Urban Meyer's Pizza

Urban Meyer's Pizza

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Urban Meyer's Pizza refers to an image of Ohio State college football head coach Urban Meyer photographed eating Papa John's pizza after losing a game to Michigan State University. The image has been used in memes celebrating whenever Ohio State loses big football games.

Origin

On December 8th, 2013, after a conference championship loss to arch rival Michigan State, Ohio State University head coach Urban Meyer was seen eating Papa John's pizza on a cart[1] (shown below).


George Schroeder @GeorgeSchroeder Follow Surrounded by family, Urban Meyer eats postgame pizza very quietly in corridor beneath Lucas Oil Stadium

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The photo became a recurring way to mock Ohio State fans after losing major football games. For example, one of the heights of popularity for the meme occurred after Ohio State lost a playoff game to Clemson in 2016. For example, a post by @JimMWeber using the image and Hello Darkness, My Old Friend gained over 320 retweets and 400 likes (shown below, left). Another by @SDS gained over 140 retweets and 300 likes (shown below, right).


Jim Weber @JimMWeber Follow Hello darkness my old friend... SATURDAY Saturday Down South Follow SOUTH @SDS Urban Meyer's first time being shut out in his coaching career definitely calls for a sad pizza delivery

Protest Troll

On August 1st, 2018, Meyer was placed on leave by the school for knowingly covering up spousal abuse allegations against assistant head coach Zach Smith, who was fired the week prior. On August 6th, Ohio State fans protested outside of the school's stadium the decision to place Meyer on leave. That day, Mississippi lawyer Karen Howell trolled the protestor by sending them a box of Papa John's pizza, playing on the earlier viral image of Meyer eating Papa John's after losing a football game. The moment was covered by BustedCoverage.


Karen Howell @karenehowell Follow v lt me! Marcus Hartman @marcushartman Someone sent pizza to the rally for Urban Meyer 7:49 PM-6 Aug 2018

Various Examples


Just Nate. @THEnatelewis Follow Hey @OSUCoachMeyer. Just an FYI. Menu Specials Papa Rewards Locations Nearest stores to 1 Cardinals Dr, Glendale AZ 85305 Edit 4850 N 83rd Ave, Phoenix AZ 0.677 miles from 85305 Now Accepting Online Orders Get directions (623)936-7272 Delivery Hours 10:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Order Delivery Carryout Hours 10:30 a.m. to 09:40 p.m. Order Carryout P Against The World @chillin662 Follow I wonder if Urban Meyer will have Papa John's as his pizza sponsor to recreate this scene if Ohio State loses again #CFBPlayoff #FiestaBowl 10:01 PM-31 Dec 2016 Doug "Bear" Hazard @BearlyDoug Follow)v Quick, someone call @PapaJohns and get Urban Meyer his pizza. And maybe a bottle of Tennessee Jack. ;) BTN GIF @SBNATION Jeremy Ireland Follow @Jireland80 Urban Meyer tonight after the game. #ClemvsOSU #FiestaBowl 10:40 PM -31 Dec 2016 Tanner @TWLTanner Follow ) ï¹€ Urban Meyer right now GIF

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