so much for that
Bret Bielema To Arkansas!
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In a stunning coup, Arkansas will hire Wisconsin's Bret Bielema as its next football coach, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
Bielema, who has taken the Badgers to three straight Rose Bowls, was nowhere on the radar amid months of speculation over who Arkansas would hire.
An announcement will come Tuesday, sources told Y! Sports, but Bielema is not expected to be introduced until Wednesday.
But like adding Rutgers and Maryland will prevent this sort of thing from happening. People in charge of things are just in charge of them, for no reason.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:32 PM | 
Serious question - Does Pat
Serious question - Does Pat
December 4th, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
My first thought would be
My first thought would be
My first thought would be Paul Chryst coming back to be the HC after his year at Pitt
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
December 4th, 2012 at 4:40 PM |
My guess also
My guess also
Pitt is becoming a coaching prep school with a 1-year term ...
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
December 4th, 2012 at 4:44 PM |
Possibly.
Possibly.
I was thinking Chryst or even Matt Canada getting the nod.
Strive to win. If you lose....win.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:33 PM |
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December 4th, 2012 at 4:33 PM |
What a weird conclusion
What a weird conclusion
That was quite the logical leap to try to connect Rutgers/Maryland to Bielema leaving. A more rational reaction would have been, "wow Wisconsin's losing a lot of talent after this year, Bielema's stock has never been higher, and Arkansas is desperate and is likely backing up a truck of money to him doorstep."
But yeah, let's get crazy with it and try to connect imaginary dots to Delaney and B1G leadership!
December 4th, 2012 at 4:33 PM |
Shut yo mouth!!!!!
Shut yo mouth!!!!!
Bret Bielema,the coach from WI...REALLY!?!?! I hope he's ready for whats comming his way. They're expecting to win and win now in LR...
Lucky enough to have my own JT wristband!!
December 4th, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
I fear for the knees of all
I fear for the knees of all
I fear for the knees of all other sec players.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:34 PM |
This seems about right..scum
This seems about right..scum
This seems about right..scum bag coach going to a scum bag porgram....any chance Wisco goes after Paul Chryst and Pitt gets Pitted two years in a row
the supreme head butt
December 4th, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
WTF
WTF
By this logic, Wisconsin might go snag themselves Dan Enos or Charlie Weis.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:36 PM |
Weather a factor? Perhaps
Weather a factor? Perhaps
Weather a factor? Perhaps he's legitimately bronchial.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:38 PM |
What a nightmare. A second
What a nightmare. A second
What a nightmare. A second Big Ten "power" thrown on the shit-heap in consecutive seasons.
wolverineliberationarmy.com/blog
December 4th, 2012 at 4:43 PM |
Who was the first??*
Who was the first??*
cc
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
December 4th, 2012 at 4:54 PM |
Penn State?
Penn State?
Penn State?
wolverineliberationarmy.com/blog
December 4th, 2012 at 6:17 PM |
ummm
ummm
not even comparable.....
Go Blue!
December 4th, 2012 at 9:10 PM |
Obviously it's a football
Obviously it's a football
Obviously it's a football only discussion
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
December 4th, 2012 at 4:41 PM |
Basketball coaches in the Big Ten, 11, 12....err....14
Basketball coaches in the Big Ten, 11, 12....err....14
They are top notch. They are paid accordingly. The Big Ten is a top notch basketball conference. I am sensing a correlation between good coaches, high pay, and quality programs.
Football Coaches in the Big Ten. They are not top notch. They are not paid like top notch coaches. We are not a top notch football conference. (see SEC for a conference that will pay out the nose for coaches, e.g., Saban, Miles, etc.)
If the Big Ten paid more for high quality football coaches I have this crazy, out of left field, totally insane notion that the conference may start getting a reputation as a top foot ball conference. You know football right? Its that sport that allows the Big Ten to give competitive salaries to their BASKETBALL coaches.
Go Blue!
December 4th, 2012 at 4:54 PM |
I agree with your post. I do
I agree with your post. I do
I agree with your post. I do not agree with your attitude. Now go sit in the corner and think about what you have done.
Strive to win. If you lose....win.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:46 PM |
Looking at the USA Coach Salary DB...
Looking at the USA Coach Salary DB...
Bielema was already making about $2.65 mill - certainly not chump change.
If he really is heading off ro Arkansas I expect them to pay at least in the $3.5M range, which would make him one of the best paid in the SEC as well - right around Spurrier's salary level.
