Bret Bielema Takes Reins of Illinois Football

#7      
Love the Illini
BB the coach has lot of experience but also got to take over a good program and Wisconsin much tougher challenge to build it at Illinois
 
#12      
B-ILL
Well... I don’t love the hire but it was probably the best Illinois was going to do. Hopefully he does really well for 3-4 years here, gets hired by Michigan, then completely sucks there.
 
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#17      
mjgoduke
This guy had as many Rose Bowls at Wisconsin as we've had in 60 years! No candidate was perfect.
Proven Big 10 WInner
Illinois Native
Chip on His Shoulder
Connections with Illinois HS
Adding a Little Craziness....
Bring it On....Pasadena 2025...here we come
 
#18      
BWBW
I can live with this too. Especially if he brings in top notch OC and DC. Good position coaches and recruiters would be nice as well.
 
#23      
the juiceman cometh
Apparently it's a $4.2 million a year deal. How much was he making with the Giants? Seems like a lot unless we're prying him away from a high paying gig, or there's a big market for him as far as P5 vacancies (which I don't think is the case).
 
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