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xTitan · Post #621 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:36 pm

LUKE23 wrote:No interest in Riley or Franklin. Diaco wouldn't be my first choice, but I think he's a good coach.

Much much rather have Franklin personally, Diaco has been passed over by second tier programs, not interested at all. I am probably wrong, but I just have a feeling Barry has a verbal from someone and needs to wait until sometime later next week to announce. I would love that guy to be Chris Petersen, but have a feeling it is Tucker.

LUKE23 · Post #622 » by **LUKE23** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:42 pm

I'm good with Tucker, would prefer him over Diaco, but Diaco wouldn't be a bad hire. I've seen nothing exceptional out of Vandy's program that would make me want to hire Franklin. Besides, has Franklin even been rumored as a candidate?

Post #623 » by **humanrefutation** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:07 pm

I just realized that Riley is 60. I'd rather bring in someone younger who can build a longterm legacy. I mean, Barry retired at 58.

Post #624 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:28 pm

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was asked this week whether Bret Bielema decided to leave the UW program for Arkansas, in part, to escape the considerable shadow of his boss.

"I have been told that," Alvarez said Thursday on the Tim Brando Show. "I really don't think about it. Bret and I had a great relationship.

"He and I, we talked every day. He'd bounce things off of me. We had a tremendous relationship.

"Yet I think there was some of that. My wife reminds me of that. I can't speak for Bret, but that's not the first time I have heard of that."

xTitan · Post #625 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:33 pm

Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe
Mike Riley says he "has not interviewed, isn't scheduled to interview and has no interest in Wisconsin."

Run-MKE 311 · Post #626 » by **Run-MKE 311** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:45 pm

Prepare for the crickets when this actually gets announced.

Love King Barry, but so far the grumblings from this search have left me grossly uninspired.

xTitan · Post #627 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:49 pm

still going to maintain that he has his man, probably Tucker, hopefully Petersen, and he will be announced late next week.

xTitan · Post #628 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:32 pm

Scott Van Pelt had Andy Staples on from SI.com, he has no idea about who UW will hire, absolutely raved about Madison, but said they will have issues bringing in a top college coach because they refuse to pay the assistants anything.

Kerb Hohl · Post #629 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:42 pm

xTitan wrote:Scott Van Pelt had Andy Staples on from SI.com, he has no idea about who UW will hire, absolutely raved about Madison, but said they will have issues bringing in a top college coach because they refuse to pay the assistants anything.

Isn't that exactly the theory I brought up that you rebuffed a week ago in all of this, saying those guys left because they didn't like Bret?

xTitan · Post #630 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:15 pm

GrendonJennings wrote:
xTitan wrote:Scott Van Pelt had Andy Staples on from SI.com, he has no idea about who UW will hire, absolutely raved about Madison, but said they will have issues bringing in a top college coach because they refuse to pay the assistants anything.

Isn't that exactly the theory I brought up that you rebuffed a week ago in all of this, saying those guys left because they didn't like Bret?

they are not mutually exclusive, BB was not popular with many of his past assistants, they have ALWAYS been underpaid, this is not something new...they left with Chryst, some were for promotions some weren't.

Kerb Hohl · Post #631 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:20 pm

xTitan wrote:
GrendonJennings wrote:
xTitan wrote:Scott Van Pelt had Andy Staples on from SI.com, he has no idea about who UW will hire, absolutely raved about Madison, but said they will have issues bringing in a top college coach because they refuse to pay the assistants anything.

Isn't that exactly the theory I brought up that you rebuffed a week ago in all of this, saying those guys left because they didn't like Bret?

they are not mutually exclusive, BB was not popular with many of his past assistants, they have ALWAYS been underpaid, this is not something new...they left with Chryst, some were for promotions some weren't.

And now a lot of current ones are going to leave for higher pay from BB's former staff...some of them following BB.

Also, Chryst wanted a head coaching gig. We couldn't just have fired BB, as desirable as you thought that was.

RiotPunch · Post #632 » by **RiotPunch** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:39 pm

I still believe it was a combination of our middle-of-the-pack assistant coach salary pool and the fact that Bielema was not very well liked among the assistants. The former is the bigger reason, but the latter made it that much easier for the coaches to bolt.

El Duderino · Post #633 » by **El Duderino** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:47 pm

xTitan wrote:
GrendonJennings wrote:
xTitan wrote:Scott Van Pelt had Andy Staples on from SI.com, he has no idea about who UW will hire, absolutely raved about Madison, but said they will have issues bringing in a top college coach because they refuse to pay the assistants anything.

Isn't that exactly the theory I brought up that you rebuffed a week ago in all of this, saying those guys left because they didn't like Bret?

they are not mutually exclusive, BB was not popular with many of his past assistants, they have ALWAYS been underpaid, this is not something new...they left with Chryst, some were for promotions some weren't.

If Beilema was telling the truth, assistants who left for Pitt not only got promotions in some cases, their pay went from about 250K to 400K. That's a big raise if true and i just don't get why a school like Pitt can afford to pay so much more for assistants than Wisconsin can?

Kerb Hohl · Post #634 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:50 pm

RiotPunch wrote:I still believe it was a combination of our middle-of-the-pack assistant coach salary pool and the fact that Bielema was not very well liked among the assistants. The former is the bigger reason, but the latter made it that much easier for the coaches to bolt.

Some of them just followed him to Arkansas and got a huge pay raise.

He said others approached him just before he left for Arkansas saying they had higher-paying offers. He was fearing his staff of assistants was about to crumble again before he left for Arkansas.

I haven't studied the actual cases too closely but I think the total of guys that left because they didn't like Bielema is probably close to like 1 if any.

RiotPunch · Post #635 » by **RiotPunch** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:53 pm

I'm only saying that I think a small portion of the decision making process, on a coach to coach basis, was a general dislike towards Bret. I am fully aware and fully agree that $$$ is the much bigger reason we keep losing assistants. I'm probably a touch biased in that area due to my disliking Bielema.

xTitan · Post #636 » by **xTitan** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:15 pm

GrendonJennings wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:I still believe it was a combination of our middle-of-the-pack assistant coach salary pool and the fact that Bielema was not very well liked among the assistants. The former is the bigger reason, but the latter made it that much easier for the coaches to bolt.

Some of them just followed him to Arkansas and got a huge pay raise.

He said others approached him just before he left for Arkansas saying they had higher-paying offers. He was fearing his staff of assistants was about to crumble again before he left for Arkansas.

I haven't studied the actual cases too closely but I think the total of guys that left because they didn't like Bielema is probably close to like 1 if any.

Why is it so hard for you to believe that a number of assistants didn't like Bielema? Bielmela's personality is very stand offish, yet your undying love and worship for the guy is cute but unfounded.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #637 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:11 am

Not sure if you guys saw this yet.

Evan Flood
‏@Evan_Flood
Source: Iowa State Head Coach Paul Rhoads tells #Wisconsin he's not interested in coaching the #Badgers http://wisconsin.247sports.com/Board/23 ... s-14959285 …

Flames24Rulz · Post #638 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:04 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Canada to NC State makes little sense although he did work with Doeren for a year.

They were extremely successful last year. I thought as soon as Doeren went to NC State that he would take Canada with him.

xTitan · Post #639 » by **xTitan** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:42 am

Wow......according to Potrykus, Ash wants to be head coach......huh???

Jeff Potrykus ‏@jaypo1961
Some #Badgers updates, including possible new name in running for HC. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/183591851.html …

JayMKE · Post #640 » by **JayMKE** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:23 am

I'm starting to resign myself that I'm not going to like whoever we hire.

Mike Riley would be a god send at this point.