there was no abuse, or anything like that. It was just two people that didn't belong together. But clearly we were both putting financial stability in front of our own emotional health.
Can you imagine Courtney Smith's position? Her husband was making a LOT of money. She was making none. She absolutely didn't want him fired. She was scared of what would happen to her, to her kids, if their income source dried up. People will put themselves through all sorts of horrible things due to fear. For her, things finally boiled up to 2015 when she actually divorced him, and that was probably best for both of them. Not sure how it works in Ohio for child support, but she was probably still getting financial support and didn't have to expose herself to the continued abuse. That should have been the end of it, but he couldn't just walk away. Despite being divorced he allegedly threatened her again while dropping off their kids, which precipitated the protection order and all of this coming out. 

Good to see some familiar faces here. We had our second child in May, which has kept us really busy and eliminated any free time, but we're less than a month away and maybe I'm sneaking in a couple extra bathroom breaks to talk some football.

Congrats Mario

Are you talking to me? I think you are not quite understanding my post, because I 100 percent agree with you.
What I don't agree with is her mother pressuring her to stay. The woman wanted out, regardless of money, and her mother wouldn't accept that. Shame on her mother for not backing her child's position and desires. Money isn't everything, and had she left the asshole, he'd probably still be working and paying child support anyway.

Poor use of the word "you." I wasn't directing at you, but saying general population using the  word "you." Clearly my forum writing skills need to be polished.  I need to stop by more often.
I agree with the mother situation. Mother's say things that often don't make sense. My mother is one of the nicest ladies in the world, I truly mean that. A week before my first marriage, I went to talk to her and let her know I didn't think I should be getting married and it didn't feel right. Her response was that I couldn't call it off now because it was a destination wedding and our family had vacation time booked. That lady loved me well my entire life, but sometimes parents give absolutely god awful advice. Marriage lasted 14 months, which thankfully led me to finding the amazing woman I get to call my wife.