College football and college basketball are sports where a coach with reasonable success can hang around a while by winning consistently.I believe, however, this is going to change rather quickly.Did I see things in last Saturday’s Ohio Sate Buckeyes’ 13-10 loss to Michigan that will likely create reactions changing big time college football forever?Ryan Day, The Ohio State University (OSU) Buckeyes’ head coach has pundits and fans speculating, “no natty, no job!”Day, in other words, must win a national championship to salvage his position at OSU, especially following his team’s 13-10 home loss – his fourth in four recent seasons - to the University of Michigan (UM) Wolverines.The loss alone is not what is bothering the press and the fans. Day’s Buckeyes, armed with the Big Ten’s best receiving corps, failed to convert on third down and 8 yards to go by running the ball instead of finding at least one among OSU’s stable of gifted receivers.Bear in mind, Michigan’s best defensive back was also injured and not dressed for The Game.Furthermore, fans are probably asking themselves, “How can a team who hired Chip Kelly as their offensive quarter actually decline in offensive performance year over year?”Was Day born on third base and getting credit for hitting triples in recent seasons with some of Urban Meyer’s recruits? DO Big Tenn opposing defensive coordinators have the book on Chip Kelly’s offensive schemes?The questions abound from last Saturday’s toppling of the Bucks from the #2 College Football Playoff ranking to #6 thanks to a poor offensive showing.Look, I know I’m rambling, and the loss isn’t mind blowing, but it sure is frustrating.Sprinkle some Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) dollars into the big-time college football mix, and other cash payments allowable in college football these days, and the job security, and the free time coaches like Steve Spurrier enjoyed in his heyday are outdated.These coaches, paid as much as some NFL coaches in some cases, are under the hot seat in the new world order of big-time college football.I’m certain someone – booster, influential alumni, to name a few – has already called Coach Day and told him how frustrated they are funding a team at premium levels facilitating the talent acquisition challenges to put together a team that underachieved last Saturday.More succinctly, “We funded your program generously to assemble – on paper – one of college football’s best rosters. What in hell are you doing with our money?”Wow!Sounds like working for a public company when the shareholders aren’t pleased with some strategic or tactical decisions.How long will boosters complain about a lack of depth on the Buckeyes’ offensive line and some of the in-game decisions made in one of college football’s greatest rivalry matchups (abandoning your stable of receivers to run the ball on third and eight)?I’ve worked in a few publicly traded companies, and with the exceptions of those whose quarterly conference calls that sound more like a love-in, they’ll begin to play hardball with the athletic department.Additionally, with other revenue sports competing for cash, and bear in mind Ohio State is comparatively a giant among its institution’s other revenue generating athletic programs, how soon will those who operate the other sports start clamoring for more funds feeling these monies are better spent in their programs.Much the way college sports does anything, they change rules without completing the thought process on the effects of those changes, and bigger sums of money much more overtly used for big time college football might come under scrutiny and pressure from people less familiar with the inner workings of building a big-time football program.It will either be justifiable or knee jerk, but the questions will have to be answered, and the eras coaches like Steve Spurrier enjoyed are certainly a thing of the past.

In college football and basketball, a coach can maintain their position for a considerable time by achieving consistent victories.Nonetheless, I foresee a rapid transformation in this scenario.Did last Saturday’s Ohio State Buckeyes’ 13-10 defeat against Michigan reveal signs capable of instigating monumental changes in college football?Ryan Day, the head coach of The Ohio State University […]

In college football and basketball, a coach can maintain their position for a considerable time by achieving consistent victories.
Nonetheless, I foresee a rapid transformation in this scenario.
Did last Saturday’s Ohio State Buckeyes’ 13-10 defeat against Michigan reveal signs capable of instigating monumental changes in college football?
Ryan Day, the head coach of The Ohio State University (OSU) Buckeyes, is facing speculation from analysts and supporters alike, “No national championship, no job!”
In simpler terms, Day is under tremendous pressure to clinch a national title to retain his role at OSU, particularly after his team’s 13-10 loss at home – his fourth straight defeat to the University of Michigan (UM) Wolverines over four seasons.
The defeat isn’t solely what has the media and fans irked. Day’s Buckeyes, boasting the finest receiving corps in the Big Ten, stumbled to convert on a crucial third down with 8 yards needed, opting to run instead of leveraging at least one of their talented receivers.
It’s worth noting that Michigan’s top defensive back was also sidelined, not participating in The Game.
Moreover, fans might be pondering, “How can a team that brought in Chip Kelly as their offensive coordinator see a decline in offensive productivity year after year?”
Did Day luck into success, profiting from Urban Meyer’s recruits? Do opposing Big Ten defensive coaches have a handle on Chip Kelly’s offensive strategies?
The inquiries keep coming following last Saturday’s fall of the Bucks from a #2 College Football Playoff ranking down to #6 due to their lackluster offensive performance.
I acknowledge that I may be rambling, and while the loss isn’t staggering, it certainly is vexing.
Add some Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) funding into college football’s high-stakes ecosystem, along with other permissible financial incentives, and the job security and leisure time enjoyed by coaches like Steve Spurrier in his prime feel antiquated.
These coaches, some earning as much as NFL counterparts, are under significant scrutiny in the modern landscape of elite college football.
I am confident that someone – a booster, a powerful alumnus, etc. – has already reached out to Coach Day, expressing their dissatisfaction with funding a team at elevated levels while facing challenges in talent acquisition leading to a disappointing performance last Saturday.
In short, “We’ve generously supported your program to build – on paper – one of the finest rosters in college football. What are you doing with our investment?”
Wow!
It sounds reminiscent of working in a public company when shareholders are unhappy with certain strategic or tactical moves.
How long can boosters voice concerns about the Buckeyes’ offensive line depth and questionable in-game decisions during one of college football’s premier rivalries (neglecting your receivers to run on third and eight)?
I’ve worked at various publicly traded companies, and aside from those where quarterly calls feel more like a mutual admiration society, tensions will eventually surface with the athletic department.
Furthermore, with other revenue-generating sports vying for financial support, and recognizing Ohio State’s relatively dominant position among its institution’s other athletic programs, how soon will those managing the other sports start demanding more funds, believing their budgets would be better allocated to their programs?
Just like college sports tends to operate, they often amend rules without fully grasping the ramifications of those changes, and larger sums of money more transparently directed towards major college football might attract scrutiny and pressure from those less familiar with the intricacies of establishing a major football program.
It will be either justifiable or reactive, but these queries must be addressed, and the era of coaches like Steve Spurrier undoubtedly belongs to the past.