Breaking: Arkansas to hire Bret Bielema

[FIVE-O-FAN]

who the hell wants to live in wisconsin anyway?

Whoa, tap the brakes.

[FIVE-O-FAN]

I don't think Badgers fans are as upset one might think. Bielema has been considered a sub par recruiter and finished 3rd in the Big 10 Leaders Division with an overall 7-5 record, 4-4 in conference this year. Don't get me wrong, they put it on Nebraska but they were helped greatly by the Ohio St and Penn St situations to get to the Rose Bowl. Badgers fans never got over the TCU loss either.

[CalallenStang]

I feel bad for Pitt. Pitt coach will definitely be on Wisconsin's short list. This may be the 4th in as many years for the Panthers

Would actually be their fifth coach in a short time frame

2012 - Chryst
2011 - Graham
late 2010 - Haywood (arrested and fired)
2005-2010 - Wannstedt

Adding in the interims, it would be:

2012 - Chryst
2011 bowl game - Patterson
2011 - Graham
late 2010 - Haywood (arrested and fired)
2010 bowl game - Bennett
2005-2010 - Wannstedt

[RGV Pony]

Shouldve kept wannstadt

[jimhagle]

Good hire-will bring some class to the Hogs.

[redpony]

class and hogs - now that is a real oxymoron.

[Rebel10]

Looks like a good hire and definitely puts the SEC as the top dog.

SEC was already the top dog.

[ponyboy]

In other news, Todd Graham will coach two teams next year.

[Rebel10]

Bielema was running his mouth about how he would never run his team like an SEC team and now he is in it. Let's see how he takes his first SEC beatdown.

[Juneslai]

One of the worst in game coaches in the business. The guy routinely makes game flow decisions that make Jason Garrett look brilliant. His three straight trips to the Rose Bowl were an aberration based on the OSU problems and other flukes. His game plan against TCU in the Rose Bowl was a joke. He was gaining about 6 yards per carry, but abandoned the run for about 3 quarters and played into the Frogs hands.

He got out while the getting was good and will be fired from Arky within three years.