Ramzy from 11Warriors has spoken!

"Harbaugh is now 2-6 in this rivalry"

F off with that

Articles were good.  I like the 2022 article where the writing makes you feel as if you are there.  I also like how he says that Third Base hasn't gone gray but we all know better.

Losing to these guys is almost worth it because it makes beating them all that much more euphoric.

It's not that it's bad writing--it's not great either. It's mostly lots of words to say Day "doesn't get it" and has got no balls.

It was interesting at the end when he suggested that Day needs to give up his play calling role.

A point he made in the middle that seemed wrong to me is that Day is making a mistake by trying to win the game from the previous year (i.e., played to stuff the run in 2022, then played to stop the explosives in 2023).

Here's what OSU just won't accept: It does not matter what you do, Ohio State. We will win The Game either way.

If you played 11 in the box in 2021, Cade would have thrown it over heads like JJ did in 2022.

Yes, in 2022 it was an overreaction to a ridiculous degree from their defense which led to the explosives.

But we saw the alternative this year in 2023. And what OSU did this year was a much better idea than in 2022! Ramzy says it was wrong but it was not wrong; it was very much the correct response. It almost worked.

But the reason it didn't ultimately work is because--surprise!--we're a very good and balanced team!

I mean, look at what Ramzy writes about the difference between 2022 and 2023:

Over the weekend he did it again. Day made the necessary corrections to win the 2022 game a full year too late, deploying a defensive strategy fine-tuned to avoid allowing all of those big plays from Columbus last November.

It worked! His defense didn't make any big plays, either. Another dated, paper strategy.

Coaches rarely win this game on paper. The Wolverines, who have no explosive edge players, were happy to plod along at four yards per snap and dink/dunk their way down the field to tight ends being covered by one linebacker who often doesn't know where he is and another playing with only one functional arm.

It's the same offense as last year! It's practically all the same players! What did he think would happen as soon OSU stacked the box? We saw it last year, so we don't have to guess.

Damn, he used a blowtorch on that program. Would venture to say he is not a fan of Ryan Day.

Ryan Day is a fraud, an imposter.  He knows he is not built for this. Ramzy nailed it.

All the whining and crying about sign gate, being a general bitch on B1G calls, hiring a PI!!!! Firm fergodsakes!…

Dude is an offensive coordinator, not a steward of a top 3-5 CFB program in the country. 
We’ve seen how unhinged he is already, with the Lou Holtz rant and whining about bully UM and SiGNs! To the B1G.

I am petrified that OSU hires Mike Vrabel and he brings along young and talented NFL coordinators - The OSU program would then be Bama/UGA North, or More talented Michigan if they get the culture right.

As Pacino said in GlennGary -

Who told him that he was allowed to work with men.

Third Base is six months older than I am. I assure you he's not too young to go gray.

Then again, I haven't beaten Michigan in three years either.

Like the article, comments are a laugh-riot. 

Seriously, though, would they really fire a coach who goes 12-1 every year with the lone loss coming to Michigan? Losing The Game sucks (as we all know), but that would be bonkers to do so. 

He actually said this about Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer

Distinguished gentlemen. This is the reward for embodying What Good Looks Like.

And we're supposed to exhibit even an ounce of respect for him?

What's funny - and honestly, quite stupid - is how different this whole article would have been if there had been a late, lucky bomb to MH.

He does not have gray hair. This is how Day shows his anxiety. He cowers in the moment in the one game on Ohio State's schedule where you cannot coach from a place of fear.

DAY TAKES THE GAME OUT OF HIS BEST PLAYERS' HANDS - THE NIL GUYS, THE PROGRAM MARQUEE GUYS, MY-KID-HAS-YOUR-JERSEY GUYS. IT'S NOT A GLITCH, IT'S HIS DEFAULT MICHIGAN GAME BEHAVIOR.

He talks about how previous coaches have aged because they coach at ohio state.

I wonder why Day has no gray hair.

It was a good read. First time I've been over at the site in a year, now I need a bleach shower.

I'm coming around to the idea that Day is just a different version of James Franklin.

Both coaches have their strengths --- Day has a great offensive mind, Franklin consistently brings in talent and players who genuinally seem to like their coaches and each other.

But neither one exudes ANY sort of confidence in the big game on their schedule (and it rubs off on their players).

Just watch --- I'd bet $100 now that OSU and PSU will go 2-0 in their non-CFP Bowl games, against whoever they play (even if it's a Alabama or Texas).  Their 2023 teams are legitimately good.  And the pressure will be off.  The Bowl game won't really matter, so then they'll play their best.

"In disappointing news for Michigan message board posters, he does not color his hair."

If not now, he will soon enough. 

This guy called Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer distinguished gentlemen.  We know they are not.  Is this guy high?

Dont have time to read the whole thing yet but Im guessing Ramzy's going to nail it based off this

Day forfeited the advantages of flawless weather, superior star talent, individual mismatches and home-field advantage to Jim Harbaugh by treating Michigan as just another game.

What wrinkle did OSU throw out? Did any of their players looked amped to be there? Michigan threw out the Edwards pass, the Orji bash, the Loveland pass on 4th & 1. There wasn't a ton of frippery, but it was enough to make it obvious Michigan was not treating this like any other game. That was the 3rd straight year where I felt like Day just came in with his base offense and expected to score 50 points or something (much appreciated Ryan xoxo)

Beautifully written and insightful as to the anxieties of the job coaching Ohio. I do not think the narrative is accurate, however. It is not simply a matter of whether Ryan Day understands the rivalry. He had Ohio in a position to win and they damn near did. The way Ohio’s defense contained Michigan most of the game he did not need to gamble. Michigan *did* because without aggressive play calling the Ohio receivers are the difference in the game. Day was not out-coached. Michigan simply made plays. This game is the same if Urban is coaching and Day is calling plays. Michigan is playing with confidence and has an elite quarterback. It is more about what Michigan did than some flaw in Day’s psyche or game plan. 

I hadn't read last years article yet, so I started with that one. Even Ramzy has some weird takes:

Michigan's third and fourth cornerbacks are both atrocious. Dayt had every opportunity to humiliate them, demoralize them and bring down the rest of the team with them. Day should have had C.J. Stroud pick on that scab until it bled.

Who does he think our third and fourth cornerbacks were? DJ Turner, the second round draft pick? Gemon Green, a starter who was coming back from injury? Did he really just underrate Mike Sainristil? I know he wasn't talking about Will Johnson, and those 4 were the only cornerbacks who got snaps in 2022.