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If you’re asking if Ryan Day will be in the same category as Urban Meyer in five years… that’s a rather large weight to throw on anyone’s shoulders. Urban has three national championships. THREE! For Ryan Day to be in that kind of conversation, he’d have make trips to the top of the mountain top at least two of the next five years. Given what we’ve seen this team do in year one under Day, it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
You can only judge a man based on what we see. And thus far, Ryan Day looks like the real deal. But we’ve seen these one year wonders before. Charlie Weis at Notre Dame anyone?
Ryan Day gets it… he's not from Ohio, but he gets it
— Bobby Carpenter (@Bcarp3) November 30, 2019
With that said, I think Ryan Day understands X’s and O’s really well, but more importantly he understands 18-22 year olds in a world where coaches challenging one’s manhood on the field doesn’t necessarily fly any longer.
Ohio State is set up for success for years to come. And I believe Ryan Day, even if he doesn’t get multiple national championships, will have the Buckeyes in contention year in and year out. That may not get him to the same level as Urban, but he’ll at least be in the conversation.
Oh, and it also looks like he’s sprinting down the path of continuing domination over TTUN… which puts you at “Ohio State Legend” status real fast.