BIG TEN!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--sources--arkansas-to-hire-bret-biele...
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 today, sources told Y! Sports, but Bielema is not expected to be introduced until Wednesday.
Shocked!
That's the best they could
That's the best they could do?
Why would he jump? Money?
Why would he jump? Money?
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Always. The. Money.
Always. The. Money.
Not completely
People in Wisconsin wanted this guy out. If he hadn't beat Nebraska, he may have been gone anyways. I think this was a bit of a let me get out on my own terms, rather than wait until I get fired.
Where'd you hear that?
I know that Bielema was not much of a Madison type. But neither is Alvarez. Bielema didn't go to UW, I know, but he was Alvarez's guy. The hand-picked, personally-groomed heir. And as far as I know, the money guys behind the program (the Kellners, et al) were all very satisfied with Alvarez/Bielema.
This is huge, because I wonder how long Alvarez wants to stick around. Does he want to do a coaching search? Is a new coach hampered by the fact that Alvarez might hire him and then soon after be gone? (See, e.g., Martin, Bill / Rodriguez, Rich)
I'll admit, its somewhat
I'll admit, its somewhat hearsay. The best I can say is I have a lot of family and friends who went to Wisconsin, and I grew up with them tied with michigan as my team. Ever since the TCU loss people havn't been satisfied (there was some suspect play calling at the end of that game). Then there was a sense that last years team was their shot, and that didn't even work out as they hoped (again, suspect play calling like trying for the win against MSU, which gave them the ball back to get the hail mary). Remeber too, this year he lost a lot of his staff (i can't recall who off the top of my head, sorry) then fired his OL coach during the season. There was a sense that the ship was sinking, if not this year, then soon. Also, with Ball leaving, and no transfer QB in sight, they were not going to imrove next year.
I'm still pretty shocked, but things were definetly not warm and cozy in madison anymore, and they were headed the wrong direction.
If Badger fans
If Badger fans are calling for a Wisconsin coach's head for losing tight games in Rose Bowls, they're delusional.
Not sure why he would want to
Not sure why he would want to leave a solid gig at Wisco for Arkansas.
Probably because he could recruit better talent
with Arkansas' (S-E-C) name. This is bad news for the B1G.
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
Irony
The truly ironic thing is that no more than 6 months ago, Burt was saying that the B1G wants nothing to do with the way the SEC recruits.
He had problem with Urban
He had problem with Urban Meyer's recruiting...then goes to the SEC
Makes no sense
SEC always gotta be hiring
SEC always gotta be hiring B1G coaches. With the money our schools dish out you'd think more of them would go after top coaches.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
I grew up a Wisco fan, and I
I grew up a Wisco fan, and I have a lot of family and friends from Wisconsin. His popularity was actually very low by the end of this season. Had he not pulled that Nebraska victory out of nowhere, my money was on him being gone anyways. Ever since the TCU rose bowl people have been getting frustraited.
5 million reasons a year...
Arkansas is tossing around $5 million a year offers to coaches like Les Miles. Bielema made $2.5 million at Wiscy. If Bielema does sign for this much, though, I will be surprised that Arkansas didn't find more for their money.
Pat Forde
is a douche.
I have no thoughts on the substance of the article. Just felt like that needed to be said.
Ummmm wow is really an
Ummmm wow is really an understatement....really Bielema?
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
Not great for the Big Ten
I will not be too upset if I never have to see him on the sidelines again, but the loss of a head coach with his record of winning is bad for the conference.
Let the pilfering of recruits begin.
If he makes it last that
If he makes it last that long, we just scheduled Arkansas for 2018-19
"The trouble with quotes on the internet, is that it is often difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine" --Abraham Lincoln
Wow, that's a pretty great
Wow, that's a pretty great hire for Arkansas.
Go Blue!
Incredible
Amazing how on the day Brian writes in Unverified Voracity about underwhelming coaching hires, one of the league's best coaches gets poached by the SEC. That just says everything you need to know about the league.
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See ya! Even Wisconsin fans
See ya! Even Wisconsin fans will hate him now.
So who will Wisconsin go after now?
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Tressel, Gruden or Jesus. No
Tressel, Gruden or Jesus. No peticular order.
Darrell Bevell, perhaps?
Wisky QB, four-year starter, currently offensive coordinator of the Seahawks.
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John L Smith. Heard he has
John L Smith. Heard he has Big10 experience.
Steve Mariucci
Steve Mariucci
That's a lateral move if I've
That's a lateral move if I've ever seen one. Must be the $. Who should Wisconsin go after? Petrino? Gruden?
Touchdown Michigan!
haha
petrino. one d-bag for another.
Paul Chryst?
Paul Chryst?
Good call.
Good call.
Touchdown Michigan!
The guy peaked at Wisconsin,
The guy peaked at Wisconsin, but wow, this is a shock.
And the leaders division gets
And the leaders division gets even easier for OHIO.
So Ohio State's division
Gets even easier.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Legit surprised.
Considering how dominant Wisconsin has been in the Big Ten, really surprising move.
Wow, if he thought talking to
Wow, if he thought talking to other team's commits was dirty, wait til he experiences recruiting in the SEC.
OP beat me to it.
Can't
OP beat me to it.
Can't believe Bielema wants out, and have a hard time believing Wisconsin wouldn't pony up more money to keep him there. Let's see how Arkansas likes MANBALL.
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In shock here.
Well that's underwhelming.
Well that's underwhelming. And to think, he's going to coach those kids in the Rose Bowl
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. - Ephesians 6:11
......And Pitt will be
......And Pitt will be looking for their 99th coach in the last 3 years after Crist heads back to UW.
The swag is back.
my thoughts exactly.. I would
my thoughts exactly.. I would love for a big name like Petrino to take the job for the sake of Big Ten competition. It would be nice to establish a reputation for stealing head coaches away from the SEC, maybe eventually steal some of their players. Crist was the first name that came to mind though. Love/hate this time of year
"This is Michigan for God sakes" -Brady Hoke
Pitt's my #2 team, but hell,
Pitt's my #2 team, but hell, even I think that would be kind of funny.
Why does the Big Ten make all that money again?
We're destroying traditions and expanding to make money, right? So, why is it that the conference doesn't pony up for football (except OSU who's dominated the conference).
Thankfully it looks like we're starting to realize that we need to spend money on coaches to win, but the rest of the conference is a joke.
Hahaha
That's really all I can do is just laugh at this. Bielema comes off as a scumbag, and really has proven it today. Arkansas must be very desperate to hire a coach with 5 losses this year. I hope he fails miserably down in the S-E-C.
All the other Big Ten, or Big Ten Related Coaches have won
It's time for the Big Ten to start doing what it did in basketball and start hiring some good coaches. Hopefully Wisconsin can hire Petersen or Patterson and doesn't go after some MAC guy or something.
Yeah hopefully not some MAC
Yeah hopefully not some MAC guy like Bo or Hoke...
Hoke was hired from SDSU
and Bo was hired 50 years ago. It's not the 1960s anymore.
Obviously, but discrediting a
Obviously, but discrediting a conference which the two best coaches in the conference have ties to is just asinine
You do realize that Nick Saban coached in the MAC
do you not? So did the late Randy Walker and Brian Kelly. 4 of the top 10 coaches in American coached in the MAC. MACTION might get scorned on here, but it is quality football for what the schools have to work with.
MAC football is fun to watch and cheap to see. Why scorn that?
"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!"
It's more that it's not a
It's more that it's not a good idea to hire a guy straight out of the mac. It rarely has worked out lately.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
Never saw this one coming.