Bret Bielema To Arkansas!

Wisconsin could really pull off a coup by hiring Bobby Petrino.



But they won't. B1G schools never, ever take risks for great coaches.

That must be a scarlet carpet from Columbus to Indy.  Unless Chryst leaves Pitt to come back, I don't see how they post whatever threat to OSU that they are now.

WIth the "Pelini to Arkansas" rumors that had been around, apparently Arkansas watched the B1G title game and said, "uh, let's hire that other coach instead"

Dear Bret:

Please leave the COMMUNITY and THE WEIGHTROOM behind.

Thanks.

B1G

Arkansas or Auburn. 
 

with the same package offered to Les. I'm too big to ride motorcycles so no issue with that clause in my contract. And it's good to hear the SEC doesn't allow shady recruiting like old Urban."

I assume this means that Bielema will not coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.  (Maybe that is not for certain.)  Anyway, if true, how many B1G teams are we up to that will be without their coach in a bowl game this year?

You know, during the B1G championship game they were talking about a conversation they had with Barry Alvarez, and they asked him if he would ever coach again. They said that he responded by simply smiling and walking away (or something like that, I had a couple of beers.)

I know it's crazy talk, but maybe.....just maybe

I bet Dave Doeren wishes he would have waited a few more days before taking the NC State job. 

It's OK everybody, Delany is just sending in Bielema as a double agent to take down the SEC from the inside!

Or, something like that 

Remember that Jerry Jones is an Arkansas alum.  This is Bielema right now:

In other news, the B1G has annouced that Inidana is now too good for that division and will be replaced by Eastern Michigan.

Why exactly did you mention MD and Rutgers? What does conference expansion have to do with the fact that it is easier to recruit better players to arkansas because the talent around the state is better? Or the fact that Wisconsin like most of the big ten schools isn't willing to shell out big money for coaches? Wisconsin makes a lot of money from football, how they choose to spend it has nothing to do with expansion.

I be like DANG!   Did not see this coming.   Maybe Bret was feeling underappreciated and bolted for the mega pay raise.    He was Alvarez's hand-picked successor, so this won't play well with General Alvarez.

Whatchall wanna do?  Wanna be ballers?  Shot callers?

but i do think the major thing that has hurt the B1G the past few years, more than the demographic shift that has been occuring for 50 years that eveyrone harps on, is program instability. this does not help.

Hiring Brady Hoke looks smarter every day. Loyatly to the program matters.

...for dragging down B1G prestige. I mean, probably not literally/entirely. But it couldn't have made him want to STAY.