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I'm with you and asked the same question a few pages back. One response mentioned a lawsuit type of thing with Arkansas, but the rest just seem to be about him being a perceived jerk. I also posted a comment about him and Butch Jones as being somewhat overlooked in my opinion as both are midwest guys who had great success at midwest schools, with years of HC experience, but then decided to go SEC, had rough first years, 3 decent years, then a final "collapse" year with 4 wins and were fired. There's a lot more on those resumes than just the couple bad SEC years. Beilema was great at Wisconsin for 7 years and even in Arkansas had winning seasons in 3 of his 5 years. Since Arkansas, he hitched on with Belichick for 2 years and he's still only 50 years old. That resume is great for a school like Illinois.This is a serious question: why is there so much hate for Bielema here? Is it because he is, ultimately, an Iowa product? His mediocre (though good by our current standards) results at Arkansas? Is there something about his personality or coaching practices that I am not aware of (I know the guy is really intense, but so are a lot of coaches)?
I am just curious, because when I look at him as a possibility, the worst reaction I have is basically "*shrug* worth a shot."