#Ohio state football roster 1978 full#

Including Harbaugh, I would actually argue that Day has only lost to a few elite coaches and elite programs, although Mario Cristobal is doing his best to fall out of favor with Club Elite. We should stop acting like last weekend’s loss came to Derek Mason and the 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores. Captain Khaki went 29-6 at San Diego, won an Orange Bowl with Stanford, and coached in a Super Bowl at the next level. For as goofy as this man comes across – and he most certainly does – his results are pretty damn impressive. We are not talking about Arkansas State here.Īnd do not overlook Harbaugh.

Ever! The Buckeyes should lose to them occasionally. But did we expect Ohio State to dominate The Game for 30 years? 40? OSU has 17 wins over Michigan (you got me, they’ve earned it temporarily) since 2000, but the latter is CFB’s winningest program. Those programs recently dealt with literal decades of poor coaching and/or mistakes in hiring. Just ask Miami, USC, or TTUN, to name a few. Who would you rather have instead, Nick Saban? How about Knute Rockne or Bear Bryant, would either of them suffice? Great coaches do not grow on trees. Losses in the most crucial games mean that he has mildly underachieved by only the highest of high standards, but anyone calling for Day’s job is borderline delusional. The Buckeyes’ head coach is 43 years old and took over a job which would cause many, more experienced head coaches to piss down their leg. But is there anything to be said for learning on the job? Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Do those five losses hurt? Hell yes they do, and Day should be held primarily responsible for all of them. Scoff at limited tenure and strength of schedule all you want, but I would also remind you that Jim Tressel lost an average of 2.2 games per season while in Columbus, and Urban Meyer fumbled away games he had no business losing (to inferior Big Ten opponents).ĭay got the Clemson monkey off OSU’s back, was a blown call away from beating them twice, has never lost to a non-TTUN Big Ten opponent, and is 15-5 against top-25 opponents. So here are some of the recent results everyone seems to be upset about:ĭay is 45-5 as the head coach of Ohio State, which gives him the highest current winning percentage of all active FBS football coaches. However, Buckeye Nation does not want to hear about ownership of costly errors or promises to get and be better. The game of football is played on a field and between two sidelines, not on paper. But talent alone does not dictate outcomes.

#Ohio state football roster 1978 full#

OSU has a roster full of future NFL talent, far more than the roster up north. McCarthy and Donovan Edwards exist and were five-star recruits in their own right.

And no, I do not need to be reminded that J.J. I say these things with confidence because the Buckeyes are/were the more talented team, and they still lost. Then, when cheeks got especially tight, the team lost its composure. The Buckeyes were out-coached, under-prepared, and failed to adjust accordingly. Now, I am not trying to make excuses for Ohio State and in particular, Ryan Day. In Conversation Podcast: Gus Johnson tells Ohio State not to panic Hangout in the Holy Land Podcast: Pain