The events after Michigan's 13–10 upset of No. 2 Ohio State Saturday were surreal enough: the Wolverines and Buckeyes in an unusually ugly brawl that resulted in police pepper spraying players on both teams.
It was Ohio State coach Ryan Day's reaction, however, that took the strangeness of the entire scene to new heights.
As the Buckeyes swung away with their victorious adversary, Day stood off to the side stone-faced—as if he could not comprehend what was taking place.
The telling shot—which capped what was, by some distance, the worst loss of the Ohio State boss's career—was promptly memed into oblivion.
Ryan Day looks on after a fight breaks out between Michigan and Ohio State pic.twitter.com/doGNxOlZdy
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 30, 2024
Suddenly, Day was Kendall Roy from Succession, staring out in shock at the end of Battery Park.
https://t.co/4Sr4r8YPhJ pic.twitter.com/ZpkrnI4rgD
— Conley (@Conley76) November 30, 2024
Fans called his actions unbecoming of a leader of his stature.
Head ball coach no where near his players no where near breaking up fights or telling them to get to the locker…. Good job coach https://t.co/ZCFsLjXuga
— 🃏Max🃏 (@Jester454) November 30, 2024
It was not a—er, 24 hours to remember for Day.
Buddy, the level of yikes is high https://t.co/kt0MqK6CYN
— Paige (@ThatSportsPaige) November 30, 2024
Assuming the Buckeyes keep him around, it seems evident he'll need a deep College Football Playoff run to win back the fanbase.
Everybody had this one friend that ain’t getting in if a fight breaks out https://t.co/CjEWpuWA9a
— Ryan Stone (@RyanStoneSports) November 30, 2024
Fans of teams seeking new coaches, on the other hand, were happy to embrace the still-prolific winner.
that's a man who is thinking, "boy my life would be a lot easier if I just quit to take the north carolina job" https://t.co/Qfff84hWxL
— Mitchell Northam (@primetimeMitch) November 30, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Ryan Day's Confused Look During Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Fight Becomes New Meme.
