Ryan Day
Head coach, Ohio State Buckeyes. CFB Masters Elite coaches tier — with the caveat of the Michigan-shaped asterisk on his career narrative.
Current Show Posture
As of 2026-05-26:
The show now treats the "born on third base" critique as stale. Day inherited a great Ohio State situation, but he has sustained the machine long enough, won enough, and repaired enough staff/personnel problems that the Urban Meyer inheritance no longer explains the era by itself.
The Michigan caveat remains part of the Day file, and the 2026 playoff-floor question is still live. But those are different arguments than saying anyone could have done this job.
Running Takes
- 2026-04-09: 2026-04-09 Ryan Day in the Elite Coaches Tier — Elite-tier with the Michigan caveat
- 2026-05-14: 2026-05-14 Ohio State Has a Precarious Playoff Path - Day's program is still strong, but the 2026 schedule makes a playoff miss more plausible than usual
- 2026-05-26: 2026-05-26 Ryan Day Moved Past the Third Base Narrative - Day has sustained Ohio State too long for pure inheritance to explain it
Episode Appearances
- 2026-04-09 CFB Masters - Elite Coaches, QBs, Losers, and Schedule Gauntlets
- 2026-05-14 Big Ten Vibe Check - Mays of May - Ohio State playoff-floor and schedule-risk discussion
- 2026-05-26 Bed or Built - College Football Narratives to Put to Rest - third-base critique put to bed.