OT: Alvarez to coach Wisco in Rose Bowl
As many suspected, it seems he is coming back to the sidelines for (at least) this game. Probably the right move for them.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:11 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:17 PM ^
Insightful
December 5th, 2012 at 9:10 PM ^
Interesting
December 5th, 2012 at 9:27 PM ^
Trolling)
December 5th, 2012 at 9:36 PM ^
Funny
December 5th, 2012 at 11:04 PM ^
Normal
December 5th, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^
Underrated
December 6th, 2012 at 3:56 PM ^
Funny
(Come on, somebody moderate me as "redundant" ...)
December 5th, 2012 at 8:17 PM ^
LInk or it isn't happening.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
So does this mean they're not in a hurry to hire a new HC?
December 6th, 2012 at 1:20 AM ^
The move was made in order to move on. However, some were concerned he will not be able to spend the same amount of time looking for a successor. With that said, Barry is already on the move. Chryst stated he wants to remain at Pittsburgh, so he is somewhat out. Darrell Bevell, mel tucker, and Al Goldin.
My perspective they are likely to go with a pro person since they run a pro offense.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
I root for the big ten teams anyway, but this actually makes me root for wisco even more.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
i think the OP meant if Bo had personally taken the football job in a situation ala Wisconsin's...
its a bit different when he fires someone and appoints an assistant.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 12:22 AM ^
Bo also disliked Frieder personally, I believe it's discussed in 'Bo'.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
Bo didn't actually coach the team. Alvy is gonna be on the sideline, which I think is awesome. He is Wisky's Bo in every sense.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
A Wiscy man is gonna coach Wiscy.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
I see what you did there...
This is different, however, and to me a bit creepy. Bo didn't say, 'hey, I am going to coach the basketball team myself.' This perhaps underscores the reason Bielema wanted to leave: to get out behind Alveraz's shadow. Alveraz's last recruiting class graduated a few years ago; Bielema has been to three straight Rose Bowls; that fans in Madison are clamoring for Alveraz leads to me believe that Alveraz, and the Madison fan base, is having a hard time letting go.
Then again, who wouldn't want come out of retirement to coach the Grandaddy?! I understand where Alveraz is coming from. Plus it lends a cachet to the game that merely promoting a provisional assistant would not.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
Probably a good idea. He has experience winning Rose Bowls and playing for him could inspire some players.
December 6th, 2012 at 1:23 AM ^
"They might finally win one."
December 5th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^
It is predictable move, maybe they don't feel they'll get their guy before the bowl game and are willing to wait and let that coach be with his team thru the bowl game.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
That's a long time to leave the recruits hanging, though.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:32 PM ^
Barry Alvarez is apparently open to coaching next season as well, or at the very least he hasn't ruled it out.
I think it a good move short-term. Paul Chryst essentially took half of the coaching staff with him to Pitt last year, so nobody on Wisconsin's current staff really has "seniority" to be named interim HC. Also, a lot of the quality HC candidates out there have already found new positions or decline to leave their current schools, so Alvarez would be hard-pressed to find a solid replacement this late in the game.
December 5th, 2012 at 10:16 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
But I don't know if I buy that this is any kind of indication.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:13 PM ^
December 6th, 2012 at 1:54 AM ^
Formerly of Minnesota.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:39 PM ^
Coaches being mentioned:
Chryst (the favorite)
Darrell Bevell (maybe the 2nd choice among Badger fans)
Willie Taggert, HC of Western KY, Harbaugh disciple, was in Madison interviewing apparently
Chris Peterson. Because he is mentioned in every coaching search.
Follow the whole saga (including a rumor that Peterson was touring Camp Randell today) over at http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^
Any word about Diaco?
December 5th, 2012 at 10:03 PM ^
Petersen apparently is interviewing there next week. That's no guarantee of anything (he's interviewed at UCLA and Stanford) but getting him that far in the process isn't bad for Wisconsin. That would be wild if they replaced Bielema with him.
December 5th, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
If they replace Bielema with Peterson you can expect some serious Wisconsin schadenfreude
December 5th, 2012 at 10:42 PM ^
How so? I'd think they'd be estactic.
December 6th, 2012 at 1:25 AM ^
Did I say that wrong? If Wisconsin is happy from getting a better coach, wouldn't that make it Wisconsin schadenfreude? I don't know. Either way they will get schadenfreude out of the deal if they manage to snag Petersen.
December 6th, 2012 at 3:33 AM ^
Schadenfreude is essentially getting pleasure out of someone's pain. So, in this instance, it would be an instance of schadenfreude for us to enjoy seeing Wisconsin fans who are really, really sad to see Bielema go (which doesn't sound like too many). That's why 'this week in Schadenfreude' that Brian writes is all about fanbases who lose big games -- because it's entertaining to see people so upset.
December 6th, 2012 at 7:19 AM ^
But if Bielema flops at Arkansas, they could derive significant schadenfreude from it.
December 5th, 2012 at 10:46 PM ^
There are a few sites out there that are saying Al Golden and Joe Rudolph would be outside candidates for this position, with Golden possibly only having traction because of Shawn Eichorst and his connection to Wisconsin as a former associate AD. Despite being the popular favorite, Chryst has spent quite a bit of time in the past 24 hours reaffirming his commitment to Pitt.
As for Alvarez coaching the Rose Bowl, for the Badgers, it might be a nice psychological lift, and for the month of December anyway, a fairly logical move. I agree that Bielema should not coach the bowl game, and this at least gets them to early January. If they go in-house, they'll have fairly green coordinators to choose from, but Wisconsin sees itself as a desirable position, and I wonder if they'll spend accordingly on an HC and assistants.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
Maybe Tyrone Willingham can come back and coach Stanford for the game and make it a 2000 Rose Bowl flashback.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:38 PM ^
Yeah, enough with the "throwback" jerseys, lets move on to throwback coaches.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 8:59 PM ^
Bill Snyder.
December 5th, 2012 at 9:38 PM ^
December 5th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
Is there a list of all those guys?