ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is an enormous fan of what Deion Sanders has achieved as head coach of each Colorado and Jackson State earlier than that. With the way forward for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day in query pending the results of Saturday’s School Soccer Playoff recreation, Smith believes that Coach Prime could be a great substitute for Coach Day.
On Wednesday’s version of First Take, Smith mentioned Sanders’ future alongside faculty soccer analyst Paul Finebaum. He believes that Ohio State desires their subsequent coach to have a little bit extra “sizzle” and identify recognition together with the manufacturing on the sphere now that a lot focus is on NIL.
“He brings that sizzle… he pays for himself due to his recognition. It is so large. That is what you are searching for in case you’re Ohio State. Ryan Day does not do this for you,” Smith mentioned, by way of Terrible Saying.
Stephen A. Smith makes the case for Ohio State to rent Deion Sanders as its subsequent head coach."He brings that sizzle… he pays for himself due to his recognition. It's so large. That's what you're searching for in case you're Ohio State. Ryan Day doesn't do this for you." pic.twitter.com/XB4XPZewF4
— Terrible Saying (@awfulannouncing) December 18, 2024
Sanders has carried out a superb job in turning the Colorado soccer program utterly round. In his first yr he turned a beforehand 1-11 program right into a nationwide headliner on a weekly foundation and by yr two he had them in competition for the Large 12 title all the way in which to the tip of the common season.
Nonetheless, Ohio State followers aren’t precisely impressed with Sanders’ resume and imagine that Smith is totally out of his depth by making this suggestion.
“Stephen A Smith ought to simply stop ESPN and turn out to be Deion Sanders’s agent. He is already his hype man. He may as nicely receives a commission for it. I am stunned he hasn’t tried to Get Kirby Sensible fired at Georgia,” one person wrote on X.
“If by sizzle, you imply shedding three video games and lacking the CFP….certain,” wrote one other.
“Three Phrases. THAT. AIN’T. HAPPENING,” a 3rd person declared.
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Ryan Day has struggled in getting the Buckeyes throughout the end line lately, shedding 4 straight video games to Michigan which have concurrently knocked Ohio State out of the Large Ten Championship Sport. However not each coach can win 10-11 common season video games on an annual foundation the way in which that Day has. He will not be simple to exchange, even with an skilled hand.
And all of that’s assuming changing Day is even one thing on Ohio State’s radar within the first place.
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