he sounds confused. Often the case on larger Boards- there is always a few. I see it in real life.
Good attempt on your part to further your spin.
Here is some anti spin by a person actually involved in the investigation:
“The biggest problem in this OSU matter is the rush to judgment and the erroneous reporting of details by some irresponsible media and the amateur reporting of false information on social media," he wrote. "So, as a lawyer deeply involved in the investigation on behalf of Gene Smith, I am compelled to simply state the facts. The investigation was commenced to determine two issues: Did OSU cover-up domestic violence, and did Urban (Meyer) lie to the media in furtherance of a cover-up.
“After an exhaustive investigation that involved 40 witness interviews and thousands of documents, the investigators who were searching for information to enable them to answer, ‘Yes,’ answered them both ‘NO.’ But to justify a $500K investigation you have to find something. The fact established that Gene Smith learned of the 2015 allegations (regarding Zach Smith) and immediately pulled Urban off the practice field to inform him, and ordered the assistant (Smith) back to Columbus, not to Ohio State, but to go directly to the Powell police to answer their questions. He then discussed the matter with the Title IX Compliance Official and Public Safety Liaison and Human Resources, and he ordered OSU police OSU officials to monitor the Powell investigation. No OSU official can interfere in a criminal investigation or take steps to make it appear they are influencing an investigation. Powell (police) concluded there was no evidence to support the allegations (made by Zach Smith’s ex-wife, Courtney), and we now know this person (Courtney) made false reports on other occasions.
“But the investigation had to find something, so they said Gene and Urban should have reported it to Compliance. Really? Compliance handles NCAA matters, not domestic violence. And try as the might, investigators could not find any evidence that Urban lied to anyone. They concede that Urban was confused by the question he thought he was being asked (at Big Ten media days) and thought he was being asked the same thing as the day before when someone suggested that Zach Smith had been ‘arrested’ for domestic violence, which to this day has never occurred. Despite digging deep, the investigators concluded Urban misspoke and did not lie to anyone.
So, why the sanction? Well, isn’t it obvious? The country was lathered into a frenzy based on erroneous information and a long delay, and OSU needed to appease the lynch mob that had formed as soon as the unproven allegations were made. As a result, two great men fell on the sword."