I'll never understand the crap Ryan Day takes for clapping back at Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz went on national tv and called his team soft before last years ND game. Ryan Day and the Buckeyes took it personally. After the win Day called out Holtz. I just flat out don't understand how people laugh at him for that. Ryan Day clapping back and sticking up for his guys is literally what you want out of your HC. I still see that clip every now and then (I just did, hence this post), and it's always full of people making fun of it. I get that it's just trolls, but even the media plays into it.