Ryan Day: 'I respect P.J. Fleck as much as anybody in the country'

[BleedGopher]

"I respect P.J. Fleck as much as anybody in the country, and their coaching staff — how hard they play. It will be a challenge. You don't play Minnesota and just think you're going to run the ball without a lot of hard work," Day said. "We're working hard this week to put a good game plan together, and we need to put that to work here."

Ryan Day: 'I respect P.J. Fleck as much as anybody in the country'

There will be mutual respect between sidelines when things kick off on Saturday between Ohio State and Minnesota.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

PJ certainly resonates with a lot of the younger coaches. Ryan and PJ on the surface really seem like similar dudes.

 

[gopherphil]

I hope Day hates PJ’s guts more than anyone in the country Saturday night.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

He gone.

 

[minnyrules11]

He gone.

Where is Ryan Day going? Afraid of the sign stealers from that team up north?

 

[gopherphil]

Where is Ryan Day going? Afraid of the sign stealers from that team up north?

He’s going to get fired after we humiliate him on national tv… Remember losing to the Gophers is the unforgivable loss.

 

[minnyrules11]

He’s going to get fired after we humiliate him on national tv… Remember losing to the Gophers is the unforgivable loss.

But Jim Tressel has Pj on his podcast and is rooting for him even though was one year as a GA on 2006 National runner up!

Good thing Drake is taller than Mitch when Ohio goes helmet to helmet a Buckeye defender is going to launch and refs/replay can’t miss it.

Actually the podcast is pretty good.

 

[corcorangopher]

That’s a comment that an unconcerned coach says.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

But Jim Tressel has Pj on his podcast and is rooting for him even though was one year as a GA on 2006 National runner up!

Good thing Drake is taller than Mitch when Ohio goes helmet to helmet a Buckeye defender is going to launch and refs/replay can’t miss it.

Actually the podcast is pretty good.

When I was driving into Ohio in August to drop my son off at OSU, the Welcome to Ohio sign says Tressel is lieutenant governor. I had no idea.

 

[Schnauzer]

The obligatory pat on the head

 

[minnyrules11]

When I was driving into Ohio in August to drop my son off at OSU, the Welcome to Ohio sign says Tressel is lieutenant governor. I had no idea.

I watched the full podcast last night with my old man and that surprised me as well.

 

[GophersInIowa]

When I was driving into Ohio in August to drop my son off at OSU, the Welcome to Ohio sign says Tressel is lieutenant governor. I had no idea.

He was thinking of running for governor but recently announced he would not.

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel decides not to run for governor in 2026

Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won’t run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

www.pbs.org

 

[Married@SiebertField]

Yes—the depth of his respect knows no bounds as he poaches Phillip Daniels for a program with an endless pipeline of talent.

 

[FredCoxRocks]

CoACh-sPEak!

 

[MNVCGUY]

CoACh-sPEak!

Yep, not sure why anyone ever expects anything different from these press conferences.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

He was thinking of running for governor but recently announced he would not.

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel decides not to run for governor in 2026

Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won’t run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

www.pbs.org

Smart man. Why would he want to invite the massive headache that comes with that job, especially at his age? He's got a great legacy in that state that he would probably ruin.

 

[stocker08]

Finally.....time to hang the banners.

 

[WHB Brewer]

Yes—the depth of his respect knows no bounds as he poaches Phillip Daniels for a program with an endless pipeline of talent.

Hopefully, PJs master plan was to have Daniels be a secret spy to sabotage tOSU on Saturday.
Blitz over the RT. Wide open path to QB sacks and RB TFLs (we can dream)

 

[gopherphil]

Hopefully, PJs master plan was to have Daniels be a secret spy to sabotage tOSU on Saturday.
Blitz over the RT. Wide open path to QB sacks and RB TFLs (we can dream)

I rather Daniel’s gets his ass straight up embarrassed, humiliated for one week and is considering the reason Ohio State lost.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Hopefully, PJs master plan was to have Daniels be a secret spy to sabotage tOSU on Saturday.
Blitz over the RT. Wide open path to QB sacks and RB TFLs (we can dream)

Ryan Day: That's weird ... I don't recall the gophers signaling in plays like that one before ...

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