From Embarrassing Loss to Signature Win fired/retained Coaches

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madbamahater said:
Over the 6 years, the roster hasn't been as good as it was this year. 7-10 coaches would have gone better than 70-10 in this span?

I'm not defending the guy, I personally think he's a turd. You'd be very hard-pressed to find anyone that can go 70-10 at any program. Throw in a national championship also
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That you Nick? Anyways, when you only play 2 challenging games per year, and one you never lose to, well, add it up.
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
He isn'tgoing anywhere right now because there isn't an opening worthy of him taking. If you were Alabama, and 2 years from now, OHST still hasn't beat Michigan but makes it to the playoffs every year, would you hire Day? I think they absolutely would. Those Michigan losses don't mean anything if you have the NC pedigree to go with your name.
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He won’t leave OSU for another college job unless he really falls off recordwise.
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
He isn'tgoing anywhere right now because there isn't an opening worthy of him taking. If you were Alabama, and 2 years from now, OHST still hasn't beat Michigan but makes it to the playoffs every year, would you hire Day? I think they absolutely would. Those Michigan losses don't mean anything if you have the NC pedigree to go with your name.
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Agreed. Losing to Michigan definitely sucks in their eyes; but I've asked other people, would you exchange a loss to Vanderbilt for a NC? I would. Your rival can talk all of the crap that they want, at the end of the day the ultimate prize is really what matters.
 
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JohnWardForever said:
Welp. the season past is real. The season ahead is conjecture. And Free speech ??
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Aaaahhhh, but Confucius say tis better to drive your car looking straight ahead through the windshield than via your side view or rear view mirrors.
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
He isn'tgoing anywhere right now because there isn't an opening worthy of him taking. If you were Alabama, and 2 years from now, OHST still hasn't beat Michigan but makes it to the playoffs every year, would you hire Day? I think they absolutely would. Those Michigan losses don't mean anything if you have the NC pedigree to go with your name.
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There are NFL jobs open that he may be interested in. Never know.
 
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volnbama_ said:
Kirby likely ends up at UGA regardless but he was set to take the South Carolina job initially
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Huh?

Kirby had been penciled in for the UGA job for 2-3 years before Right was let go.

I don't even remember USCleast being in the conversation.
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
He isn'tgoing anywhere right now because there isn't an opening worthy of him taking. If you were Alabama, and 2 years from now, OHST still hasn't beat Michigan but makes it to the playoffs every year, would you hire Day? I think they absolutely would. Those Michigan losses don't mean anything if you have the NC pedigree to go with your name.
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Unless its the NFL.
 
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superdave1984 said:
Day might be looking to get out of there after this win. Maybe he is tired of the osu fans hating him because he can't beat michigan
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I couldn't agree more. A friend of mine and myself have been discussing this for about a month. OSU wanted him fired after the UM loss this year. Day's teams have only lost 10 games in 6 years and 3 more games as interim HC. I don't know of any coach OSU could get better besides Saban that is now retired. My buddy and myself said we would leave OSU after winning a NC this year and get a ton of money somewhere else if we were Day before OSU did indeed win the NC! But, not many schools are going to pay about $25 million in NIL money for football like OSU did this year.
 
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LAVol1 said:
I could probably name 7-10 coaches who would have fared better with the roster and staff he has had.
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No, you can't! But, please give it a try and put down the list. It would be interesting to see. Either way, it is going to be an opinion, not facts. No one knows how any other coach would have fared at OSU the last 6 years. But, I have doubts there are any coaches that could have lost less than 10 games in 6 years, especially after the two extra games OSU played this year!
 
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I recall in 2007 LSU under Les Miles losing their last reg season game to drop to like #8 in the polls. They beat Tennessee on a 4th Qtr Pick6, & climb to #2 due to all the upsets in championship weekend. They then got to play OSU in New Orleans for the NC which they won in front of a huge LSU crowd.

Saban also won one year after losing to Auburn, not playing in the SECCG but getting the #2 seed.
 
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madbamahater said:
In just a short time Tennessee football has gone from an embarrassing loss program to a signature win program. Thank you Josh Heupel. Not long ago, a loss to UT would put coaches on the hot seat, or lead to their firing and now a win over Tennessee is viewed as a signature win and coaches remain retained. The national sentiment has changed with how UT is viewed as an opponent. With all the talk about Day being close to the chopping block after the Michigan loss, it was amazing how quickly the tone changed after their win against UT and advancing in the playoff.
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And what if we had been in the 4 team playoff? They would not have been in it and finished with that MI loss. Would Day be gone?
 
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89 VOLS grad said:
No, you can't! But, please give it a try and put down the list. It would be interesting to see. Either way, it is going to be an opinion, not facts. No one knows how any other coach would have fared at OSU the last 6 years. But, I have doubts there are any coaches that could have lost less than 10 games in 6 years, especially after the two extra games OSU played this year!
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Saban, Smart, Harbaugh, Heupel, Sarkisian, Elko, Dabo, Matt Campbell, Deboer, Lashlee, Lanning, Fickell
 
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LAVol1 said:
Saban, Smart, Harbaugh, Heupel, Sarkisian, Elko, Dabo, Matt Campbell, Deboer, Lashlee, Lanning, Fickell
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Saban is retired as you know. I agree with you on Smart. Harbaugh would definitely be a probable. But, he is in the NFL now after cheating his way out of college ball as you know. All the others are question marks. You would have to put them in Day's shoes to prove it. We will see what Day and the others on the list do going forward.
 
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