Ryan Day: Kyle McCord Starts, Brown to get snaps as well

It's got to be a bad sign for McCord that it took this long right? Brown literally couldn't play all spring and it took Day until week 1 to decide that McCord was in fact better. 

Brian made a point in 15.0c that this might be OSU's first developmental season at QB since... before Troy Smith? I was born in 1999, I literally do not have a sentient memory of OSU having a below-average QB. I could not be more excited to watch them play ND in a few weeks

this board will be flush with royalties if so.

Send them a cease and desist letter for infringement.

No. They have their own system called THE (t_) Ichigan Ethod. 

I am getting a feeling they really don't want it to be McCord.  He has been in the program for 3 years behind Stroud.  You would have thought he would be the clear winner but he hasn't been.  If OSU didn't have Marvin Harrison (he definitely takes pressure off needing an elite QB), I would say OSU is in a predicament that we haven't seen for over a decade.

"i would have walked to...wait they're in Columbus!??!"

From your lips to God’s ears. I want them to experience doubt, I want there to be some chinks in the Ohio St QB armor. Basically I want them to endure what every other college football team has to from time to time and that’s shitty QB play that costs you games. 

Are there really that many people here who thought Stroud was overrated?  I know I didn't, he had some of the best arm talent I've ever seen.  I just enjoy it much more when they don't have a running QB.

I think it's more Ohio State fans maybe don't realize how good he was.  You don't have to look far, look at how Clemson looked when all of the sudden they didn't have a top 15 pick behind center. 

Their talent still carried them to fine records, but nobody took them seriously as a threat for the national title.  It can happen quick, as we all know around here.  Now in the past with someone like Barrett who didn't have the best passing game in the world, his legs would make up for it in their offense with back breaking 1st down runs on 3rd and long.

I've been screaming this since he left and many of their fans think it will be just fine since Fields and Haskins were great. Stroud not only went 2nd overall, he seemed to give them a shot at a completion every time he released the ball. I would bet lots of money that they have a drop off this year whether it is McCord or Brown.

Also, reminder that Stroud never got gold pants 😁😉

I hope you’re right…but the last 20 years has taught me that Ohio State ALWAYS rolls a nat20 when it comes to QBs.

This is my take as well. Ohio State is not used to uncertainty in their seasonal game planning. The fact that Ryan Day had to wait until opening game week to announce his starter suggests to me that the competition remains undecided.

Not having a qb as a primary running threat means greater reliance on effective OL play.  So that impinges now on that unit's immediate performance. And there are question marks evident from spring game and the replacement of its starting tackles from a year ago.

The big test will come in South Bend on Sept. 23. I like Notre Dame in that matchup. But by then, Devin Brown could be the Buckeye starter. As of now, however, I agree OSU is in the middle of a qb conundrum that could take weeks to unravel and make or break its season. 

This is my take as well. Ohio State is not used to uncertainty in their seasonal game planning. The fact that Ryan Day had to wait until opening game week to announce his starter suggests to me that the competition remains undecided.

Not having a qb as a primary running threat means greater reliance on effective OL play.  So that impinges now on that unit's immediate performance. And there are question marks evident from spring game and the replacement of its starting tackles from a year ago.

The big test will come in South Bend on Sept. 23. I like Notre Dame in that matchup. But by then, Devin Brown could be the Buckeye starter. As of now, however, I agree OSU is in the middle of a qb conundrum that could take weeks to unravel and make or break its season. 

It's true.  Probably the most accurate college QB I've seen in my lifetime.  Didn't process the field as well as some others (like Joe Burrow, tGOAT, Drew Brees), but accuracy was unbelievable.  

The problem seems to be how Day has reshaped the program. OSU has survived with horrible QBs (See: Bauserman, Joe) but their defense and run game were much better. OSU doesn't have the defense and run game to survive a bad QB. Can they still get to 9 or 10 games with a bad QB?Sure, but they aren't gonna win their big games if their QB sucks.

The Notre Dame game coming up is gonna be must watch TV. I actually wouldn't be shocked if ND won by double digits

ICYMI, San Diego State's 7th best OL last year is now their starting LT. So stacked.

Stacked on offense meaning WR's, and to a lesser extent RB's.  They are not stacked at OL/TE and possibly QB. Which indicates not really being "stacked".  They could drop 3-4 games in a worst-case scenario.   

What might be happening to Day is what often happens to one-dimensional guru coaches who follow great coaches at great programs (Lincoln Riley is a great example, and a few years ahead of Day in this progression).  What you often see is that they can maintain for a period and appear quite viable.  But slowly they often begin to lose toughness in the trenches, which is the unheralded core of a football team, and the core upon which everything else is built. The mark of a great coach is a coach who consistently fields complete football teams (meaning complete in their competencies, not complete in their recruiting).  I think this is starting to slip with Day, primarily in the trenches, and spilling over onto the Defense as a whole.  

This.  There are 5 stars up and down the roster and their history says its much more likely they play up that rating than not eventually.

I would bet on OSU having an elite offense until they actually show something different on the field (and even then, you never know)

They're stacked at skill positions. Their OL is a huge question mark

That stupid bullshit dribble fumble bounce right back into Dobbins' hands was enough good luck in one play that they ought to have a century of bad luck coming their way and I hope the events you posted are just the tip of the iceberg.

I think you forgot the war in Ukraine (in which increased gas prices are affecting OSU fans sitting in drive-throughs much more than UM fans who use public transportation in major metropolitan cities)

Respectfully, you are SO far off in what you described.

”Meyer caught on video awkwardly grinding chick at bar”.   It was the other way around - the chick was grinding on Meyer - and, he appeared quite receptive to her actions.

Everything else looks pretty accurate.

My daughter goes to Indiana and I'm making the trip Saturday to see her in the marching band. Would possibly be the best gift I've ever received if somehow Indiana were to pull off a HUGE upset. Not holding my breath by any means, but I like the "instability" at QB.