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

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

I think people complaining about how college football isn't as much fun as it used to be need to ask themselves....am I just upset that the sport was set up for a couple Haves to dominate the Have Nots, and we were one of the Haves?

This addresses those who are opining about NIL/the portal. I personally don’t mind that and think it’s the only thing keeping CFB alive at this point as it has leveled the playing field and brought in some new faces and programs to the forefront.

The ever expanding playoffs has removed the sense that any game against any team any week can break a season.

When Auburn upset Georgia my reaction was “so what?” Georgia is still in the playoffs even with another loss or possibly two. And next year they could be in the playoff mix even with another 3 losses most likely.

If it hasn’t happened already, The Game will soon simply become A Game, and nothing more.

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

@BuckeyeNation27

 

[buckeyebri]

would love to see Day take a hard look at Neuheisel. He needs a young Ryan Day to challenge his fuddy duddy self.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I don't know about Smith. This offense doesn't look noticeably different from last year's offense to me. It seems like Day just brought in someone who would work in the context of the offense he wants the team to run as opposed to bringing in someone to run the offense. We were bitching about the constant use of 2/3 tight ends on offense just as much last year as we are this year. The running game was still mid. The OL still couldn't consistently pass block. I'm sure Smith deserves some amount of blame, but the offense's issues all preceded his hire, so he's still 2nd on my list to blame for the offense sucking.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Going all the way back to how long it took him to deal with the mistake that was Coombs promotion- Day has pretty much sucked at staff hirings/firings.

Taking some guy out back and shooting them in season doesn't cover up the fact that you hired them.

 

[buckeyemania11]

I don't know about Smith. This offense doesn't look noticeably different from last year's offense to me. It seems like Day just brought in someone who would work in the context of the offense he wants the team to run as opposed to bringing in someone to run the offense. We were bitching about the constant use of 2/3 tight ends on offense just as much last year as we are this year. The running game was still mid. The OL still couldn't consistently pass block. I'm sure Smith deserves some amount of blame, but the offense's issues all preceded his hire, so he's still 2nd on my list to blame for the offense sucking.

I've been saying this exact same thing. This offense still has Day's stink that's been brewing the past few years written all over it. He just brought in someone who wasn't going to fight and even enable his tight end obsession in Arthur Smith's case.

 

[RugbyBuck]

Going all the way back to how long it took him to deal with the mistake that was Coombs promotion- Day has pretty much sucked at staff hirings/firings.

Taking some guy out back and shooting them in season doesn't cover up the fact that you hired them.

This is a huge part of the frustration with him. You can't say, I'm going to take over the CEO role instead of micro-managing operations and then suck at finding and managing the operations guys brought in.

 

[Jaxbuck]

This is a huge part of the frustration with him. You can't say, I'm going to take over the CEO role instead of micro-managing operations and then suck at finding and managing the operations guys brought in.

It was a topic I brought up many times back when it wasn't as popular to question Ryan Day.

CEO of OSU football in my mind, would have a chief of staff or directly manage the 3 most important coaches (OC, DC, ST) I would also have direct control of the GM so the talent was always matching the strategic vision and operational realities. So that is 4 football guys direct reporting to me.

The the rest of my time is PR and dealing with the money people.

Like any CEO, that's the reporting structure as it ties to what your real job is now as a real CEO/organizational leader.

Most of these football guys fail at this(imo)because they can't let go.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

I think people complaining about how college football isn't as much fun as it used to be need to ask themselves....am I just upset that the sport was set up for a couple Haves to dominate the Have Nots, and we were one of the Haves?

I'm willing to admit it.

The only gripe I genuinely have with the new setup (that's not just an aging man yelling at the sky take) is the lack of player development, and how that might effect the sport as a whole going forward.

Otherwise...yes. it feels like my lollipop has been taken away. And I hate it.

 

[osuvictory1]

Biddle said it feels like the end with Day, based on how Day is acting, as well as the team. Compared this year to the last couple years of Cooper.

I certainly hope not, but it kind feels like it.

 

[dragurd]

Biddle said it feels like the end with Day, based on how Day is acting, as well as the team. Compared this year to the last couple years of Cooper.

I certainly hope not, but it kind feels like it.

I don't think it does. It may feel like the beginning of the end but it certainly doesn't feel like the end of the end.

 

[osuvictory1]

I don't think it does. It may feel like the beginning of the end but it certainly doesn't feel like the end of the end.

I think he meant it feels like the Day era is drawing to a close.

 

[dragurd]

I think he meant it feels like the Day era is drawing to a close.

That means it's the end that doesn't mean we are 2 or 3 years from the end which is more what this feels like unless he gets it fixed.