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Bielema to take over at Arkansas
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They must have thrown a dump truck full of money at him. Otherwise it doesn't make sense.
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Wow. Huge!
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Hopefully Wisconsin hires Chryst.
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EXACTLY (and that is fine for him, obviously). He said earlier this year that he disagreed with the way Urban Meyer was recruiting and he didn't like that "SEC" approach. And here we are-he is running to the SEC.
I'll be interested to see if he brings his Wisconsin approach to Arkansas, or if he morphs his style of play. Moving from a program that has played in 3 consecutive Rose Bowls and has won I believe on average 9 games a year to Arkansas in the rough and tumble, morally flexible SEC. This just doesn't seem like a good fit to me. It's not my decision to make obviously so my opinion is useless. I'm just curious to see how this shakes out. In my mind, Wisconsin was one of the premier gigs in the country-great fanbase and support, in a storied league, but without the SUPER bright spotlight of OSU and Michigan. Seemed like a perfect happy medium between being BIG TIME in all the good ways, and not BIG TIME in the bad ways.
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and BS runs a marathon...
Honestly, the more I watch all this stuff going.. the more I get a little concerned about the direction of UCONN football... Coach P is here and will be here .. no need to harp on that, but there's gotta be a bit of a shake up on the staff... I
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Yeah. I don't get it either. Unless he felt the need to get out from under Alvarez. I'm not happy with either of my teams now. Ugh.
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It seems like an odd fit. If he went for the money I hope they paid him a lot. There will be a lot of expectations with that money and he's giving up a lot of job security. It's not easy to win the SEC West and he'll have to do at least that to keep his job for long
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Or Todd Graham...
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She's baaack... Woo Pig Sooie!!!
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I am still really surprised at this. And anyone who still wants to pretend that UConn Football can be a "destination" type program any time soon can keep on believing that but.... when Wisconsin a very successful program loses its coach to an bad luck SEC School, then all bets are off.
I think money was a big factor. But I think legacy is a big deal too. Wisconsin based on recent results is probably the third most prestigous program in the B1G. They have probably achieved as much as tOSU and Michigan RECENTLY. But it is a big, serious program with unconditional support.
Bielema was promoted not hired. He's talented but he probably was ready to move out of Barry Alvarez's shadow. He's young, he's gotten the team to three Rose Bowls, it's not really a bad point to segue into something new.
I think money was a big factor. But I think legacy is a big deal too. Wisconsin based on recent results is probably the third most prestigous program in the B1G. They have probably achieved as much as tOSU and Michigan RECENTLY. But it is a big, serious program with unconditional support.
Bielema was promoted not hired. He's talented but he probably was ready to move out of Barry Alvarez's shadow. He's young, he's gotten the team to three Rose Bowls, it's not really a bad point to segue into something new.
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Well said.
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Personally I can't really empathize with someone that spends so much time building something and then takes off for something new, but I guess some more type-A personality types might want to challenge themselves professionally. Maybe the building is the fun part for him. I'm sure cashing the checks will be fun too. I'm sure when the details are announced he'll be the highest paid coach in the country and I think it'll be by significant amounts.
There were silly rumors about the owner of the Browns (and UT alum) offering Gruden an ownership stake in the Browns to coach UT. I wonder if Bielema could be part owner of the Cowboys as a result of this.
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Its a different world out there, once you get away from New England and UConn football. Wish we could figure out a way for our favorite program to become part of it.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf...ach-wisconsin-rose-bowl-003229658--ncaaf.html
interesting article for two reasons. Alvarez will coach them in the Rose Bowl, which is nice. The more interesting part is that Bielema sent Arkansas AD Jeff Long a letter in September applying for the job. Maybe they didn't need to throw a ton of money at him, maybe he just wanted out for one reason or another
interesting article for two reasons. Alvarez will coach them in the Rose Bowl, which is nice. The more interesting part is that Bielema sent Arkansas AD Jeff Long a letter in September applying for the job. Maybe they didn't need to throw a ton of money at him, maybe he just wanted out for one reason or another
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