THE GAME, tOSU at tCun, Sat. 11/25, 12pm ET, FOX

[AKAK]

I don’t think any of those guys are pulling high end offense talent on offensive. I think you underestimate Day’s value as a recruiter and how much that means to winning. We don’t win 11 games a year unless we have the talent to do that and none of those guys are recruiting like Day. Only two people in college football are and Kirby smart was Day until two years ago. We have been SPOILED. I remember the 90s and was on campus during the good years (02-05). Not everything is going to be like that that. The game has changed. Way more parity.

Yall trying to lose 4-5 games a year with a new coach? Because I guarantee no high 4 or 5 stars are coming here without Ryan day. And without Ryan Day, there goes Brian Hartline.

Some of them are more insane than.. etc

 

[ExpatAkronite]

Uh Oh. Someone doesn't like my posting. They want to pass judgement.
Whatever shall I do?

P.S.
Tressel wins that game today
so does Meyer

Well, one thing for sure Tress would have had a better punter.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

If you are curious how I’m doing, my position on Ryan Day has changed…I’m actually more negative now.

This is not the team, just like the last 4 weren’t. I don’t know how it gets better next year. Coaches don’t just wake up in their 6th and win championships, if their name isn’t Nick Saban (no I’m not looking up his first NC). WhO wIlL tHeY gEt…I can guarantee there are a handful of coaches that can do what Coach Day has done. There’s only one way to prove that theory.

Maybe the dynamics change with the 12 team playoff, but I don’t think Coach Day evolves into a good gameday coach.

 

[BuckeyesGunn]

Uh Oh. Someone doesn't like my posting. They want to pass judgement.

Uh, seriously? You of all people want to play the judgment card? Hey, if you color yourself a fool I'll call you on it. If you want to keep doing it, that always on you.

Whatever shall I do?

Grow up a tad perhaps? Own it like a man, maybe?

P.S.
Tressel wins that game today
so does Meyer

Ya think?

 

[sg86]

Wait wait wait. A victory is a victory, depleted team or not. You can’t say you want a win and then if he gets a win, say that it doesn’t mean as much because the other team is depleted.

Because the point is to sustain extended dominance. When we become happy just to win one, we’ve already lost.

 

[bigdog3300]

Ryan gets a lot more benefit of the doubt than he probably deserves because he never had to prove himself anywhere else as a HC before getting this job. He walked into an A+ situation, with endless resources in a conference that only has two other reliably competent programs in it. I'm not saying he's a bad coach, but I think a lot of you have really inflated opinions of him because he walked directly into this job.

I said in a separate thread, which would seem to agree with you, that OSU is not the type of school where you learn to become a HC. Or it shouldn't be, at least.

But I do disagree on Day getting the benefit of the doubt - he's earned that right by showing the ability to make very difficult decisions, like changing coordinators mid-season, when very few in similar major destinations have done the same. And that wasn't just any coordinator but a dearly beloved Coach Coombs. He's brought in some of the best coaches otherwise, recruited at an incredibly high level, won big games, never lost a game to a scrub, etc. He hasn't won the big one enough, and that is ultimately what you are judged on, but he has shown more than enough positives to be shown the door just yet.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Maybe the dynamics change with the 12 team playoff, but I don’t think Coach Day evolves into a good gameday coach.

The fucking dynamic doesn't change.

The bar lowers and people are going to grab on to that.

"OMG, Taylor Swifday made the top 12...let's make a video on some social media channel!!!"

Pussy gonna pussy.

 

[knuckifyoubuck]

No he would not. He is an alien. He has no clue about Buckeye nation. It would be a disaster.

What? He coached here. He coached at MSU. He coached in Cleveland.

Really disappointed in many in here. Everybody knew this year would bring this possibility.

This does not feel like the Cooper years at all. People need to please stop.

Where things started this year - is not where things ended up going. No one predicted the turmoil up north, and I really thought the cheating made a difference so I was expecting a different outcome today. I really didn't think Day was going to roll into Ann Arbor and turtle up and play not to lose.

You know what? Fuck this. I was more accepting of the game result than the people on this forum. Worst I have seen in years.

This one hurts man. I don't like attacking players but coaches getting M's should be fair game provided there is reasoning and not just crazed ramblings. It's a discussion board and I constantly read others opinions and take stock of my own/adjust my thinking. BP brought me back to positivity this season and I am grateful and mindful, but this shit today was fucked!

Anyone considered that covid and the skip year created some kind of "Man in the High Castle" version of reality where the Nazis won, except in this case it's that FB team and now everything is backwards?

Yes. I blame those assholes at CERN Everytime they fire up the particle collider memories from my childhood change and OSU makes retarded play calls.

Wait a minute Day beats TCUN and it won’t mean anything? If that’s the case then why the F are people wanting him gone if it won’t mean anything

You think this is the guy to string together 3 or 4 BIG wins in a row to win it all?

