How Does This Game Affect Ryan Days Legacy
Brendan Gulick and Anthony Moeglin talk about what Ryan Day's third straight loss to Michigan does to his legacy in this Buckeye Breakdown Clip.
Transcript
00:00 Another big talking point this week was,
00:01 what would this game do for Ryan Day's legacy?
00:05 He's 56-7.
00:07 He is undefeated against every single Big Ten team,
00:11 not named Michigan.
00:14 And he's lost three straight now to Michigan.
00:17 And obviously, this rivalry, it's heavier.
00:21 It matters more.
00:25 I have said time and time and time again that I, in my core,
00:32 do not believe Ryan Day's job is in jeopardy.
00:35 I don't.
00:37 And the smoke pregame that came out about Ryan Day
00:43 having the attention of the Texas A&M Aggies,
00:45 if Ohio State were to lose today,
00:47 where they felt like maybe Ryan would answer their phone call,
00:51 they'd have to pay him live golf money to leave Ohio State.
00:56 It ain't happening.
00:58 Gene Smith retiring in the summertime, I cannot envision.
01:03 I would be shell-shocked if Gene Smith relieved Ohio State head
01:08 coach Ryan Day, and then went through the process of trying
01:12 to figure out what they wanted to do, hire a new coach,
01:15 and then walk away and tell a new athletic director,
01:17 hey, here's your new football coach.
01:19 Hope you like him.
01:20 It's not going to happen.
01:21 So I don't even want to continue to address that topic.
01:26 But I think it is relevant, now that he's lost three in a row,
01:31 to circle back here on what does this do for his legacy.
01:34 The first couple may be a little more easily explainable
01:39 because of what was going on with Michigan and the sign
01:42 stealing cheating scandal.
01:44 That excuse isn't there anymore.
01:50 No, this was a tough one.
01:52 This is a blow because you had what
01:55 you thought was a team on an even playing field.
02:00 You got an opportunity to really show who you are
02:04 and show the country, really, that Michigan was getting
02:07 by doing something they weren't supposed
02:09 to the last couple of years and weren't really able to do it.
02:11 And what let them down this year,
02:14 it wasn't even like the defense let them down,
02:16 like they did in years past.
02:17 Kind of the offense let the Buckeyes down today.
02:19 And it's just, man, it is tough because the conversation now
02:24 is what are those Big 10, that Big 10 record,
02:26 what does that even mean?
02:28 What is wins over Rutgers and Miss Minnesota and Michigan
02:31 State?
02:31 What does that mean?
02:32 Because if you can't get this one done,
02:33 but I agree with you, man.
02:35 It's hard to build a program.
02:36 And it's hard to get Ohio State in the relevancy
02:40 that they are every single year and being
02:42 in that conversation of a top five team.
02:44 And he's got them there.
02:45 It just hasn't been able to get them over the top.
02:48 And it's interesting to see what's
02:50 going to happen these next couple of weeks because it's--
02:53 I don't know, fan base is riled up for sure.
02:57 Yeah, and they should be.
02:59 I mean, if nothing else, Ryan Day and his staff
03:04 lean into this as much as anybody.
03:07 I mean, they are vocal.
03:09 We're not allowed to lose around here.
03:11 And this game in particular, you're not allowed to lose it.
03:13 You can't lose.
03:14 You have to win.
03:16 You have to.
03:17 And three years in a row, they haven't.
03:21 So it's really difficult to stump for a coach who
03:29 by his own standards is falling short.
03:33 But I don't have a problem with Ryan Day.
03:36 I like him a lot.
03:38 And I think he's a good coach.
03:39 And I think he's the right guy to lead Ohio State.
03:44 I don't always love every decision he makes.
03:48 I would have liked to see a little more aggressiveness
03:51 today.
03:53 But I understand the need to play the field position game
03:59 when both defenses were kind of taking center stage early on.
04:04 So yeah, it's a weird spot.
04:08 He's going to have--
04:10 I'll put it this way.
04:11 I wouldn't want to be Ryan Day the next 12 months.
04:13 It would be tough.
04:14 It would be tough.
04:15 Your tweet was very funny earlier.
04:17 If you haven't seen it, go check it out.
04:18 Which one?
04:20 The B.
04:21 Yeah, a billion dollars.
04:22 Yes, with a B. That'd be the only way he'd consider it.
04:26 But you know what, man?
04:27 The surprise is that he wasn't more aggressive.
04:31 It was very shocking to me.
04:33 And not even the play at the end of the half.
04:35 That's just a tough situation.
04:36 You need points.
04:37 If you come out of there, if they throw it to the four yard
04:39 line and don't get points, everyone's
04:41 hooping and hollering.
04:43 But just the lack of aggression was kind of interesting.
04:46 I don't know.
04:46 We'll have to go back and watch it.
04:47 Obviously, the tape tells the story.
04:49 But it's unfortunate.
04:52 And it's a tough situation for him.
04:53 It's a tough situation for the Ohio State Athletic Department.
04:57 What do you do?
04:59 We're going to see how it shakes out.
05:00 And it's going to happen quickly, I think.