The Predictable Scandals of Urban Meyer

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week we speak to USA Today sports columnist Dan Wolken about Ohio State Buckeye football coach Urban Meyer and his three game suspension to start the 2018 season. We talk about the sport of college football, its mounting scandals, the NCAA, and what can be done to change them. We also have Choice Words about Kyrie Irving and his entry into the Standing Rock Sioux community. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards for former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill and Betsy Devos, a Kaepernick Watch, and more! Dan Wolken Twitter: @DanWolken https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2018/08/23/urban-meyer-ohio-state-investigation-suspension/1072913002/ Zirin, Why Kyrie Irving’s Connection to the Standing Rock Sioux Matters https://www.thenation.com/article/why-kyrie-irvings-connection-to-the-standing-rock-sioux-matters/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Cell Therapy - Goodie Mob | Traveling Alone - Jason Isbell | Super Nova - No I.D. | Everything I Am - Kanye West | Legend Has It - Run the Jewels | Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre Feat. Snoop Dogg | Murder Was the Case - Snoop Dogg | Know That - Mos Def Feat. Talib Kweli | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Some of the most memorable moments I've had in my career have been at college football games.
0:06.8	The pure passion, the pageantry, it's electric.
0:11.8	And the games are crazy.
0:14.1	They're probably more fun than the NFL in know, just the watchability of the product.
0:21.5	So you add all that, it's conflicting.
0:25.2	And the scandals are never going to go away as long as the NCAA and its members
0:32.3	cling to this idea of amateurism.
0:36.0	Music idea of amateurism.
0:45.8	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:46.8	I'm Dave Ziren.
0:48.0	We are back.
0:52.4	This week we talked to Dan Wolkin, USA Today's sports columnist, to talk about the curious case of Ohio State Buckeyes football coach
0:55.0	Urban Meyer and why he was suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season. Also, I've got
1:02.2	some choice words about Kyrie Irving and his entering the community formally of the Standing Rock
1:08.8	Sioux Nation. I've got Just Stand Up, Just Sit Down Awards, and much more.
1:13.9	But first, Dan Woken.
1:22.9	So, first question, we're talking about Urban Meyer.
1:26.8	I'm sure there's some people listening who just want to know.
1:29.3	Who is Urban Meyer?
1:32.7	Well, Urban Meyer's a guy who, you know, I remember when I first got into sports writing,
1:39.1	he was just starting out at Utah.
1:41.5	He'd come from Bowling Green where he had turned around the program
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