I know what will happen, which is why I don't want them to run Day out of town. That doesn't mean that I have to like him, though. It is what it is, and he's as good as we're gonna get, which is better than most, but not quite good enough.

We went from Paul Brown to Bruce to Coop to Tressel to Urban and now to Day.... So the next guy is guaranteed to be Rich Rod? What? Why wouldn't we find someone who is hall of fame worthy at The Ohio State? Why is guaranteed to be bad? Yes, it *can* go bad but it hasn't in a long time....

No, give me a name of a coach who would run a clean program, recruit at a high level l, lose a total of 7 games in 5 years and be in the running for a NC every year. That’s what I’m asking. If your grandma can do this, sign her the fuck up and her weekly call in show can be sponsored by Ben gay and werthers.

Smh. We are failing at all of our program goals the last several years. Let's keep status quo because we don't lose to Iowa!

 

[lvbuckeye]

Before the new format

If he loses next year, I’m right here with everyone with pitchforks calling for Days job. But, that’s more based off of sentiment/emotion than reality. Honestly with the new format, I just want deep runs into the playoffs/NCs. I would love to beat Michigan every year and it doesn’t feel right winning it all unless we do. But this is the last edition of “the game” in the sense that’s its the end all. Yall do realize we could literally play them three times next year (and the foreseeable future) regardless of we win this weekend lol? We just need to win when it matters. Hell, we might still get in this year…

If you can't beat TCUN, you're not gonna make deep runs in the CFP. "Almost" beating UGA didn't mean a damn thing. They LOST.

And Day CLEARLY didn't learn his lesson from that horse abortion of a final series to lose to UGA, BECAUSE HE DID THE SAME GOT DAMN THING at the end of the first half today.

Drive all the way down the field to the 35, then pack it in and attempt a 50+ FG when your kicker has NEVER MADE A 50 YARD KICK!

It's insanity.

Edit: we just need to win when it matters? NOTHING matters more than beating those blue bastards. Nothing.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Uh, seriously? You of all people want to play the judgment card? Hey, if you color yourself a fool I'll call you on it. If you want to keep doing it, that always on you.

Grow up a tad perhaps? Own it like a man, maybe?

Ya think?

Oh no.

The dreaded call on it.

When I set out to please random strangers on the internet I swore I'd never go afoul of any of them..now look what I've done.

 

[knuckifyoubuck]

I said in a separate thread, which would seem to agree with you, that OSU is not the type of school where you learn to become a HC. Or it shouldn't be, at least.

But I do disagree on Day getting the benefit of the doubt - he's earned that right by showing the ability to make very difficult decisions, like changing coordinators mid-season, when very few in similar major destinations have done the same. And that wasn't just any coordinator but a dearly beloved Coach Coombs. He's brought in some of the best coaches otherwise, recruited at an incredibly high level, won big games, never lost a game to a scrub, etc. He hasn't won the big one enough, and that is ultimately what you are judged on, but he has shown more than enough positives to be shown the door just yet.

You left out the part where Day forced Coombs to run a single high safety scheme before making him the fall guy. What? Did you think Coombs woke up and forgot how to coach?

 

[AKAK]

Uh Oh. Someone doesn't like my posting. They want to pass judgement.
Whatever shall I do?

P.S.
Tressel wins that game today
so does Meyer

Actually I think Tressel does and Meyer gets Iowa'd. Given the QB. Also in the Tressel scenario McCord gets benched and fake Krenzel and Egbuka in the wildcat barely pulls it out

 

[Jaxbuck]

Actually I think Tressel does and Meyer gets Iowa'd. Given the QB. Also in the Tressel scenario McCord gets benched and fake Krenzel and Egbuka in the wildcat barely pulls it out

Urban would fucking die before he lost that game.

This wasn't Iowa (or Mississippi State) he knew what it means to win big games.

Should have spent more time passing on his need to win being greater than his need for air to Day's complacent ass.

 

[sg86]

I said in a separate thread, which would seem to agree with you, that OSU is not the type of school where you learn to become a HC. Or it shouldn't be, at least.

But I do disagree on Day getting the benefit of the doubt - he's earned that right by showing the ability to make very difficult decisions, like changing coordinators mid-season, when very few in similar major destinations have done the same. And that wasn't just any coordinator but a dearly beloved Coach Coombs. He's brought in some of the best coaches otherwise, recruited at an incredibly high level, won big games, never lost a game to a scrub, etc. He hasn't won the big one enough, and that is ultimately what you are judged on, but he has shown more than enough positives to be shown the door just yet.

The difficult decision is hiring a competent, experienced DC instead of your friend in the first place. You shouldn’t get extra credit for undoing a decision that was not that great to begin with.

That thinking is why we have two slots currently occupied by Parker Fleming and Urban’s son-in-law.

 

[osubartender23]

If that's your criteria then Ryan Day isn't your guy either.

7 losses in 5 years speaks volumes. Just like the criteria that you’re using is losses to TCUN.
If Day loses 1-2 to other teams but beats TCUN, you would be ok with that?