Avg pay in the top 3 conferences:
Big 12 - $3M
SEC - $2.7M
Big Ten - $2.3M
December 4th, 2012 at 4:45 PM |
WTF
WTF
What does this have to do with realignment? Guys wants a better job, he's gonna take it. And Arkansas is a better job than Wisconsin.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:47 PM |
Brett may want to contact Rich Rod
Brett may want to contact Rich Rod
I just get the feeling it will end up like Rich's time here. He may or may not fit with the big kids who like to steal recruits in the SEC.
3-time Wolverine
December 4th, 2012 at 5:50 PM |
I heard Arkansas has a better
I heard Arkansas has a better
I heard Arkansas has a better Dental School than Wiscy
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all
December 4th, 2012 at 4:47 PM |
Brett may want to contact Rich Rod
Brett may want to contact Rich Rod
I just get the feeling it will end up like Rich's time here. He may or may not fit with the big kids who like to steal recruits in the SEC.
3-time Wolverine
December 4th, 2012 at 4:47 PM |
I wonder if Chryst has any
I wonder if Chryst has any
I wonder if Chryst has any special Wisconsin clauses in his contract or if he has a big buyout. If they don't bring him back, they seem to be the type that would promote from within.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:59 PM |
Already in the bag
Already in the bag
I have a feeling Wisconsin didn't want to spend more for Bret and already knew the could get what they viewed as an equivalent coach at the same price
"Relax you panic monger" -Megatron
December 4th, 2012 at 4:49 PM |
...
...
I think the real question now is how on earth is John Gruden going to coach Wisconsin and Tennessee at the same time.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:51 PM |
I'm not sure Arkansas is the
I'm not sure Arkansas is the
I'm not sure Arkansas is the better job. Granted, football is king in Arkansas. He'll be the state's unofficial governer. But Arkansas has always been a good but second-tier SEC team, forever in the shadow of Bama, LSU, Florida, and Georgia. Wisconsin has been a top-tier program in the country's other big-ticket conference. Arkansas will never get to three straight Rose Bowls. And those fans down there are vicious. His job security will be far worse.
Plus, he has to live in Arkansas.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:54 PM |
Bret Bielema has about 5
Bret Bielema has about 5
Bret Bielema has about 5 million reasons to move to Arkansas.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:58 PM |
Wisconsin is not a top tier
Wisconsin is not a top tier
Wisconsin is not a top tier Big Ten team, sorry. They recruit in the bottom half of the conference and are only going to the Rose Bowl this year because of other schools being on sanctions. I'm sure Bielima see's the writing on the wall so to speak especially considering the huge brain drain on his coaching staff they had this year.... if hes going to cut and run he needs to do it NOW because he won't be a commodity in a year or two.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:31 PM |
What about all those other Rose Bowls?
What about all those other Rose Bowls?
Wisconsin is to the B1G what Tennessee (used to be) for the ESS EEE SEE; an extremely successful program with a small home base that has become a pipeline to the NFL thanks to a HUGE nationwide recruiting effort.
For better or worse, they've got most of what are now considered BCS bowl wins for the B1G over the last 20 years. The only thing separating them from TSIO is a lack of blowout losses to ESS EEE SEE teams in national championship games.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:16 PM |
Arkansas will never get to
Arkansas will never get to
Arkansas will never get to three straight Rose Bowls.
I actually agree with this.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:50 PM |
LoL
LoL
LoL
i'm stingy with my fucks so i never gave one.
December 4th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
I dont see the big deal.
I dont see the big deal.
I dont see the big deal. Wisconsin is a second tier big ten school with an athletic department that just doesnt spend at an elite level. Arkansas has elite facilities and an AD willing to spend at an elite level. I dont know why people keep saying Arkansas is a 2nd tier SEC program.... they've been a consistent top 10-15 team for most of the last decade, they have very solid tradition, their previous coach (Petrino) was one of the hottest names in CFB with much better recruiting track record then Winconsin. Plus, we all know Bielima is a snake so we're shocked that hes cut and run for more money? ok....
December 4th, 2012 at 4:56 PM |
Second tier? Over the last
Second tier? Over the last
Second tier? Over the last decade, they're the conference's 2nd best football team.
wolverineliberationarmy.com/blog
December 4th, 2012 at 5:05 PM |
Exactly.
Exactly.
B1G has 12 tiers, and Wisconsin is on the second.
