HC Ryan Day (2019 B1G Media COY)

[Captain Buckeye]

Who would we hire now? Most of these coaches won't talk to us until the playoffs are over if they're playing. Just 2 months of poaching and flips

Agreed. Wait until after the playoffs

 

[Captain Buckeye]

I think the way our roster is constructed is an issue too. We have so much Investment in the skill positions but where’s the investment with the OL?

The roster should be treated like the NFL. Top money goes to the QB, Tackles, rush end and a cover corner.

Start investing in the OL dammit.

 

[ShowMeBuck]

The announcers said a plain truth. TTUN is built specifically to beat tOSU and they know the game plan for doing that obviously

Day doesn’t have a system or plan to beat them specifically

The problem starts and ends there.

 

[ShowMeBuck]

A very good team and coach, but risk adverse, avoids conflict, etc. You can obviously see based on his post-game non-reaction that he's not the guy to step up during chaos. It's an unfair comparison in some ways, but I think of how Tressel would have reacted to that. Actually, it's not unfair, they both held the same position and should be held to the same standards.

If you are talking about Day during the fight….I totally noticed that too

He looked LOST

 

[lvbuckeye]

A team can be as tough as one can project, but in the end it comes down to the type of talent they recruit.

Which is fine, because there is no reason to fit a square peg into a round hole. Just work to their strengths.

It's NOT about physical toughness. It's NOT about recruiting talent.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight. It's the the size of the fight in the dog." -Woody Hayes

Ryan Day ain't that dog. He NEVER will be. And that's why he is utterly unqualified to coach The Ohio State. He thinks it's about bark. Bark is useless because he has no bite.

 

[TooTall]

The attempt to call a second consecutive timeout was about the point where I knew this shit was over. I know that’s not entirely on him to get the correct personnel in, but he is also responsible for his assistants and making sure they are effectively carrying out their duties. I’m not entirely on board with blowing the whole thing up, but the Buckeyes need change in the trenches.

LJ Sr has been in coast mode since the Bosa/Young years. JT Tuimolau was at his most effective as a freshman, and never really seemed to improve. Several other similar problems on that side of the ball. The reports of there being a rift between Knowles and LJ told me the writing has been on the wall for a bit.

Justin Frye just can’t recruit at a high enough level to keep the OL consistently stocked. He appears to have some decent coaching chops to get a decent bit out of what he has after all the injuries happened, so it’s a shame the recruiting hasn’t come along with it.

I truly believe if the Bucks retooled in the trenches, they can get to the level they need to be to consistently beat those obnoxious wanks up north.

 

[lvbuckeye]

Yeah I guess you’re right… but I suppose what I mean is we don’t have a bottom line of physicality up front. We haven’t for a long time now. Probably since JT was here really. Just so happens to line up with Ryan Day coming on board.

It's NOT about physicality. Holy shit. It's about MENTAL toughness. If you don't get that by now, then you're just as stupid as Day. The Blue knew they would win, even though they have inferior talent. WHY?

 

[lvbuckeye]

Agreed. Wait until after the playoffs

Why wait until they lose in the playoff? It's inevitable. This year is already an abject failure. Isn't it better to start working towards the future?