Rumor of Ryan Day to the Bears

Submitted by BlueLikeJazz on December 12th, 2021 at 10:25 AM

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We all know that NFL beat writer’s rumors should be taken with a huge grain of salt, but this one makes some sense and has enough detail to be credible.

It’d be pretty spectacular for them to hire Day just in time for their class to implode and all good coaches to already be snatched up.

 

 

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DetroitBlue

December 12th, 2021 at 10:32 AM ^

Even so, if their signees weren’t told about the possibility of him leaving they could very well be pissed and with the one free transfer rule, it could be interesting.  
 

Then again, I think Day is their worst coach since before Tressel at least, and knowing those assholes they’d get someone better to take his place

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Brian Griese

December 12th, 2021 at 1:38 PM ^

Yeah, something about this situation seems like an opportunity for OSU to fall upward...again.  If he leaves this all but guarantees Urban or Fickell will be their coach next year and while this is just my opinion, (and I don't really have anything other than my feelings to back it up) but as a Michigan fan I would rather them have Day than Fickell.  I thought Day's in game coaching against Michigan was rather poor this year (not having the offense mostly in 12 personnel to chip Ojabo and Hutch was an easy adjustment that never really happened).

I think the odds of this of OSU coming out better because of this as opposed to 'cratering' are much, much higher.  

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ERdocLSA2004

December 12th, 2021 at 6:50 PM ^

Put me in the category of people that aren’t scared of Fickell.  We beat him the last time he coached against us.  A successful coach in the AAC coming back to “their” school….sounds familiar.  He might not have Frosts epic failure but I don’t foresee him doing anything special at OSU.  Maybe I’m just feeling optimistic these days though.

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Beat Rutgerland

December 12th, 2021 at 4:59 PM ^

I was on something of a crusade against Matt Campbell last year, because I thought he was wildly overrated, but in the name of balance, Iowa State lost to a bunch of good teams this year, and all their losses were close.

 

He's got ISU moving in the right direction, and he's a good coach, but at this point in his career obviously nobody at Michigan, OSU, or any other top flight program that isn't in a rebuild should be falling all over themselves to go get him.

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Leaders And Best

December 12th, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^

This has been what I have been thinking for a while. Fickell is waiting the next year or two to see what Ryan Day does. OSU has several options if Day were to leave with some more likely than others: Luke Fickell, Matt Campbell, Marcus Freeman, or possibly even a godfather offer to Mike Vrabel.

And anyone thinking OSU's class is going to fall apart because Ryan Day is leaving is kidding themselves. Ryan Day was a nobody before OSU. The OSU job TODAY is second only to Alabama, and coaches will be lining up for it even if it opens at a bad time. The only way OSU's recruiting falls apart is if they start losing on the field. This year was a start.

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OfficerRabbit

December 12th, 2021 at 12:37 PM ^

Surely would be quite interesting if Day leaves. Go with the proven winner in Meyer after he gets canned in Jacksonville, or hire a younger, up and coming winner that bleeds S&G in Fickell. Either way, I wouldn't expect recruiting to "implode" as a poster said above... those two guys aren't exactly chopped liver to recruits.

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The Deer Hunter

December 12th, 2021 at 12:51 PM ^

For once I agree with you. OSU will be just fine in the short term regardless of who they hire including keeping recruits.

I wouldn't bet on Meyer coming back though because of the optics for him regardless of OSU wanting him back. He is so full of himself he loves to smell his own farts. Meyer would deem being relegated back to his old job a personal failure that would eat away at him. 

 

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WFNY_DP

December 12th, 2021 at 2:14 PM ^

I actually think it's too soon for them to bring back Meyer. Let's be real: he didn't "resign" in the traditional sense in 2018. He was fired, but with a face-saving end-of-season resignation because the OSU board didn't have the stones to stand up to him (or maybe they thought he'd burn the house down on the way out if they canned him). The rumors here around Columbus were that the then-OSU-president wanted him fired full stop, but there was so much push-back that they "compromised" on the three game non-suspension-suspension and him "resigning" at season's end.

With all of the stuff with the young women that just happened--here in Columbus--to go with the Zach Smith stuff that would ALL come back up, I just can't see OSU lining up to go through all that again so quickly if there are other decent OSU-tied candidates out there.

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Mr Miggle

December 12th, 2021 at 10:21 PM ^

Is Fickell really waiting for OSU? I get that he might be, but I don't see when he could have reasonably left for greener pastures. He made it sound like the reason he didn't take the MSU job last year was the awful timing. He can't leave while his team is in the hunt for the title. It would be a huge red flag for any interested school if he would even discuss it.

If the timing was better, like if he had lost to Houston, I don't think Fickell would turn down Notre Dame.

 

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BroadneckBlue21

December 12th, 2021 at 8:13 PM ^

I think it is really difficult to gauge Day’s capability when he started off his job halfway down the third base line.

As a Bears fan, I’m not sure he’s going to turn the offense around because I’ve not seen him take an offense and make it better, schematically. He’s simply plugged in one of the deepest skill positions groups in the last two decades—same as Saban.

Saban was an average pro coach. He’s the greatest college coach because he found the kind of places in the SEC in which his style and their $$$ made for the ability to create super elite EA sports rosters. Same for Pete Carroll at USC. Maybe Saban could go pro and succeed this time—there is something to failing but learning in very good coaches (See: UM’s AP COY; Carroll; Belichick).

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Rhino77

December 12th, 2021 at 10:30 AM ^

Longtime Bears fan, first time caller…

I warmed up to Fields pretty fast, he seems like a good kid with a big upside. 
 

Not sure I can look at Day’s “Just for Men” beard for 17 games a season. Has to be better than Nagy tho. 

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