Urban was on a talk show recently.  He said winning the trenches wins match up games. So simple but day is not a believer. 

Urban said recently in Match up games you must win the trenches.  Day doesn’t believe that.  His recurring shows it.   We will ALWAYS struggle in match up games with that mentality 

Again I'm more interested in trends. Our 4th quarter defense is atrocious in match up games. 

that’s consistent with his OK state defenses. 

what was day THINKING when he hired this guy?  

100 percent.  how they dominate Akron or Marshall is not relevant other than to jim  Knowles to pad stats.  

I’m starting to have concerns too about Lathan Ransom. I think he is solid, but I think on Saturday he reverted back to the Michigan Lathan Ransom.

I would say, C+ B minus until the fourth quarter. And then when you have to ask your defense, you need to shut them down, I give them an F.

Sorry, STL, I don’t share your optimism.  We have guys on defense that came back  (so they are older than must college players), and we still can’t impose our will in crucial situations like Michigan did in the playoffs with their older team. 
 

I think Day whiffed on Knowles and Johnson is not getting the best out of an older Dline. 

If seen data that when he was at OK state, in some Match up games, he defenses were flat out awful. 
 

im concerned.  
 

I wish the writers that cover the beat would ask Ryan Day and the defensive coordinator tough questions. Make them answer tough questions.

No, but there’s a pattern going on here since Jim knowles has been the defensive coordinator. When he plays match up games, the other teams don’t punt in the fourth quarter cause his defense is not good enough to make stops. 

Knowles has been a defense coordinator for three years and a lot of these guys have been here for three years. I don’t think there’s room to grow. I just think he’s a so so defensive coordinator and some overrated players. When you watch some of these film breakdowns by ex scouts and excoaches, the offensive coordinator on Oregon owned Jim Knowles .

And the writers on the site they have a job but they need access so they’re going to tread lightly in terms of grades as they are around the team every day. True journalism doesn’t really exist in abundance   anymore.

The bad day  covering I get, but the bad tackling is very troublesome. 

I’m from the school of less guys out of position  the better 

Spot on.  Line play (both sides) wins games. Not 5 star receivers 

If I take away Irving’s shot in 2016, Cavs lose the Title. If Tom Brady loses all his super bowls he’s not the goat.  
 The loses to Michigan count 

We are a public university so I assume if you have media credentials the sports information DIRECTOR can’t keep you from press conferences.

I feel the media following the team are more cheerleaders than journalists.  Especially in press conferences.  They seem timid.  
 

Day needs to be asked questions such as do you think Jim K is earning his money? If you do, in what way?  Then tell him how bad his defenses play in big games, particularly in the 4th quarter and get a response   

jim Knowles needs to be asked that too.  

Also,  why wasn’t Burke pulled when he clearly was not on his game.  

They cheated.  We have a talent advantage over Oregon by meaningful amount.

Look at that other coaches ineptitude has nothing to do with my team. Be at least 500 or find yourself on a train out of town.

Per 274 composite, we have a roster talent advantage over them.  And it’s meaningful. 

I don’t know about other teams, because I haven’t studied them, but I think it’s pitiful that in the 22 and 23 Michigan games, the Georgia game, and this past weekends game, we did not force one 4th quarter punt.  
 

Im not saying get rid of him. I think he’s a great guy,  runs a clean program as you said,  and hes a good man. And doesn’t have an ego like a lot of these coaches do.

But he doesn’t get a pass either    A pattern is developing 

He’s far from it, but he’s trending towards John COOPER territory. And every Buckeye fan that was around then hated that era.

Good info 

His record against Michigan,  top 10 opponents,  bowl games sucks. Sucks meaning the Ohio State standard.

It’s not about total yards and points. It’s when it’s in the fourth quarter and Europe your defense needs to make one or two steps. Our defense doesn’t do that.

It’s not about total yards and points. It’s when it’s in the fourth quarter  your defense needs to make one or two stops. Our defense doesn’t do that. The results show it  

The coach would rather play video game football, than win the line of scrimmage.

In the last five or six big games, Ohio State defense has not forced a punt by the opposition in the 4th quarter. The defense is overrated. Whether it’s scheme, players, or the defensive coordinator,  they’re overrated. It will bite us in the end. 
 

and Day simply doesn’t get it because he wants to play a video game versus football