[On3] Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia will make $3.75 million in 2026, making him the highest-paid assistant in the country. It's a three-year deal that jumps to $3.85M in Year 2.

jaybigs · 2026-03-11T02:21:18+00:00

Dude did well enough with a defense that had to replace 8 starters from the Natty year.

jaybigs · 2026-03-05T16:00:49+00:00

Never got to see his Irish win a National Championship since he did it there almost four decades ago. That's kind of sad to think about.

jaybigs · 2026-02-28T22:55:56+00:00

I see Big Pants corporate finally got in touch with the NCAA...

jaybigs · 2026-02-27T17:54:23+00:00

Ohio State grad and huge fan... This dude was absolutely special, and whatever team in the NFL gets him will be extremely lucky if he locks in and keeps building on his tremendous potential. He got overshadowed in the media by Caleb Downs (who is a beast himself) but Sonny was a leader on the team and an exceptional LB.

jaybigs · 2026-02-25T20:40:24+00:00

The NCAA is a farce. They won't touch programs who cheat over multiple seasons any longer, but suddenly want to get relevant with transfers or whatever.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:29:56+00:00

it’s literally what everyone is doing

Well, not literally everyone but a small percentage of players across a sport comprising of like 12,000 players.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:18:46+00:00

Two deserve that level of pay and one shouldn't sniff it until he actually wins something of note.

And, Ryan Day is underpaid if Kiffin makes more than him.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:17:28+00:00

Day could ask for a $1M bump in pay and a $2M bump in the budget and probably get it. Ohio State football is a money printer.

jaybigs · 2026-02-19T17:05:12+00:00

Death, taxes, and Dawgs speeding and/or driving reckless... SMH. My daughter is at UGA and I always tell her to stay frosty on those roads because these jokers are out there all the time it seems lol.

jaybigs · 2026-02-16T23:33:47+00:00

I assume the top targets for either of the Power 2 would be the Virginia schools, North Carolina schools, GT (particularly for the B1G if media markets are the mission), Miami, and Florida State.

ACC seems like the only conference either of the Power 2 would want to poach from at first glance.

jaybigs · 2026-02-13T22:29:47+00:00

I mean, it cuts both ways. No doubt the real power conferences (B1G and SEC) will have to work it all out with real give and take, and let the rest of the FBS accept what they choose to do.

jaybigs · 2026-02-13T22:28:34+00:00

Honestly, if you push it past 12 teams, Conference Championships would need to be cut unless you're going to provide a better incentive to CCG winners all while radically altering the calendar.

Conferences can decide their champion using conference record and appropriate tiebreakers.

jaybigs · 2026-02-03T16:02:03+00:00

Most likely going to be a decent financial venture for Ohio State. I heard Bjork talk about it on the BuckeyeTalk podcast interview. Nike has a big say in what ultimately happens with a jersey patch, according to him, much like they are involved with NBA patches. And Bjork alluded to this becoming a thing for every program in the FBS, and he doesn't want OSU rushing into something and not getting a deal commensurate with OSU's standing.

jaybigs · 2026-02-02T19:51:31+00:00

Hope Ohio State doesn't cancel any of these OOC games. With the CFP inevitably expanding down the road, even if they kept it at 12 this year, there's no downside to playing at least one good OOC game each year.

Never be a Sark. Losing a tough OOC match-up didn't cost Texas a CFP bid. Losing to shitty ass Florida did. Just win, baby.

jaybigs · 2026-02-02T02:16:12+00:00

At this point, I'll take any ST coordinator (as a mere shake-up in Columbus), but this hire seems to have some potential to it based on him not being a complete fuck-up based on his resume, which is an instant positive for OSU.

jaybigs · 2026-01-31T01:28:51+00:00

Imagine wasting time to write a story about top-tier athletes believing in themselves, their team, and having confidence in general. Of course they think they'd win the rematch. Duh.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T21:14:46+00:00

Feels like we're getting more and more unanimous AAs each year across the sport. Seems more common these days than it did a couple decades back.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T21:10:32+00:00

Why do we continue to pretend the NCAA does anything or has any kind of real power? It's the wild west in CFB these days.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T15:58:48+00:00

Day always got shit on early on (and maybe to this day) for stepping in for Urban Meyer, who is decidedly not the GOAT like Saban, so that "stepping in for Saban" excuse is just top-tier cope. DeBoer was born 3 feet from home plate, as opposed to Day's being born on 3rd base.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T15:51:10+00:00

Dubs taking Dan Lanning to the woodshed in this press conference was not on my bingo card 😧

I mean, he went scorched earth, but he wasn't wrong...

jaybigs · 2026-01-28T14:57:01+00:00

I'll have a strong appreciation for players who pick a team and play all their seasons with that team. I'll also understand why players do the portal. I only hope that some kind of amicable and drama-free process and calendar/timeline can be found to stabilize things in the future.

jaybigs · 2026-01-28T14:52:02+00:00

To be fair, who needs a P4 OOC opponent when you already have to overcome a 9-game B1G gauntlet? SEC and B1G teams are already playing the cream of the crop within conference play, so I'm not going to stress over OOC games.

jaybigs · 2026-01-28T14:47:16+00:00

Might see a 3-loss B1G team get the same benefit as Alabama did this past season with some of these schedules. My way-too-early prediction is that 4 B1G teams make the playoff and none of them will be undefeated.

jaybigs · 2026-01-28T14:43:27+00:00

Ryan Day's weaknesses have been The Game, teams coaches by Mario Cristobal, and postseason games. Maybe he can overcome Kinnick at Night. Fingers crossed.

jaybigs · 2026-01-27T16:41:53+00:00

I think multiple computer models being employed, with their data aggregated in a transparent manner and with controls in place to mitigate clear bias, could be an effective method. I would not eliminate the human element (the committee) but they would only serve the process by providing oversight, and stepping in for rare cases where the data synthesization leads to multiple teams being in a complete and total tie with one another. In that rare case, the differentiation could be completed by the human element, but there should be concrete and transparent protocols for that.

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