The stakes are through the roof for Ohio State this season because this is a National Title-defending program. Ryan Day has lost a lot of players to the NFL, who got OSU that trophy after 10 years. But a back-to-back National Title championship is just one of the HC’s worries. The Buckeyes have to face off against their arch enemies, Michigan, one more time, in what is an intensely awaited game for fans. Paul Finebaum had some things to say about that game that are sure to make fans do a double-take.
When it’s Paul Finebaum, it’s natural to expect quite a caustic tone from the analyst. It didn’t matter to him that the team he was talking about was a National Championship winner. He commented on Jeremiah Smith‘s out-loud expression of hate for the Wolverines. It is sure to be intensified, given that one of the Buckeyes’ 3 losses was to Michigan, who had a below-par performance last season. Finebaum did not mince his words and even took a jibe at the HC’s job.
“I’m glad to see somebody on the Ohio State lineup maybe do something more than just mouthing words because Jeremiah sounds serious. Ryan Day has promised after every loss not to lose again and he continues to lose again,” Finebaum said in a July 4 appearance on ESPN College Football. “Even clowns like me on the 4th of July are not going to call for a firing of a coach because he loses one game, but that is a game he has to deal with at some point. But that national championship game will pay a lot of bills, probably, yes, including another loss to Michigan,” he added.
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Ohio State was No. 2 in the rankings when they played Michigan, who were unranked at that time. And yet, it lost 10-13 to the Wolverines. That brings Ryan Day’s record against Michigan to a worrying 1-4. Jeremiah Smith might hate the Wolverines, but Ryan Day now has to channel that hate into a triumph against the Wolverines this season. Does the HC have it in him to prove Paul Finebaum wrong?
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