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Meyer’s daughters attack ESPN for GameDay sign
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Urban Meyer will never address trolls.
That doesn’t mean his daughters don’t.
On Saturday’s ESPN College GameDay, someone held up a sign that mocked Urban Meyer’s decision to leave Florida for health reasons and take over Ohio State a year later. In fact, it was the most retweeted GameDay sign.
In case you missed it, here it is.
https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay/status/645276123111268352
Well, Meyer’s daughters were not pleased with ESPN’s decision to give the tasteless sign airtime. They took to Twitter to air their displeasure with not only the sign, but the network’s decision to deem it (appropriate).
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 Pruett (@gigimeyerfit) September 20, 2015
Both Gigi and Nicki Meyer waited until Sunday night to sound off on ESPN.
https://twitter.com/Nicki_07/status/645780276665298944
One of the most loving, selfless, and strongest ppl I know. Damn proud of him. pic.twitter.com/izdixJVxyj
— Gigi Meyer Pruett (@gigimeyerfit) September 20, 2015
Not only did they respond to GameDay, but they responded to mentions they received about the sign.
https://twitter.com/Nicki_07/status/645959366827446272
Meyer, of course, had to sign a contract with his family before he agreed to coach Ohio State. He chose to come to Columbus after winning two national championships at Florida.
Still, Gator fans and the SEC are bitter they lost the best coach in the country.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.