While we were sad about the Fiesta Bowl, Ryan Day gave up playcalling.

Submitted by chunkums on January 11th, 2023 at 7:48 PM

I definitely missed this at the time, so I imagine a lot of you did as well. Ryan Day told Herbie that he plans to give up playcalling next season. With Stroud leaving and Kevin Wilson bouncing to take the Tulsa head coaching job, it seems like the OSU offense could look very different next year. Given how deadly their offense has been with him calling plays, this one seems a bit puzzling to me. Their offense was definitely not the problem. Thoughts?

Swayze Howell Sheen

January 11th, 2023 at 10:07 PM ^

This is correct. He has had a far from easy life. His father committed suicide when he was pretty young. 

I hate a lot of stuff about OSU -- irrationally at that -- but Ryan Day the person is not one of those things.

Also, watch after the game. He walks up to Harbaugh, puts his hand out, and says "Good game, Jim." It's more than Urban would ever do.

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Optimism Attache

January 11th, 2023 at 9:21 PM ^

I don’t think it’s that Day believes the offense wasn’t up to snuff (it was), but rather that play calling is taking time away from other things he’d like to focus on. Improving team culture, trying not to lose 5 star QB commits, keeping accurate count of the days since beating Michigan—all very important jobs!

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kehnonymous

January 11th, 2023 at 9:28 PM ^

This is probably the correct move. Yeah OSU has a pretty good offense with him calling plays, but he definitely outsmarted himself with doomed screens against us instead of letting his star Marvin make plays.  Like the one time we single cover Marvin, he gets a 42 yd TD. Even after we then understandably bracket him, you still gotta try and give him the ball. I was happy every time they didn’t throw at him.  Ryan Day the coordinator probably knows that, but Ryan Day the head coach is too busy with all his other responsibilities to clock that

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gbdub

January 11th, 2023 at 10:04 PM ^

Honestly, against Michigan, offense HAS been OSU’s problem the last couple years and I have been kind of shocked by how little attention this has gotten. 

Michigan’s D has done a pretty good job of keeping things in front of them and forcing OSU into short yardage (where they are below average) and ultimately empty drives and field goals despite racking up yards. (One of the many things that bothered me about the TCU game - even more than OSU they are a big play dependent offense, so why not take a similar approach?)

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Double-D

January 11th, 2023 at 11:24 PM ^

I am not sure what to make of the news on Day.  It’s like the pressure has gotten to him. I can’t imagine he would not be heavily involved and I can’t see them making major changes in their strategy. 

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TESOE

January 12th, 2023 at 12:55 AM ^

It makes hiring a new OC easier. Of those that could who wouldn't. There are worse jobs than working for Day. The fans I can live without. But to work with talented kids with futures, living the plays you draw up with your staff...sign me up.

Oh. And pay me north of a million bucks. Those are the sort of bucks I would work for.

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FlexUM

January 12th, 2023 at 8:05 AM ^

It's probably a good move even though the play calling really wasn't the issue. The CEO of a company just simply cannot (well they can but it's almost always not a great idea) be in the weeds that deep to the point they are calling plays. 

I mean forget football, it's like the CEO of a massive company taking a bunch of client calls. It just doesn't work, they need to focus on moving the organization overall and they can't if they are bogged down by things individual contributors, managers, sr managers, directors, etc. should be doing.

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