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HC Ryan Day (2019 B1G Media COY)

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buckeyemania11 said:
blowing a 14 point lead with about 10 minutes left in the game is a choke job no matter how you want to try to spin it
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We get it. You hate Day and want everything to do with him burnt to the ground. Before the game if you told me that we would have a chance to win at the end, I would have said you’re nuts. A 1 point loss to the #1 team in the country, who also is the defending National champion is nothing to readily dismiss as a choke job. Calls and bounces didn’t go our way in the second half. Was this a moral victory, nope. Was it a positive step in showing that Day can coach with fire and get the team ready in a big game, yep. Day is far from perfect but he did take a step forward last night. Now the Defense needs to do the same thing in year 2 under Knowles. Did this loss suck, yep. Do I feel better now about where this program is going then I did a month ago, yep. The team left it out on the field last night and shit just didn’t turn out. It is what it is, we lost but it wasn’t strictly because we choked.
 
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I don’t think anything Ryan Day has done is a fireable offense and admit I have some sympathy for the guy who had to earn his sea legs through the COVID shit in his second season (which still featured a natty appearance) and his superstar DC hire heading to Boston College after just one year.

He has also been on the wrong end of several dumb replay reviews in two CFP semis that have gone against OSU and either taken points off the board and/or extended the opponents’ drive resulting in points. If the fumble-TD against Clemson in 2019 isn’t overturned (and everybody knows that receiver took three full fucking strides with the ball secured) then perhaps OSU is in the 2019 natty, and good enough to win. If two replay reviews last night don’t overturn calls on the field, OSU is likely playing TCU next Monday.

Day has had both rotten luck and more rotten injuries undermine three CFP appearances in four years. (JSN, Harrison Jr, Stover, Trey Sermon breaking his collarbone on his first series against Alabama).

He has to get shit fixed regarding that team up north since his own ill-advised “hang 100” comment. That I will not dispute.

All that brings me to my last point. Who is the leader of this team? Who is our Tim Tebow? Who is our JT Barrett IV? Who is the defenses Michael Bennett? That is the part of this I don’t think Ryan Day has a good handle on. Urban Meyer didn’t just know it was important, he brought in leadership teachers and actively coached it. I feel like this team is just an assemblage of some very talented mercenaries. Yes, I read about CJ Strouds ‘transformation’ the last 30 days… Why did it take two losses to Michigan and the end of his Junior year for him to put his body on the line and play out of his fucking mind to try to win a game?

I could be wrong. I probably am. The love for Kam Babb when he caught a TD pass was wonderful, authentic, and real; but I’d also love to see some pissed off Mike Doss’ on the sidelines who are in their teammates’ faces, and less sulking up the tunnel because they wanted to transfer in the middle of a fucking game against Rutgers because they weren’t getting the playing time they felt they deserved.
 
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osubartender23 said:
We get it. You hate Day and want everything to do with him burnt to the ground. Before the game if you told me that we would have a chance to win at the end, I would have said you’re nuts. A 1 point loss to the #1 team in the country, who also is the defending National champion is nothing to readily dismiss as a choke job. Calls and bounces didn’t go our way in the second half. Was this a moral victory, nope. Was it a positive step in showing that Day can coach with fire and get the team ready in a big game, yep. Day is far from perfect but he did take a step forward last night. Now the Defense needs to do the same thing in year 2 under Knowles. Did this loss suck, yep. Do I feel better now about where this program is going then I did a month ago, yep. The team left it out on the field last night and shit just didn’t turn out. It is what it is, we lost but it wasn’t strictly because we choked.
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Well, turns out I have little to say in this thread after reading this post. Hell of a great coaching job overall and I feel much better moving forward even despite the loss. I really can't think of anything to blame Day on except trying to focus on getting a 40 yard FG instead of 50. And that is after we lose Harrison, Stover, etc...and the fact that Ransom just falling to the turf monster is nothing a coach can do. The loss sucks, but seriously nobody can blame that one on Ryan Day...blame The Game on him and that's fair, but Day coached an incredible game and I am confident in him moving forward so long as we don't lose to the damn team up north next year.
 
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It’s the getting pantsed late in big games that makes me think Day just isn’t a great head coach.

Harbaugh took his lunch money the last 2 years in the 2nd half and Kirby punched him in the mouth late in this one. The 3 biggest recent games completely out coached as the game went on.

I think this is a fair criticism and cause for alarm
 
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So I been staying out of this thread for my own personal safety, but are folks still seriously questioning whether or not Day can be the man after that game?

I mean from out here, it looks to me like the guy practically reads your forums. Every single thing y'all said he wasn't bold or good enough to do, he did against Georgia. The play calling and motivation were off the charts for the vast majority of that game. Yeah, he got timid at the end, but by that time you guys were down to Stroud and the #2 WR whose name I always spell wrong but ALSO surprised me and grew 10 feet tall against Georgia.

I understand the disappointment, and after the Michigan game I questioned if y'all were right about Day; but today? The guy did everything in his power to fix the mistakes you were all pointing out; I think it would be a huge mistake to move on from him.

Now whether or not you want the DC that turns every game into a Big12 game even if you don't want that? That's another story, I am not too impressed with Knowles.
 
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osubartender23 said:
We get it. You hate Day and want everything to do with him burnt to the ground. Before the game if you told me that we would have a chance to win at the end, I would have said you’re nuts. A 1 point loss to the #1 team in the country, who also is the defending National champion is nothing to readily dismiss as a choke job. Calls and bounces didn’t go our way in the second half. Was this a moral victory, nope. Was it a positive step in showing that Day can coach with fire and get the team ready in a big game, yep. Day is far from perfect but he did take a step forward last night. Now the Defense needs to do the same thing in year 2 under Knowles. Did this loss suck, yep. Do I feel better now about where this program is going then I did a month ago, yep. The team left it out on the field last night and shit just didn’t turn out. It is what it is, we lost but it wasn’t strictly because we choked.
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This exactly. I don't expect people to be happy with a one point loss. I'm not. But it reinforces what we've seen prior, which is excellent game planning, the ability to organize and prepare his team regardless of circumstances, and have a team that fights for every inch in these games down players.

I'm happy to see him hand over OC to another coach because that's another step that allows him to focus on being a HC and nailing down details of personnel and time management. The next this offseason is improving roster management and NIL. Perhaps additional training and strength to help avoid injuries.

He has a lot to prove, and 2023 is a huge year. I think he has what it takes to best TTUN and get an NC, but he has to prove it.
 
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