OT: Cincinnati to hire ex-OSU DC Coombs
ESPN is reporting that Luke Fickell and Cincinnati are expected to hire Kerry Coombs. I know Coombs has rightfully taken some abuse as not the best on-field coach, but I view this as a net positive for UM and net negative for OSU. Coombs bonafides as a recruiter are unquestioned, and now that guy will be recruiting against OSU in its own backyard and has a run of recent success including this year's playoff appearance to help in the sales pitch
January 18th, 2022 at 1:38 PM ^
yeah. i dont think the bear poking just started. I like that Day is "really" angry now. That's always such a BS card in this rivalry. He was "REALLY angry" at harbaugh last year when he made the comment. Michigan played tough guy against msu a few times with antics... Its unnecessary and to me less is more. Let the fans be the irrational idiots. All the loud mouth stuff to me is chest puffing.
Day should be pissed. But being "super duper pissed" makes me happy because his face might turn the color of Veruca Salt.
January 18th, 2022 at 1:48 PM ^
Agree with you... The "hang a hundred on you" was, in hindsight, a really bad move, Hutchinson said your team used that as motivation. I've always been a fan of walking silent carrying a big stick, as opposed to mouthing off and not backing it up (2018 UM, 2021 OSU for example). Hopefully Day learned his lesson this year.
January 18th, 2022 at 2:02 PM ^
We agree. i found the revenge tour annoying - as soon as you fail, you look like idiots. Say it at the end. Like the 2021 team. I didnt hear much all year. No bulletin board material. Just focus, grinding, and it worked out. It may not always - but if you're not The U and backing it up with ass kicking every week, dont be fake tough.
I could respect urban as a coach, though not as a person... i see nothing admirable about day. if we beat osu next year, they will be in full blown panic mode.
January 18th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
I admire Day simply because the guy is absolutely not afraid to clean house when position groups aren't performing. Part of Meyer's demise was his loyalty to underperforming positional coaches (Warriner as OC, Davis (his best man at his wedding) at LB, and of course Zach Smith at WR), so it's refreshing to have a coach not scared of shaking things up. With that said, shaking things up doesn't equate to making them better. Another loss to UM and Day's going to need a seat cooler to make him comfortable.
January 18th, 2022 at 2:38 PM ^
That it did in 2021 on top of the stupid fucking jersey stomping by Tyliek Williams …but if we’re being objective, I’m not sure how that would’ve changed the inevitable outcome in 2020.
January 18th, 2022 at 1:50 PM ^
day is john cooper 2.0..... but he won't last 12 years
January 18th, 2022 at 2:41 PM ^
One loss to UM and he’s Cooper 2.0?
January 18th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
cooper beat michigan twice, so....yeah. day isn't a great coach, imo. its almost like he was born on 3rd base, but thinks he hit a triple.
January 18th, 2022 at 3:57 PM ^
You seem particularly prickly, what is your stance on UM cancelling The Game in 2020? Not saying it was a bad call for your sake, but UM likely would have lost and Harbaugh's tenure as coach would have been even more at risk than it was all of last offseason. Posit that Day would've been 2-0 against UM this year (possibly without Harbaugh as a result)... And you're calling Day John Cooper 2.0?
Can't wait for November this year in Columbus.
January 18th, 2022 at 9:49 PM ^
Keep telling yourself that...
January 18th, 2022 at 12:49 PM ^
Good move for Cincinnati. He's an elite recruiter to my understanding, and while he wasn't really cut out to be a DC, he sure could coach corners. He sent plenty of guys into the first round. A lot of them were highly touted recruits already so that helped, but they still had to be coached.
With Cincy making a move to the Big XII before too long, I'd love to see someone instate who can start being a thorn in OSU's side and maybe plucking a recruit or two every year that they'd otherwise want to have in their ranks.
January 18th, 2022 at 12:52 PM ^
There’s a difference between being a bad on-field coach and being a bad DC. The guy coached quite a few first round CBs and production fell way off when he left the first time. He’ll be great for Cincy and I hope he retires in the position he’s in. He’s a Cincinnati HS coaching legend so it’s nice that he’s back in his old stomping grounds.
January 18th, 2022 at 1:45 PM ^
We’d actually have to start recruiting Ohio a bit more aggressively for us to lose recruits. One of my disappointments is how poorly we recruit Ohio.
UC will recruit better in Ohio both base on its past couple year success plus adding Coombs won’t hurt - unless they make him DC.
January 18th, 2022 at 2:40 PM ^
Part of that is because when OSU hired Mattison and Washington, they hired our best Ohio recruiters on staff. Elston recruited Ohio well for ND, in addition to Hart and Clinkscale who recruited the region for IU and UK respectively, so I can only hope we'll be on the upswing,
January 18th, 2022 at 2:15 PM ^
I’ll be very surprised if he ever takes someone that OSU actually wanted.
January 18th, 2022 at 2:20 PM ^
Skyline Chili for the win.
January 18th, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
The only positive takeaway I've ever had from Skyline is getting to talk about ordering a 3-Way with my then GF in college (insert college humor here). Other than that, it's all been abdominal pain and TOT (time on toilet).
January 18th, 2022 at 5:44 PM ^
Here's the thing -
Cincinnati chili the dish is great, but Skyline is both its most visible and awful ambassador. Go to like almost any non franchise chili place within the 275 or make it at home and you'll get a 10x better experience than Skyline
January 19th, 2022 at 1:01 AM ^
My (insert Brian podcast prelude) hot take is that chili just in general isn't all that good. White chicken chili is pretty good, but that's as good as it gets.
January 18th, 2022 at 3:35 PM ^
I hope Fickell never ends up coaching in columbus.... I can't dislike the guy. he seems like a decent guy and a good coach, he just doesn't fit the ohio state coaching criteria..... he's not a sleazy scumball..... shit stain of a human being..... and that's what they look for in their coaches.
January 18th, 2022 at 3:56 PM ^
Day seems alright. If he stops using that spray on beard and keeps losing Im actually all for him staying.
January 18th, 2022 at 4:28 PM ^
Fickell never ends up coaching in columbus.
You do know that Fickell coached at Ohio State for 15+ years, right? Fickell is the embodiment of an “Buckeye for Life.”
January 18th, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^
An “Ohio Man” if you will.
January 18th, 2022 at 5:12 PM ^
Obvious hire for UC to make. He has a lot of Cincinnati ties, of course.
January 18th, 2022 at 9:35 PM ^
When UC is recruiting well, they can be a huge thorn in Michigan State's side, as they target a lot of the same Midwestern high-3 star athletes. Hopefully this helps their efforts!
January 18th, 2022 at 10:56 PM ^
I am guessing Kerry Coombs will be a MAC coach very soon. Whichever Ohio MAC job opens next, he should be a premier candidate.
January 19th, 2022 at 8:39 PM ^
I'd bet against it. If he was going to make that move he could have done so some time ago.
January 20th, 2022 at 5:50 PM ^
Great recruiter