HC Ryan Day (B1G Coach of Year, B1G Champion, National Champion)

[AuTX Buckeye]

Everyone who wants Day shitcanned. Go look at Bjork’s coaching hires. Matt Luke, and Mike Elko but they hired him after it was leaked that they were hiring Mike Stoops and there was a revolt. Not to mention he was responsible for the Jimbo extension.

So with that track record you expect better, good luck.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

To expand. Talent is on the path of being equalized with teams that spend $40-50M.

What sets Ohio State apart? It’s clearly not Ryan Day in an equal environment. He is honeslty far out-classed at this point. Like…so far. We’re not even competitive.

I was thinking about this earlier this week. What advantage does Ryan Day give you? Is it his game plans? Game management? Maybe the passing game? Resolve and tenacity? If he doesn’t give you an advantage, then he shouldn’t be leading the team.

I’ve been thinking about Coach Day in financial terms. I likened him to investing in the total stock market - you’ll be sitting on the sidelines while others see run up in growth stocks and speculation, but you’ll be okay in the long run. I’ll revisit that analogy - it’s like putting all your retirement money in a standard bank savings account. Your money will still be there but you’ll get nothing for it and it will get eaten up by inflation.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Everyone who wants Day shitcanned. Go look at Bjork’s coaching hires. Matt Luke, and Mike Elko but they hired him after it was leaked that they were hiring Mike Stoops and there was a revolt. Not to mention he was responsible for the Jimbo extension.

So with that track record you expect better, good luck.

There is a difference between thinking it needs to happen and that Herb Tarlek is the guy to do it.

 

[MGMT]

It might be time to embrace the fail fast, learn fast mentality with some of his coaching hires.

I work for an international company (not saying much) they hired a new US president in July and theey (global exec team) already cut ties with him in October.

Sometimes if the flag is too big to ignore you need to pull it out of the ground. I guess his was but I’m glad they realized it and took action if the felt he wasn’t the best fit. You can’t just piss away an entire fiscal year as a mid market org.

My point: they’re obviously bad; let them go. You cost players a year, you cost the program a year.

 

[Onebuckfan]

The record don’t lie. 6-5 in last eleven. Giving Freeman hell about skipping the pop tarts bowl that’s exactly what OSU will do in a few weeks.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Man I need a tell all book about this season because this is the strangest coaching collapse I’ve ever seen from a OSU coached team. It‘s not like Cam Newton got injured and he was your whole team.

Not Cam Newton, but without Sayin to Smith, everything else was only complimentary.

Can he get much more talent than he’s had these past 8 years?

Serious question

I think he can get more talent than this year and that’s all that matters. I keep telling myself that it’s a backup QB, banged up team, killer schedule, and a unique situation compared to the last 10 years. But it’s mostly just to keep myself from seeing a dark road ahead.

 

[Best Buckeye]

GOooooooooo Buckeyes

 

[RugbyBuck]

It’s Groundhog Day. He’s a great guy, big heart, cares about mental health, donates to the medical center, etc. All great, but not great at his job and keeps proving my point. The tOSU HC must be great at his job or we’ll (eventually, I was there under Cooper) replace him. Remember, no one is bigger than the University?

 

[buckeyemania11]

Everyone who wants Day shitcanned. Go look at Bjork’s coaching hires. Matt Luke, and Mike Elko but they hired him after it was leaked that they were hiring Mike Stoops and there was a revolt. Not to mention he was responsible for the Jimbo extension.

So with that track record you expect better, good luck.

I guess it boils down to if you are ok with good enough compared to most but you know you aren't really winning big results. It's hard to ignore the direction Day has been trending in. How long do you really stick with a not spoiled but still very much stale commodity?

 

[brodybuck21]

Bob Chesney?

 

[Tanner]

The apparent misevaluation or lack of development of TSC is (obviously) a big problem and big knock against Day. No disrespect to Fahey but he should not be starting as a true freshman for a team that has title hopes. If TSC had developed into the 5 star he was advertised to be we (and Day) might have been able to keep the train on the track.

 

[brodybuck21]

The apparent misevaluation or lack of development of TSC is (obviously) a big problem and big knock against Day. No disrespect to Fahey but he should not be starting as a true freshman for a team that has title hopes. If TSC had developed into the 5 star he was advertised to be we (and Day) might have been able to keep the train on the track.

How bad must he be that he cant even get a snap?

 

[buckeyebri]

The apparent misevaluation or lack of development of TSC is (obviously) a big problem and big knock against Day. No disrespect to Fahey but he should not be starting as a true freshman for a team that has title hopes. If TSC had developed into the 5 star he was advertised to be we (and Day) might have been able to keep the train on the track.

Wasn’t he truly a 3 star when he committed and then was elevated to a 5 star as the usual rankings hijinks go? I’m not saying he’s not talented, but I think stars aren’t always the measure.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

I guess it boils down to if you are ok with good enough compared to most but you know you aren't really winning big results. It's hard to ignore the direction Day has been trending in. How long do you really stick with a not spoiled but still very much stale commodity?

Yea it’s not a great position to be in, but we have seen with the right assistants he can win the title. I do appreciate how much Herculean lifting BUT is doing in that sentence. Maybe he’s gotten stale, lost the fastball etc. I just feel that if Bjork is doing the hiring, I’d rather keep the devil we know. If it was Gene maybe I’d feel differently but I don’t trust Bjork

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

The apparent misevaluation or lack of development of TSC is (obviously) a big problem and big knock against Day. No disrespect to Fahey but he should not be starting as a true freshman for a team that has title hopes. If TSC had developed into the 5 star he was advertised to be we (and Day) might have been able to keep the train on the track.

This to me is Days biggest weakness, he has since day one treated it like it’s the NFL, the backups don’t matter and you drill and run the 1s until they can’t move then start worrying about the backups.