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hoddy
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  Message Not Read  Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/16/2026 4:24:13 PM 
If you want to know all of the updates on the former Ohio University football coach's lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination, read my latest column in the Athens County Independent. It includes some important dates and other court orders.
https://athensindependent.com/inside-courts-260716-smith-... /
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GoCats105
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/20/2026 10:24:59 AM 
"On June 24, Judge Sadler issued a legal document called an Original Scheduling Notice outlining key dates or benchmarks to meet for the case to proceed.

She set the case for trial for Dec. 6–10, 2027. Please note that this date is about a year-and-a-half from now. Without a settlement, this case will not end quickly."



Billable hours remains undefeated.
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rpbobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/20/2026 10:48:37 AM 
I do a lot of expert testiony.

I have always been taught that a fair settlement out weighs any jury trial,
since you never know how a jury is going to vote.
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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/20/2026 4:43:24 PM 
rpbobcat wrote:
I do a lot of expert testiony.

I have always been taught that a fair settlement out weighs any jury trial,
since you never know how a jury is going to vote.


This will not be a jury trial, if it gets that far. It'll be trial by judge, so to speak.

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"It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right."

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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/20/2026 4:44:07 PM 
GoCats105 wrote:
. . .

Billable hours remains undefeated.


Quote of the Month! ;-)

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M.D.W.S.T
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/21/2026 9:47:25 AM 
The speed of the US legal system, always a joy.

Makes me think he isn't lining up football jobs, and is hoping for a seven-eight figure payday.

It's not my reputation on the line, but I would've moved on from this quick as possible and moved to the next coaching role that would have me. Rebuild my life. Distance myself from this and always refer to it as a bump in the road that you're trying to move on from. Instead they're dragging this out for another full year, everything gets dragged out into the light, and put on the record, while you get another year older, another year out of coaching, hoping for a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.
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GoCats105
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/21/2026 11:56:21 AM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
The speed of the US legal system, always a joy.

Makes me think he isn't lining up football jobs, and is hoping for a seven-eight figure payday.

It's not my reputation on the line, but I would've moved on from this quick as possible and moved to the next coaching role that would have me. Rebuild my life. Distance myself from this and always refer to it as a bump in the road that you're trying to move on from. Instead they're dragging this out for another full year, everything gets dragged out into the light, and put on the record, while you get another year older, another year out of coaching, hoping for a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.


Or he really thinks the university did wrong and that he isn't guilty of what they're accusing. Kinda respect him for standing up for what he believes in - I have no idea if he's right or wrong, but if he's going this far he probably has some kind of case.

Also - not like schools are lining up to take a guy who was accused of such things, most likely. Probably could get hired at Liberty though...

Last Edited: 7/21/2026 11:56:35 AM by GoCats105
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Bobcat1996
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/21/2026 12:39:21 PM 
"This will not be a jury trial, if it gets that far." Agree with OCF on that statement. The university will settle eventually and end up paying him.
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rpbobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/23/2026 7:19:35 AM 
Bobcat1996 wrote:
"This will not be a jury trial, if it gets that far." Agree with OCF on that statement. The university will settle eventually and end up paying him.


I really hope that Dr. Gonzalez got the O.K. from O.U.'s lawyers before
she fired Smith.

Last Edited: 7/23/2026 7:20:08 AM by rpbobcat
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M.D.W.S.T
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 7/23/2026 9:48:08 AM 
GoCats105 wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
The speed of the US legal system, always a joy.

Makes me think he isn't lining up football jobs, and is hoping for a seven-eight figure payday.

It's not my reputation on the line, but I would've moved on from this quick as possible and moved to the next coaching role that would have me. Rebuild my life. Distance myself from this and always refer to it as a bump in the road that you're trying to move on from. Instead they're dragging this out for another full year, everything gets dragged out into the light, and put on the record, while you get another year older, another year out of coaching, hoping for a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.


Or he really thinks the university did wrong and that he isn't guilty of what they're accusing. Kinda respect him for standing up for what he believes in - I have no idea if he's right or wrong, but if he's going this far he probably has some kind of case.

Also - not like schools are lining up to take a guy who was accused of such things, most likely. Probably could get hired at Liberty though...


Bobcat1996 wrote:
"This will not be a jury trial, if it gets that far." Agree with OCF on that statement. The university will settle eventually and end up paying him.




You'll get no argument from me on that.

I sometimes wonder if Michigan didn't happen literally like days before - if Brian even gets suspended at all or if they just tell him in private that hooking up with a 20 year old isn't a great look and to get your shit together, or you'll be fired - we win the bowl game and everyone moves on.

Last Edited: 7/23/2026 9:48:46 AM by M.D.W.S.T
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BillyTheCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 8/6/2026 11:26:30 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
The speed of the US legal system, always a joy.

Makes me think he isn't lining up football jobs, and is hoping for a seven-eight figure payday.

It's not my reputation on the line, but I would've moved on from this quick as possible and moved to the next coaching role that would have me. Rebuild my life. Distance myself from this and always refer to it as a bump in the road that you're trying to move on from. Instead they're dragging this out for another full year, everything gets dragged out into the light, and put on the record, while you get another year older, another year out of coaching, hoping for a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.


with this hanging over ones head you are not lining up any coaching jobs.
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OLineGuy74
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  Message Not Read  RE: Brian Smith Lawsuit Update
   Posted: 8/7/2026 12:07:31 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
The speed of the US legal system, always a joy.

Makes me think he isn't lining up football jobs, and is hoping for a seven-eight figure payday.

It's not my reputation on the line, but I would've moved on from this quick as possible and moved to the next coaching role that would have me. Rebuild my life. Distance myself from this and always refer to it as a bump in the road that you're trying to move on from. Instead they're dragging this out for another full year, everything gets dragged out into the light, and put on the record, while you get another year older, another year out of coaching, hoping for a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.


Or he really thinks the university did wrong and that he isn't guilty of what they're accusing. Kinda respect him for standing up for what he believes in - I have no idea if he's right or wrong, but if he's going this far he probably has some kind of case.

Also - not like schools are lining up to take a guy who was accused of such things, most likely. Probably could get hired at Liberty though...


Bobcat1996 wrote:
"This will not be a jury trial, if it gets that far." Agree with OCF on that statement. The university will settle eventually and end up paying him.




You'll get no argument from me on that.

I sometimes wonder if Michigan didn't happen literally like days before - if Brian even gets suspended at all or if they just tell him in private that hooking up with a 20 year old isn't a great look and to get your shit together, or you'll be fired - we win the bowl game and everyone moves on.


Was it a 20 y/o? I was under the impression it was someone much older, possibly in her 40s. I could be wrong.

I would say he is hanging out to show economic hardship. If he makes overtures about jobs, I believe that counts in terms of a buyout.

Last Edited: 8/7/2026 12:09:14 PM by OLineGuy74
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