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I think Hyde was a sacrifice to the National Media by Meyer. That same weekend, both Hyde and Bradley Roby, a potential All-American at corner, get in trouble with the law.
Hyde gets "dismissed" from the team (or whatever it was) without so much as a shred of an investigation. Now, 3 games.
Meanwhile, unless I've missed something and it's entirely possible I have, Roby has had nothing in the way of punishment from Ohio State.
Yea, Hyde is good, but it's a position of strength (at least according to OSU fans I've talked to). Their best running back, Miller, is going to have a great year. So Hyde was expendable. Why not make him an example of a new, no nonsense Meyer, a "high" profile player getting suspended. One that you don't need.
Meanwhile, your All-American CB with the non-suspension flies under the radar.
"Our players are taught to walk away. [Hyde's] punishment was because he didn't walk away," Meyer said Wednesday during a visit to ESPN's main campus as part of a Big Ten coaches media trip.
"Bar staff, security officers, and an independent witness reported that Mr. Roby had been inside the Dunkirk Bar and had attempted to start a fight with another (patron). He was removed from the bar by bar staff. He then attempted to re-enter the bar to locate his friends. At that point he was stopped by security officers and told he could not re-enter the bar. Mr. Roby then struck one of the security guards in the chest, causing a complaint of pain. He was then wrestled to the ground and detained until police arrived on the scene. "
What was that about suspending because he didn't walk away?
I know Meyer has said Roby will likely "face suspension" and is "in the doghouse". Let's see if he sticks to his guns.
/Tinfoilhat off