HC Ryan Day (National Champion)

[Buck33Eye11]

here's TheAthletic article for those that have a sub (feelsbad posting the whole thing, but PM me if u want it)

https://theathletic.com/541669/2018/09/22/ohio-state-ryan-day-coach-in-waiting/

 

[OhioState001]

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-urban-meyer-step-ohio-state-head-coach-123250805.html

Good nuggets here. Mick is staying on (which is huge). Along with Voltolini and Pantoni. No word on the other assistants yet

 

[Jake]

The thing about a coaching change is seeing if any recruits change their minds because of it. I guess if they do, then they were never really "Buckeyes" in the first place.

 

[Buckeyebred97]

I’ll make my first judgment on HC Day by seeing if he shakes up the Defensive staff.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Guys! We just went from a coach that could only win 90% of his games to a head coach that has a perfect 100% winning record.

 

[BayBuck]

Welcome Coach Day! All of your predecessors the past 60-70 years are Hall of Famers. No pressure.

 

[Hstead]

First concern is Recruiting. Do we lose anyone already committed? Do we land some of the 5*s we are chasing?

Second concern, does he understand that the Defensive scheme blows?

Third concern, does the DFBIA really think they will win The Game next year LMAO?

 

[Buckeyebred97]

Wondering how much control UFM gave Day over the offense near the end of the season if he has an idea he would be gone after this season. Offensively I think we’ll be fine post-Meyer. Just hope Day can make a change defensively.

 

[The Nameless One]

 

[DaBuckeyes]

A lot of unknown with Day but I trust that Urban knows a great coach when he sees one. Only 39 years old, he has a chance to become a legend.

 

[Abenaki]

Maybe I'm the eternal optimist, but this is how I picture Ryan Day at this moment:

 

[Dryden]

Dwayne's off season trainer...

 

[NFBuck]

I get the feeling this has been in the works for a while. Why else give Day the interim tag earlier this year when you have two coordinators with extensive HC experience? Pretty sure Urban has known this at least since August and picked Day as his successor.

This isn't an OU situation where the HC hung it up in May leaving no time to conduct a coaching search. If they wanted, tOSU has plenty of time to conduct a national search. This is a HUGE job. Deciding to skip the process and handing it right to Day tells me that Urban and the arhletic department feel fully confident that Day is their guy and that he can handle it.

That said, goodness those are some big shoes to fill. Simple common sense says we will take a step back from the last seven years. And we should be okay with that. Urban Meyer won at an obscene rate here and will be impossible to match. I just hope we can accept that.

 

[UrbanBuckeye]

Guys! We just went from a coach that could only win 90% of his games to a head coach that has a perfect 100% winning record.

Well this is definitely a glass half full take....

Thank you

 

[Dryden]

I get the feeling this has been in the works for a while. Why else give Day the interim tag earlier this year when you have two coordinators with extensive HC experience? Pretty sure Urban has known this at least since August and picked Day as his successor.

My gut reaction is that this is Meyer being disgusted with the narrative and the administration after what went down in August. If the "who knew what" part of the ZS story had stayed focused on him he could live with it. Once Shelley became part of the investigation the writing was on the wall, IMHO. Nate's in college. He's got grandkids now. He can still stay on as Head Coach Emeritus at Ohio State for 20 more years like Earle did.

As far as Day being tapped as interim, that had nothing to do with the merits of Day being a head coach and was entirely due to the fact Schiano and Wilson both had baggage the media would want answers for.