[OT] Ryan Day (co-OC/QB) declines Titans' OC position to stay at Ohio State
Per Adam Schefter who originally broke the news a couple days ago:
Ohio St. co-offensive coordinator Ryan Day is expected to remain in Columbus and not become the Tennessee Titans’ offensive coordinator, per source. Titans’ OC search continues.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 23, 2018
Ryan Day will also be officially promoted from co-OC to OC alongside current OC Kevin Wilson:
Day's promotion comes one day after ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Day turned down an opportunity to become the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator. Meyer previously confirmed that Day also turned down a potential SEC head coaching opportunity to stay at Ohio State, while it was also rumored that Chip Kelly would try to hire Day as his offensive coordinator at UCLA.
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
Urban has some kind of dirt on people or something, I mean geez.
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
The Buckeyes' quarterbacks coach has been promoted from co-offensive coordinator to offensive coordinator, and will "work with Kevin Wilson to lead the Ohio State offense
Huh? So he is no longer the Co-OC since he got promoted to Co-OC?
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:38 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:12 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
We get the joke, but UM coaches get loaner cars.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:45 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:39 AM ^
Also slightly confused. Removing the "co-offensive coordinator" title in order to be the offensive coordinator with Kevin Wilson seems...similar?
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
If I had the guess, the promotion is primarily to justify giving Ryan Day a raise, and may an official role for in-game playcalling. Last year, Kevin Wilson was the primary playcaller on the offense, and Ryan Day gave input from the box. So if anything, this will probably give Day a more official role in the passing game than previously.
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
Kevin Wilson is now Co-OC to the OC
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
is he the assistant to the regional manager?
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
it's as much of a resume builder as anything. It will look good that he has been an OC for a certain number of years when he interviews for his HC job. Makes sense to me.
January 23rd, 2018 at 4:17 PM ^
It would make sense if he didn't have the opportunity to be an NFL OC, or reportedly an SEC head coach. If the last part is true, wtf could possibly keep him in Columbus as an assistant?
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:42 AM ^
Assisant Regional Manager or Assistant to the Regional Manager?
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
Darnit! You beat me to it. +1 for The Office reference.
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
Urban uses a few variations of the coordiantor title to denote a clear hierarchy in responsbilities/duties, but mostly to justify pay raises.
A coach can be either a coordinator (i.e. Greg Schiano), co-coordinator (Alex Grinch), or an assistant coordinator (Kerry Coombs).
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:08 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
Offensive Director: he could be in charge of the OC's.
A coordinator of the offensive coordinators and assistant offensive coordinators.
Or something.
January 23rd, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
Better to have 2 OC's than co-OC's.
/s
January 23rd, 2018 at 1:41 PM ^
His 40 time will now also be changed from 5.4 seconds to 4.1 seconds
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:38 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
I knew one of your accounts would be here to say exactly this.
Stop upvoting this crap, people. Goddamn.
January 23rd, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
And Titans have to operate within the NFL salary cap. Ohio State can play players whatever they want without having to deal with a salary cap.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:02 AM ^
Some of the biggest recruiting wins he's had have been keeping some juniors to not declare and to keep this dude and their DC.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
I have officially moved into the acceptance phase....
1. Denial – Jim Tressel is going to do what again? That dude just left Youngstown fucking State for God’s sake. Not too worried about him that's for sure.
2. Anger – Jesus S Christ Lloyd. You’re up by five late in the game and you’re punting from the OSU 35 yard line???? Get a God Damn first down and this game is over.
3. Bargaining – OK God if you just let Denard be able to throw the ball a little bit we can use him at running back and the decoy will keep OSU from keying on him. Just a little bit is all we need OK?
4. Depression – Pick 6, fumble on 1 yard line and HE WAS SHORT. Plus why oh why could we not tackle that jerkoff on third and 10 for what would’ve been a 10 yard loss…….
5. Acceptance – Of course we just lost the 4 Star DLineman we’ve been leading in recruiting for to OSU. Of course their OC turned down a job in the NFL to stay at Ohio State. Of course they are #1 in recruiting the B1G and nationally while we muddle around in the mid teens at best.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
This needs to be posted every time inconceivable good fortune happens to Ohio State.
If you don't mind it being used multiple times a week?
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
I hear you. And screw it anyway. What we lack in football we more than make up for in gentlemanly club life.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
Somewhere in here should be added Tressel leaving and the Urban Meyer coming... WTF.
January 23rd, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
Hilarious. And utterly depressing all at the same time, because it's all true. Truly amazing how much good luck has come to that program in the last 20 years. They lose one of their best ever coaches to a scandal, which would've set most programs back at least several years.
But then of course one of top-10 coaches to EVER coach the game, arguably top-5, just happens to be taking a sabbatical the year OSU happens to be looking for a coach. And of course he's from Ohio. And of course OSU is his dream school. All the pieces seem to always fall perfectly into place for those shitstains.
At this point, I just assume that whatever good fortune can come to that program inevitably will. Just waiting for the universe to decide its had enough fun making us suffer, and swing the pendulum back the other way.
January 23rd, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
And in Meyer's 1st year he goes undefeated... In addition, they had a legit shot to win the championship just about every year but failed due to MSU and their own incompetence.
January 23rd, 2018 at 1:26 PM ^
Step 6: Bourbon. Lots of Bourbon
January 23rd, 2018 at 3:15 PM ^
Bourbon Meyer!
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:08 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
I don't care who the Co-, Assistant or The Cordinator is. We just have to beat these freaggn guys. That is my overwhelmingly obvious statement for the day.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
All it really means is that they are one OC away from the First Offensive Triumvirate at Ohio State, then the only question that remains is who perishes early on in the process, which two fight the civil war and which one wins and proclaims themselves sole dictator of the Offense.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
My money is on Pompey.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
So you are telling me he turned down an NFL OC gig to be a co-OC at OSU? WTF
Someone needs to tell this guy he took the wrong offer; an offer that to me seemed like he wasn't qualified for to begin with
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
Goodbye: Ed Warinner (again?)
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:45 AM ^
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January 23rd, 2018 at 11:58 AM ^
I'm waiting to see the college team with all their position coaches listed as co-coordinators.
January 23rd, 2018 at 11:58 AM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
January 23rd, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
But OSU is classically underpays their assistants. Why would this move make them change. And come to think about it, how in the hell do they get away with having ZERO $1M coordinators?