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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2020, 09:31:09 AM »
Quote from: Breal31 on December 19, 2020, 07:56:38 AM
Welp....I guess Leipold bombed his interview last night 😦

I don’t really have words for this one. Captain Culture just hired a notorious drunken asshole hated by everyone in his path. This is an incredibly bizarre hire

Yeah it appears last night’s game made the difference. Whitman I’m sure didn’t wanna face the criticism when announcing Leipold after Illini fans saw the Buffalo game.

So drunken Bielema with the Iowa tattoo it is. Fuck. As Whitman stated regarding him.....let’s hope “he’s a life-long learner who is continually looking to grow and improve.”
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2020, 09:45:08 AM »
One of the reasons I absolutely refused to believe this was that Captain Compliance would never hire a guy who has this sketchy of a background. I...still don’t believe it

https://forums.hogville.net/index.php?topic=723169.0
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2020, 10:01:12 AM »
Quote from: Breal31 on December 19, 2020, 09:45:08 AM
One of the reasons I absolutely refused to believe this was that Captain Compliance would never hire a guy who has this sketchy of a background. I...still don’t believe it

https://forums.hogville.net/index.php?topic=723169.0

What’s the lawsuit Arkansas has against him?
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2020, 10:28:39 AM »
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2020, 10:32:52 AM »
That Ark thread doesn’t read that badly. Not as bad as I expected anyways. Even with Bielema’s alleged off field issues I’m super relieved it wasn’t LL.

Despite not doing great in the buzz saw of the SEC West, he is local and has proven high level success in the B1G West. I think a sober and motivated Bret Bielema could establish a relatively high floor for the program.

That said, I don’t find this to be an inspiring hire whatsoever. I hope he can manage to put together a good staff. If we are paying Bret 4.2 million a year I have to assume we will be competitive with staff salaries as well.

I think the salve I’m going to keep putting on this is “Came up under Barry Alvarez, went to three consecutive Rose Bowls as HC with his own players, recruited and coached Russell Wilson, and also coached under Bill Belichick.”
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2020, 10:47:32 AM »
Quote from: Breal31 on December 19, 2020, 09:45:08 AM
One of the reasons I absolutely refused to believe this was that Captain Compliance would never hire a guy who has this sketchy of a background. I...still don’t believe it

https://forums.hogville.net/index.php?topic=723169.0

The photo of him and Whitman in that thread, where he is clearly 300 lbs with bright red alcoholic face, does not portend well.
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2020, 10:54:12 AM »
I bet he’s well over 300 lbs
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2020, 10:55:03 AM »
Yeah I should have added the +.

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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2020, 10:55:15 AM »
"Illinois and the Big Ten is home for me, and I can't be any more excited about the opportunity in front of me with the Fighting Illini," Bielema said. "We want to build a program that makes Illini Nation proud and regain the passion that I've seen when Illinois wins. We want the young men playing football in the state of Illinois from Freeport to Cairo and from Quincy to Danville dreaming of wearing the Orange and Blue and playing at Memorial Stadium. I look forward to re-connecting with the high school coaches around the state making it clear we intend to keep our players home.

"We will build an outstanding staff for both player development and recruiting. The University of Illinois has incredible facilities and is known as one of the world's outstanding academic institutions. We will hold the young men on our team responsible both on and off the field while coaching them to be champions in life. Jen and I, along with our girls, are excited to get to Champaign-Urbana and get started on the journey. Go Illini!"

https://fightingillini.com/news/2020/12/19/bret-bielema-takes-reins-of-fighting-illini-football.aspx
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« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2020, 11:03:46 AM »
I am just going to look at the silver lining and hope this hire works out

1. Has won Big 10 titles and dominated the west
2. Will develop players (Lovie failed miserably at this)
3. Has a hot wife

If he can recruit, develop players, hire good assistants, and lay off the sauce - we might have something worth watching. I still think he is an ass....
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« Reply #25 on: December 19, 2020, 11:19:38 AM »
Quote from: SlatsGrobnik on December 19, 2020, 10:47:32 AM
The photo of him and Whitman in that thread, where he is clearly 300 lbs with bright red alcoholic face, does not portend well.

I thought the same thing....
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2020, 11:20:10 AM »
Quote from: illinismitty on December 19, 2020, 11:03:46 AM
I am just going to look at the silver lining and hope this hire works out

1. Has won Big 10 titles and dominated the west
2. Will develop players (Lovie failed miserably at this)
3. Has a hot wife

If he can recruit, develop players, hire good assistants, and lay off the sauce - we might have something worth watching. I still think he is an ass....

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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #27 on: December 19, 2020, 11:20:35 AM »
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #28 on: December 19, 2020, 11:40:19 AM »
Quote from: illinismitty on December 19, 2020, 11:03:46 AM
I am just going to look at the silver lining and hope this hire works out

1. Has won Big 10 titles and dominated the west
2. Will develop players (Lovie failed miserably at this)
3. Has a hot wife

If he can recruit, develop players, hire good assistants, and lay off the sauce - we might have something worth watching. I still think he is an ass....
If he can do all of that, and if he found out after his short stint in the NFL that he prefers college ball, he can stick around for a while instead of bolting off to what he thinks may be greener pastures.
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Re: Brett Bielema
« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2020, 12:00:21 PM »
why do we care if he's a jerk?

just win, baby
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