This has nothing to do with Michigan football.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:08 PM |
yes, second tier. They
yes, second tier. They
yes, second tier. They recruit and spend like a second tier program. It's a joke that they're in the Rose Bowl this year, and Bielima has only coached teams with his players for a very small portion of the last decade. so a solid portion of that success goes to Alvarez imho. Bielima is not a program builder which I think Arkansas is after
December 4th, 2012 at 7:50 PM |
Almost every player on the 3
Almost every player on the 3
Almost every player on the 3 consecutive Rose Bowl teams was a Bielma recruit. Alvarez left in 2005.
December 4th, 2012 at 9:16 PM |
Virtually every player on the
Virtually every player on the
Virtually every player on the last 3 Rose Bowl teams was a Bielma recruit. Alvarez announced in June 2005 he was leaving after the season, so that 2005 class was his last. Unless there was a few 6 year players, anybody from the '05 class would have had '09 as a final year
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
December 4th, 2012 at 5:03 PM |
People are saying Arkansas's
People are saying Arkansas's
People are saying Arkansas's a second tier program because ... it's a second tier program, at best. They've never won the SEC, have only played in one BCS game, which they lost, and sit in a relatively talent poor state compared to its division rivals (it's probably the worst state for talent in the SEC West). Now with A&M in the West, it's at best the 4th best school, historically, in its division.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:34 PM |
^^^ This
^^^ This
Exactly right. A good comparison is Arkansas = West Virginia except without the "novelty" of the spread option offense and a conference is 10000000000x more competitive.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 4th, 2012 at 5:01 PM |
Timing is everything
Timing is everything
He got those rose bowls during the RR era and OSU scandal, they were gifts. He could not recruit a QB, he poached them.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:24 PM |
Huh?
Huh?
In 2010 they gave Ohio State its only loss. In 2006 they went 12-1, with their only loss to us (although admittedly they didn't play Ohio State).
He's also been able to recruit decent quarterbacks who work in his system. I believe the only reason why he went with a transfer this year was injury, but O'Brien didn't end up finishing the season anyway.
I'm not a big fan of Bielema, but he's done a good job with the talent he's managed to recruit. Even if he is a horrible game and clock manager.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
December 4th, 2012 at 5:30 PM |
Take a look at his
Take a look at his
Take a look at his 2012 class, he was in terrible trouble.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:48 PM |
I'm increasingly convinced
I'm increasingly convinced
I'm increasingly convinced that paying attention to recruiting makes people misunderstand more things than it helps them understand. Wisconsin's recruited like this for 20 years. During that time, they've won 70% of their games and gone to 6 Rose Bowls. They know what type of players they want and do a good job turning them into highly competent players.
December 4th, 2012 at 5:55 PM |
Exactly
Exactly
Neither he nor Alvarez managed to get a lot of great recruiting classes into Madison. What they did do was get recruits who fit into their system and then develop them well.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
December 4th, 2012 at 5:02 PM |
But Brett Bielema said the
But Brett Bielema said the
But Brett Bielema said the B1G doesn't want to be like the SEC in any way shape or form (speaking about recruiting tactics of Urban Meyer). Now he chooses to go up against Miles and Saban....makes sense
December 4th, 2012 at 5:04 PM |
???
???
This confuses me..arent all his ties in the midwest? He went to school in the midwest and has only coached there. I dont see this ending too well.
Interested to see how much money this is for, probably huge.
Go Blue!
December 4th, 2012 at 5:14 PM |
Unscientific sample of comments from BadgerHerald.com
Unscientific sample of comments from BadgerHerald.com
DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT FUCKTARD
good riddance to this cementhead
Aah, good riddance!
December 4th, 2012 at 5:14 PM |
So who is left coaching in
So who is left coaching in
So who is left coaching in the MAC for Wisconsin to grab?
December 4th, 2012 at 5:17 PM |
I guess he weighed his
I guess he weighed his
I guess he weighed his options.....
Spend the next ten years looking up at ohio in the big ten
or
Spend the next ten..er I mean three years looking up at Alabama and LSU.
Seems like the decision a complete moron would make. Fitting.
****Disclosure****** I don't like Bielema, at all, in any way. He is the clear winner of the "Big Ten Dick of the Year" award every year. Now he will have to share that title in the SEC with several of his kind.
Serious question - Does Pat Narduzzi get looked at for Wisky's next coach?