Ryan Day sent grim reminder regarding status of 'The Game' series in viral tweet

Zain Bando

Ryan Day sent grim reminder regarding status of 'The Game' series in viral tweet image

In team sports, striving for perfection is nearly impossible, much less making every pundit, fan, or non-believer happy.

Over the weekend, Ohio State released its championship football rings, which added unique detail when the team added a cross to represent faith and unity amongst one another.

While the reception of the rings was met with positive feedback from the players and coaches, including Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, not everyone was amused by how the jewelry was portrayed.

This included Michigan alumnus and fan Brandon Koretz, who took to 'X' to voice his frustration about the rings and what he wishes the narrative could have been.

"Can’t stop thinking about Ohio State calling a two-loss season “the greatest run in college football history” despite losing to Michigan as a 21-point favorite, the fan base calling for the head coach to be fired and a state lawmaker trying to make it a felony to plant a flag," Koretz wrote.

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The Wolverines' 13-10 win last November sparked immense chaos in Columbus as it marked the fourth straight year Ohio State had come up short, which put a critical notion toward Day that maybe he wasn't the right fit to lead the Buckeyes moving forward.

Of course, those discussions were put to rest upon the Buckeyes beating Notre Dame to return to the top of the college football mountain. But Day still has yet to tip the rivalry in his favor long-term.

"It's not easy to accept," Day said after the Michigan loss. "I obviously have to take the ownership. I'm the one that ultimately makes the final decisions on things and it felt like we were in a really good place coming into this game."

When this November rolls around, Day again is going to have a chance to rewrite a wrong. Only this time, it'll be in Ann Arbor.

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Zain Bando

Zain Bando is a freelance writer for The Sporting News. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Over the years, Bando has written about various beats surrounding Illinois, Northwestern, and Kansas State Athletics but sticks to the Big Ten as his primary expertise. Outside of collegiate reporting, Bando covers MMA and boxing for MMA Knockout On Sports Illustrated and hosts/co-hosts two podcasts as part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network – Bando's Breakdowns and The MMA Outsiders, which air weekly on YouTube and are distributed on all podcast platforms Tuesday nights and Wednesday afternoons. Bando is a Chicago Suburban native and a member of the FWAA and USBWA, continuing to hone his professional skills as a sports journalist and media personality. Since June 2019, Bando's byline has been seen across many mediums, including MSN, Yardbarker, Deadspin, FanSided, BJPenn.com, Bridge Media Network (Sports News Highlights), Mike Farrell Sports, Reuters, and more. When Bando is not writing, he binges on old UFC fights, spends time with family and friends, memorizes every Super Bowl, and manifests all the places he still has to travel to (even while bringing his laptop).