Michigan’s Ann Arbor We have not stopped discussing Ohio State’s disappointing 30-24 loss to Michigan on Saturday—the Buckeyes’ third straight defeat in The Game. Here are five more thoughts on what went wrong and what’s next:

1. We have to start with Ryan Day.

I wrote about it right after the game, but if Ohio State fans want to compare him to John Cooper, I have no problem with that. Ohio State fans have every right to be angry with Day about his decision-making in the loss.

But it’s important to note that he’s not on the hot seat. Gene Smith isn’t going to fire Day on his way out of office and leave the new athletic director with a new head coach to hire, as well. Day is 56-7 in five years. He was a field goal against Georgia from likely winning the national championship last season. He hasn’t lost to a Big Ten team other than Michigan yet. That’s an accomplishment.

I’m not trying to plead Day’s case here — those are just facts. He’s a good coach. But if he wants to be remembered as one of the greats, in the same conversation as the likes of Urban Meyer and Jim Tressel, he has to learn from Saturday’s loss. And I’m not talking about firing assistant coaches and hoping new faces can mask problems. No, Day has to look in the mirror.