Lane Kiffin's drawn-out coaching decision means one thing: He better win this week

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Ryan Day is 81-10 as the head coach of Ohio State, including 11-0 this year as the Buckeyes try to repeat as national champions. It's a breathtaking run of success.

Yet Day is famously 0-4 against Michigan over the past four years, including a shocking home defeat to a middling Wolverines team a year ago. Another loss Saturday in Ann Arbor, especially as an ESPN BET 11.5-point favorite, would invite continued scorn and frustration.

It is why you'd think Day is the coach under the most pressure to win a specific game this weekend.

Then along comes Lane Kiffin saying, hold my Hotty Toddy.

Kiffin has yet to publicly declare where he will work next season -- let alone the rest of…