Does Iowa fear Bert?
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Out of curiosity, do you make a living sending out badly spelled phishing emails? I feel like I have seen your work before.
I bet NU is proud to possibly have an alma mader like BigNUFan51.
In all seriousness, I do not fear Bert. I am concerned that he could actually rebuild the Illinois Program. There is a fair amount of talent in Illinois that Iowa has been able to poach in recent years. There is no reason for Illinois to be as bad as they have for the last 20 years.
Nobody scares me more than Scott Frost.
Well then get him out of your closet.
Has no one told Bielema about the success of Nebraska 30 years ago? Nebraska should probably fear him, they may have the cellar in the West all to themselves.
Another coach at IL who will romp over Nebraska. Yawn...
The biggest mistake Debbie made was hiring Frost instead of Bielema. Bielema knows what it takes to win in the BiG and Frost is more suited for the Big 12. As far as Iowa, BB will probably put a dent in Iowa's Illinois recruiting somewhat. BB will make the west a real slobberknocker if he builds another version of Wisconsin.
Give BB four years to recruit his own players and we will have another contender for the west division title.
I think Bielema’s teams will be a tough out but it’s hopefully more parts good than bad for iowa. Bielema will take it to NW hopefully and on a related note were bielema and fitzgerald peers as players? Also i have a feeling bielema versus frost will be enjoyable games as well.
Bert is a bully. He’s got a killer instinct unlike the Iowa head coach.
Well, the bulliness didn't get him very far in the SEC did it.
Berts a different man now. He’s cleaned up his act and even lost a ton of weight. I think you are going to see a very committed football coach.
I will admit Bert is a bully. He beat the hell out of those all you can eat baby back ribs when he was with the hogs.
What, are you trying to give him a blowjob? You seem to love Bert more than Bert.
That Iowa coach who has whipped your team 6 years running? The one who got your last 2 coaches fired? Okay...
Big illini fan now? I totally get it. You're sick of cheering for the basement dwellers
I don’t really believe he has proven anything yet.
He stepped into a pat hand at WI then ended up looking like a horses azz at ARK.
Time will tell but his upside at ILL is probably around 500
He stepped into a pat hand at WI then ended up looking like a horses azz at ARK.
Time will tell but his upside at ILL is probably around 500
Barry Alvarez was far more instrumental for Wisky’s success than Bert.
Frosty has proved he can only win with George O'Leary's talent.
That's exactly what I keep hearing folks from Nebbie say and how is that shaping up?
Yeah ... I've always ascribed to that perspective. Barry always had a pretty firm grip on the reins of the football program (even as an AD). That was arguably a contributing reason why Andersen left the program ... even though his teams were winning. Barry had been a constant for that program ... thank goodness he's finally retiring!
As for Brett coaching the Illini ... he certainly knows the B1G. He's also a pretty good recruiter. However, compared to his earlier years ... he's probably viewed a little bit more as a "has been" these days ... so I wonder if he'll still be able to recruit at the same clip.
Lastly, there is a big difference from the situation Brett had at Wisconsin ... inheriting a program that had a "winning culture" and had a blue-collar work-ethic ... as compared to the Illini ... a program that is rather far-removed from the old days when they once had a respectable football program. Lovie Smith is a fine coach ... and it took Lovie a while to rebuild the culture for the Illini. I'll be curious as to what the culture will look like for the Illini under Brett. I honestly have no idea what to expect.
I have often wondered how much of it was Brett B. and how much was Barry pulling the strings. maybe someday we will figure it out.
give Bert credit where credit is due. He took Wisconsin to heights Barry couldn’t. They haven’t been as good prior to or since Bert was in charge.
Yeah minus that 2017 season where they had their best record ever and went 13-1 and finished 6/7th in the nation.
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New heights? Please elaborate .... your comment smacks of hyperbole.
Brett did well for the Badgers ... but to say that he surpassed Barry ... umm ... it really didn't appear that way.
So on flip side would you say Scott frost has taken Nebraska to the lows they haven’t been since prior to him? 3 losing and bowl less seasons.
