This article sounds like someone was mad about Brown not getting playing time, and needed a different approach to make their article stand out from the 100 other ones that came out this week. Should Day have been clear about Brown being a definite 2nd to McCord? Honestly I don't care. Not sure why anyone cares when neither have played much but it's clear that Day trusts McCord and is trying to keep Brown engaged and getting more playing time. But sure, he should just come out and say that.
The article itself can be written about any head coach. It's not that difficult to come to a conclusion and then build an argument by pseudo-psychoanalyzing someone who is on video for hundreds of hours. You could've written this same article about Meyer. Indecision with QBs, micromanaging his staff, nearly passing out on the sideline, refusal to change his offense and insisting on going back to QB power when it’s not working. Meyer didn't have some psychological advantage that won the title in 2014 but mysteriously disappeared for the other 6 seasons. He was a better, more experienced coach that had some luck go his way.
I don’t see an unavoidable decline into mediocrity coming. This team played one game and it was disappointing like a lot of first games have been when replacing talent. Maybe they’ll shit the bed and loose to ND, Wisconsin, PSU, and Michigan. I just don’t see the point in expecting it when Day has won 11 or more games every season and made the playoffs 3 out of 4 years.