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PRESSER BULLETS: RYAN DAY AVOIDS ANSWERING QUESTION ABOUT HIS RESPECT FOR OPPOSING COACHING STAFF JUST AS JIM HARBAUGH DID, DISCUSSES TEAM'S PREPAREDNESS FOR THE GAME​

By Andy Anders on November 21, 2023 at 12:28 pm @andyanders55
One of Ryan Day's answers at his press conference on Tuesday mirrored Jim Harbaugh's first answer on Monday.
After Harbaugh avoided answering a question as to what his level of respect is for Day and his staff, Day did the same when asked about the respect he has for Harbaugh and his.
"We've just stayed away from all the distractions and focused on our team," Day said in response.
Clearly, there's a quiet intensity and tunnel vision from both Ohio State and Michigan.
Day also discussed how the Buckeyes plan to keep their composure on Saturday, how prepared Kyle McCord is to face the challenges he'll see in Ann Arbor and the importance of running the ball and winning situationally.
Knowles followed after Day's time and broke down the top threats that he sees in Michigan's offense and his journey after the defense gave up explosive plays against the Wolverines last year.

RYAN DAY​

  • On his team keeping composure during The Game: "That's important. You have to play with emotion, you can't let your emotions play with you."
  • Day said that improvements in the running game have been a collective effort, though getting TreVeyon Henderson back has helped. "I feel like we've made some progress in different areas. Certainly, Trey coming back has made a big impact on that."
  • On the relationship and comparison between Kyle McCord and J.J. McCarthy: "What we've done all season in preparation for this game ... we've been preparing for this moment all year, and so now we need to focus on the things we've been focusing on ... it'll be the same for Kyle."
  • On when he truly grasped the magnitude of The Game: "Every year you understand more and more. ... You learn quickly when you're here, but every year you're here, you learn more, and it has a more significant impact on you as a person."
  • On what he looks for while recruiting quarterbacks. "It's not just one thing, but there's a lot that you look at. Leadership, competitiveness, toughness. ... There's not one thing, other than competitiveness."
  • On what he remembers about recruiting McCarthy: "J.J. was always great, he was very respectful. He was a very competitive player. ... All my interactions with he and his family were very classy."
  • Day said the only thing that matters is "this game, this team" in terms of tuning out distractions for Michigan.
  • The Notre Dame game provided McCord with invaluable big-game experience, Day said. "He's a very smart player who's good in situations, and when you've been in those situations before, it gives you something to grab on to."
  • On how you respect the rivalry: "The way you respect a rivalry is to work it every day."
  • On the importance of executing in the run game on Saturday: "There's a lot of things that are important, but that's certainly very high on the list."
  • Red zone execution will be a pivotal factor on Saturday, per Day. "That'll be another situation that will be huge in the game."
  • On whether he has respect for Jim Harbaugh and his staff: "We've just stayed away from all the distractions and focused on our team."
  • Ohio State has had talks about how to avoid confrontations in Michigan's tunnel. "We've had conversations already, folks have been talking about that here for a couple of weeks."
  • Day doesn't feel like the playoff expansion and potential for both teams to easily make it in will lessen the stakes of the rivalry. "I'm sure there will always be just as much on the line when these two teams play."
  • On how you ramp a team up to a game of this magnitude: "I think you look at the routine, that's something you grab onto in big weeks. ... It's a productive process for covering everything you need to cover in terms of preparation. ... This has been a great group to build with, a great group to coach, we're going to have another great week of practice and I can't wait to see them play on Saturday."
  • Some final words on motivations for The Game: "There's guys with scars. I'm one of them. It just drives you every day to work harder."
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Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Avoids Answering Question About His Respect for Opposing Coaching Staff Just As Jim Harbaugh Did, Discusses Team's Preparedness for The Game

Just as Jim Harbaugh did about Ryan Day and his coaches on Monday, Day avoided answering a question about the respect he has for Harbaugh and his staff at his weekly press conference.
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Before Saturday unfolds, I will say I think we've seen real growth from Day this year.

This is not his best team but they have found ways to win tough games. ND was kind of lucky but he was/is due some luck. It started out and I thought the odds were better than 50% he'd have at least 1 loss by now. Maybe those were the right odds and he beat them but whatever.

I think the cheating from tsun made him have to chase an almost impossible level of growth and development. Finish what you started this Saturday and let the dust settle on the asterisks around the last two and I'm going to have to seriously reconsider my opinion of him.
 
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