Via NESN:
Urban Meyer, and his football program, just can't seem to catch a break.
A local Ohio pizza parlor employee was fired as a result of comments he made regarding Ohio State's defensive play. Though the firing seems absurd, he may have voiced his displeasure to the wrong person.
According to NBC Sports, the incident occurred when the wife of defensive coordinator, and former interim head coach, Luke Fickell called to order food. When the man realized who was on the other end of the line, he told reporters, he made the comment, "You know, we really should improve on our tackling because it's… it's… it's really bad right now."
Though the comment was received by Mrs. Fickell with a chuckle, apparently it didn't sit well with somebody else.
The Fickell family did not call and complain about the man's comment, but they were contacted to ask if the incident had actually occurred. After it was confirmed, the unidentified man was fired on the spot.
Ohio State has become a hotbed of controversy in recent years, and though this may seem small, occurrences like this aren't making life any easier for its new head coach. Fickell refused to be interviewed regarding the incident, but Ohio State is adamant that he was not in any way responsible for the employee's firing.
Though the man may not have a future in pizza, he may have one in football. Just a few days after the incident, the Buckeyes nearly lost a one-point thriller to Michigan State, due largely to -- you guessed it --poor tackling.
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Original Story:
First the guy is smart. OSU defense sucks. This is the land of free speech not the Ayatollahs.
Who is the moron now?
First the guy is smart. OSU defense sucks. This is the land of free speech not the Ayatollahs.
Who is the moron now?
The Pizza Boss is obviously a communist.
By the way how many degrees to you have?
1. The pizza guy is not calling the coach's wife ordering football.
2. The WIFE doesn't need to be getting snarky comments when she is ordering her pizza.
3. If the manager or owner deems that his business is going to suffer for that kind of behavior, he has every right to make a change.
4. If you don't like the product on the field, vote with your dollar and stop spending money on it.
He is probably laughing his hinie off as we speak. If any of those clowns in Columbus were half a man they would have backed him and said "Yes, we need to tackle better". They didn't so what does that tell you?
He should voice his displesure in a talk room on the net
However, the owner was definitely within his rights to fire the employee if he believes that his behavior was unprofessional and didn't like it.
What? What?
today you must think of all you do, and if anyone think that you will not get court, guest what YOU ARE WRONG, I think with all this its good to be safe for all !!!
have a great day.
For what they are paying those morons they call coaches they should be able to accept some critisism especialy if it is TRUE!!!!!
You are right drew100 OSU's actions show just how much CLASS they really have, witch is absolutly NONE!!!!!!!
I have been an OSU fan for over 46 years but the way OSU has acted the last few years is horrible and I myself hope they lose every game the rest of the season and every coach there
gets his DUMB A** fired too. I worked for OSU for more than 16 years and the whole Dam* school is a giant freakin JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!! way to go OSU for showing the world just how ignorent you really are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nEW eNGLAND pATRIOTS ARE THE BEST TEAM IN FOOTBALL WITH bRADY ITS ALL TIME GREATEST PLAYER, IF i KNEW TRHE PIZZA'S CHAIN NAME i'D NEVER GO THERE GEE WE CAN'T EVEN VOICE AN OPINION ANYMORE
That being said. Unless the comment was solicited, the Pizza Guy should not have said anything negative as a part of good and positive service. However, he should not have gotten fired either for such a ridiculous thing, unless he had a history of other issues.
pizza guy should have been fires make me sick and sorry that me and my family served in our millitary to PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to the jack ass that owns the Iacono's pizza place this is one family that will never again by pizza from your peice of SH*T pizza shop. So there, you just lost a customer and more will certinly follow. Now was the coach's buisiness worth it dumb A**.