And it’s surprising to hear OSU fans jump on that line too. A co-worker and good friend of mine who is a die hard OSU fan, happened to be at the game yesterday. She was shocked at how vile the crowd was towards Day and the players in general. But back to the line…

While Jim was an accomplished football player, let’s not act like he didn’t benefit from immense privilege. He graduated from Palo Alto HS…I mean, c’mon. His dad was a pretty accomplished coach, who undoubtedly connected his kids. All of Jim’s kids have been hooked up with great coaching gigs. Jim went to a blue-chip, all-time top 5 college football program (albeit underperforming) with immense resources. He’s now living up to the hype, but it took him quite awhile to get there with Michigan.

Ryan Day lost his father at a very young age. Jim would know nothing about that kind of adversity and trauma. Day worked his way up the coaching ladder as many do. He got a huge break as he worked/played under Chip Kelly at UNH, but his situation is not unlike so many other young coaches we see get hired all the time. And yes, he stepped into an incredibly great position, but it’s not like he’s entirely pissing away his opportunities. Michigan was clearly the better team this year. Maybe Day isn’t the right guy for OSU, but firing a guy with a 45-5 record is setting quite the precedent.