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Don;t have to lay a hand on anyone to get charged with assault.

You know, all a woman has to say is the magic words, "I am fearfull of him" and you get carted off to jail no ifs ands or butts about it. You don't have to do nothing.

We don't know what happened so lets just be cool before we all pop the cork and look like a fool later when it all gets dropped.

Gonna share a story of mine.

Bout 10 years ago I was living in Bellevue Nebraska with my wife and daughter. We had been married for...oh about 4 years and my wife and I fought like cats and dogs. Nothing physical but we just screamed at each other and did some name calling. The marriage was going through growing pains suffice to say.

One morning my wife and I got into it over something....can't remember what it was....but I was getting a cup of coffee at the time and she said something to me an I knew what a neat freak she was...I'm talking total OCD. So I look at her right in the eye and ask her if she would like some coffee. Before she could answer I empty my cup right onto the floor. Her mouth just fell open in shock. I then asked her if she would like some cream and sugar with her coffee. I then proceeded to dump containers of creamer and some sugar into the already spreading pool of coffee on the kitchen floor. Then she just popped her top and started to come at me screaming and finger pointing me in the chest. Don't remember what she said but I do remember thinking it was funny. However she was crossing my mess on the floor to get to me. I grabbed her with my hands by placing them on the outside of her shoulder so she wouldn't slip. And I confess that I sort of held her in place when I grabbed her.....sort of a symbol of taking away her control. Something snapped. She pushed off me and said something about it being on. She called the police and when she described what happened......didn't matter what she did. Cops don't give a shit what the woman did or said. She was equally at fault. But I grabbed her.....even though it was for her own safety.....and I spent a night in jail. Domestic violence and assault.

Still married by the way. Same woman. We hardly ever fight and when we do it is never like that anymore. Just saying assault isn't always battery and domestic violence can have nothing to do with physical violence. If she is just scared of you and "fears for her safety"....you are going to jail.

Still doesnt excuse what happend.....it makes the entire University and Football team look bad....

Whats sad is... Reports can write that three arrest has been made under Urban's tenure prior to the season... And they wouldnt be lying. These kids got to smarten up.

Excuse me... weren't 2 starters just arrested on a felony charge? They are getting back on the team. So this young man charged with a pair of misdemeanors should have his stupid ass kicked off the team? Urb has no choice? He had a choice with the other 2.

Let's not forget this is the same dude that was questions/in trouble for being too aggressive with that girl a few years back and beat up her boyfriend. Meyer has two daughters. This dude is gone. Hes a dirt bag. He's guilty. If he hadn't had that previous run in, I would hold judgement. I only care about the girls he is hurting. He's not a good player anyway. MAC type LB.

The charges were reduced later to misdemeanors were they not?

Careful what you say, he could be innocent. Wait until all facts come out and then don't wish bad things onto people. Everybody screws up sometime in their life. Wish him well instead of condemning him.

FWIW, a DV charge does not have to be against a woman. The statute reads as a "family or household member." Therefore, it could be a roommate. Is there any evidence of a woman being involved?

The worst part about this IMHO besides the possibility of a woman being the victim of domestic violence, is the fact that in this case and the Stoney/ Mewhort fiasco that these are all upper class men. We need senior leadership and right now it's those guys that are letting us down. I know innocent until proven guilty, but obviously by some of the posts, that's not the case. I do think this will be a good teaching experience for the coaching staff w/ the younger players. I just hope these instances don't make Coach Meyer rethink his " health" .

All the buckeye brothers judging and the facts haven't came out yet. sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!