![]() ![]() Those programs recently dealt with literal decades of poor coaching and/or mistakes in hiring. Just ask Miami, USC, or TTUN, to name a few. Who would you rather have instead, Nick Saban? How about Knute Rockne or Bear Bryant, would either of them suffice? Great coaches do not grow on trees. Losses in the most crucial games mean that he has mildly underachieved by only the highest of high standards, but anyone calling for Day’s job is borderline delusional. The Buckeyes’ head coach is 43 years old and took over a job which would cause many, more experienced head coaches to piss down their leg. But is there anything to be said for learning on the job? Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Do those five losses hurt? Hell yes they do, and Day should be held primarily responsible for all of them. Scoff at limited tenure and strength of schedule all you want, but I would also remind you that Jim Tressel lost an average of 2.2 games per season while in Columbus, and Urban Meyer fumbled away games he had no business losing (to inferior Big Ten opponents).ĭay got the Clemson monkey off OSU’s back, was a blown call away from beating them twice, has never lost to a non-TTUN Big Ten opponent, and is 15-5 against top-25 opponents. So here are some of the recent results everyone seems to be upset about:ĭay is 45-5 as the head coach of Ohio State, which gives him the highest current winning percentage of all active FBS football coaches. However, Buckeye Nation does not want to hear about ownership of costly errors or promises to get and be better. The game of football is played on a field and between two sidelines, not on paper. But talent alone does not dictate outcomes. OSU has a roster full of future NFL talent, far more than the roster up north. McCarthy and Donovan Edwards exist and were five-star recruits in their own right. And no, I do not need to be reminded that J.J. I say these things with confidence because the Buckeyes are/were the more talented team, and they still lost. Then, when cheeks got especially tight, the team lost its composure. The Buckeyes were out-coached, under-prepared, and failed to adjust accordingly. Now, I am not trying to make excuses for Ohio State and in particular, Ryan Day. The newest College Football Hall of Fame Class will be announced early next year.In Conversation Podcast: Gus Johnson tells Ohio State not to panic Hangout in the Holy Land Podcast: Pain Seventy-eight players are on the Hall of Fame ballot for FBS players, including Bismarck native Greg Eslinger, a former Gophers center Minneapolis native Larry Fitzgerald, a former Pittsburgh receiver, and Wayzata (MN) native James Lauriniaitis, a former Ohio State linebacker. He played for the Vikings from 1999 to 2011.Īlso on the ballot: Former guard Ron Hausauer, who played at Jamestown from from 1978 to 1981. The Vikings chose Kleinsasser 44 th in the 1999 NFL Draft. He had 88 career receptions for 1,309 yards and 10 touchdowns and was voted a First Team All-American five times. Kleinsasser played at UND from 1995 to 1998. K leinsasser is among 101 players on the divisional ballot that includes players from F-C-S, along with N-C-A-A Divisions two and three, as well as the N-A-I-A. Former UND tight end Jim Kleinsasser is on the 2024 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. ![]()
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