Urban Meyer’s family came to the coach’s defense after ESPN’s “College GameDay” promoted a sign that took a shot at the Ohio State coach.
Among the highlights of ESPN’s “College GameDay” are the creative signs fans show up with. Some are offensive, such as the one that featured an image of Auburn coach Gus Malzahn along with the caption “if this crap keeps up, I’m going to fake a heart attack and go join the Big Ten.”
The sign was a clear shot at Urban Meyer, who left his job at Florida because of health issues related to his heart, took a year off coaching to spend time with his family, and then accepted the job at Ohio State.
The sign might have been an afterthought, but “GameDay” brought renewed attention to it by naming it the most retweeted sign of the day — an honor sponsored by a pizza company. They even called it the most retweeted “appropriate sign.”
Well, suffice it to say, Meyer’s wife and daughters did not find it appropriate AT ALL.
Take a look at this tweet from Urban’s oldest daughter, Nicki:
Shame on the fan for that sign but even more shame on @CollegeGameDay for promoting such trash. Someone's health isn't a joke – classLESS.
— Nicki Meyer (@Nicki_07) September 21, 2015
Wife Shelley:
@CollegeGameDay @pizzahut ok that's not funny AT ALL. VERY classless. I'm pretty shocked at you. #EnoughIsEnough #stopthehate
— Shelley Meyer (@spinnershells) September 20, 2015
And daughter Gigi:
Makes me sick. "Appropriate" my a**. Stick to what happens on the field. That's all y'all know anything about. https://t.co/X46VsELkcn
— Gigi Meyer (@GG_40) September 20, 2015
One of the most loving, selfless, and strongest ppl I know. Damn proud of him. pic.twitter.com/izdixJVxyj
— Gigi Meyer (@GG_40) September 20, 2015
Look, I’ve made some jokes at Urban’s expense over time and have fun with his questionable career moves, but I’d like to think I’d be smart enough not to promote that on a Twitter account as a corporate sponsored item and call it “appropriate.” That’s just dumb.
The Meyer family has a right to be upset about this one. You better believe ESPN will be smooching Urb’s rear to apologize for this mistake.
