8 figures probably makes it easier to tune out the outside noise. He just needs to get a win over Michigan to get people fully off his back.
$87M+ reasons
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It definitely isn't for everyone.....coaches now get paid a ridiculous amount of money but they are also under a ton of pressure and stress and work insane hours, plus have to deal with media and fans going after them and in some cases their families....
I'm sure the buyout is pretty lucrative, like 80% of the remaining amount if fired. Would be almost 53 in 2031. You'd think he'd have just invested well by that point and could "retire". With the salaries where they are for P4 HC jobs, I'd love to see these guys do a couple contracts and then go coach a high school or D3 football team, if they still have that itch to scratch.
I would guess if they lost the first round playoff game he would have been gone.I wonder: was he ever in danger of being terminated, or was that just fan/sports media speculation?
Here are some numbers from ESPN. Assuming these are accurate, the idea of Day's job ever being in jeopardy seems ludicrous...
The Buckeyes won five games over top-five teams in 2024 on the way to the title, a record for a college football team in one season. It marked a remarkable resuscitation after a stunning loss to Michigan to end the regular season, a game in which the Buckeyes were nearly three-touchdown favorites.
Day is 70-10 over his six seasons at Ohio State. His 87.5% winning percentage is the highest in the sport and the third highest in college football history. He has reached the College Football Playoff in four of those seasons and has not lost more than two games in a season.
OSU's Day 2nd-highest-paid coach behind Smart
After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country's second-highest-paid head coach.www.espn.com
Pete with that classic 70s mushroom head haircut.
And probably the most NIL funding in the country to build those insane rosters.
Replace Day with a potato and they probably still win the Natty.
The record is impressive but it can't be totally ignored that in nearly every single game they play they have more talent and in many cases significantly more talent then the teams they are up against. That is why a big chunk of those wins get ignored and people focus in on his record against highly ranked teams and Michigan.
Potato>Luke FickellTry telling that to Luke Fickell...
2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team - Wikipedia
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Yeah, it would be interesting to try to understand specifically what decisions or moves he made that lead to them winning the natty. Like, so and so would not have come to Columbus if it wasn't Day who did this and that, or a game time decision, or whatever.
