Those incidents were proven to have happened, with convictions/pleas, and there was little to no national outgage. These are allegations, of which the alleged victim's own mother calls lies and a smear-campaign, and every social justice warrior/media "expert" is calling for a scalp of the figurehead involved. The figurehead who did NOT cover anything up (as falsely reported), who knew the AD, Title IX officer, and law enforcement were aware of the allegations and proceedings.
Did Meyer handle things poorly? Yes. Should Zach Smith have been fired years ago for being a piece of shit, in general? Yes. Did he handle the press conferences terribly? Yes. Should he have shown some level of contrition? Yes. Should he have received some consequences, i.e. the suspension? Yes. Should he have lost his job? Hell no.
It's interesting how I've spoken, in person, with Tennessee, UNC, Florida (of all schools), NC State fans, none of whom like Meyer, but all of whom think it's ridiculous to think he'd lose his job over this, and the level of outrage involved.