Urban Meyer gives a controversial stance on Michigan’s flag planting decision after beating Ohio State
Ohio State’s loss to Michigan came with some extracurriculars after the game when the Wolverines attempted to plant a Michigan flag at the 50-yard line in Columbus. Buckeye players were not going for that and a brawl ensued, pepper spray was used by police, and it was a bad look overall for both teams. However, […]
Ohio State’s loss to Michigan came with some extracurriculars after the game when the Wolverines attempted to plant a Michigan flag at the 50-yard line in Columbus.
Buckeye players were not going for that and a brawl ensued, pepper spray was used by police, and it was a bad look overall for both teams. However, we saw a couple more flags planted around college football as the day went on.
The Big Ten handed down a $100,000 fine to both schools following the incident. Former Ohio State head coach and current Fox analyst Urban Meyer gave a controversial take on what should have happened.
“Whoever grabbed the flag, that person is done for the game. The head coach is going to be potentially suspended as well because he didn’t enforce it. That’s how I would handle it,” Meyer said on The Triple Option show. “The money, the 100 grand, where’s that money go? I always crack up about that.”
The safety of the players and everyone else on the field after the game is the biggest concern here. When these large brawls take place, there are worries about players being trampled or anything else. It would be really tough for a player to suffer an injury in a postgame fight that would cause them to miss games. They would instantly regret it.
“Someone’s going to get really hurt badly. It just looks awful for the greatest game that exists, and I’m very biased is college football.”
Expect fines to continue being handed down for this kind of thing that doesn’t happen all too often. If it becomes a bigger problem, then we could potentially see the punishment become much worse. It was just a few years ago we watched Baker Mayfield plant a flag in Columbus after the Oklahoma Sooners defeated Ohio State.
“Every action is either taught or allowed. Every action that anybody does is either taught or allowed and right now the NCAA is saying, ‘We’re allowing this’.”
Michigan and Ohio State created a bad look after a hard-fought game that shouldn’t have happened. The $100,000 isn’t going to impact either school though, so don’t expect it to stop happening. It wouldn’t shock anyone if Ohio State looks to do the same in Ann Arbor next season.
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