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Bret Bielema Intro Press Conference
Did Darryl from Coming to America use that desk chair last?Live video-
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How long before the oldest child is coaching linebackers?Live video-
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totally unrelated , but the outside scenes has me thinking , the weather has been so awesome , that it looked like it could have been September 20, not December 20.
I think the biggest question to ask a coach would be what are you looking for in an OC and DC. How was your meeting with the team? You know his answer will be very good.
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Well one thing is for sure, we’d blow the Vanderbilt kicker story out of the water with a 3 year old girl linebackers coachHow long before the oldest child is coaching linebackers?
I was thinking it was from Lovie taking long naps in the chair. If it was just to blur a logo, it looks terrible. JW: "If you don't like this old, greasy chair, you have 4.2 million reasons to get a new one yourself."
It could also just be the lighting and an indentation from Lovie taking naps. It still looks terrible on camera.
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Looking closely at the video, definitely blurred out logo. Or maybe just a tougher patch of fabric on the chair to prevent wear.
ChiefGritty
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I like that Whitman spoke to Belichick. A genuinely disinterested third party who knows the present-day Bielema. Barry Alvarez has a massive conflict of interest.
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Sure sounds like he's happy and really wanted this job.
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It's apparent that Bret has a lot of passion. That should help with recruiting and building relationships, but everything is still going to come down to results. I think we'll learn a lot about our expected trajectory once some staff announcements are made.
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Targeting the end of January to finish filling out his staff.
After that presser, I'm in. Let's go win some games.
illini80
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I’m hoping he can get his guys and accomplish it sooner. There is work to be done before the next signing period. Maybe I’m overestimating things, but I’ve assumed he had reached out to some key people prior to being named the coach.
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Illinois B10/Overall Recruiting Rankings for last five classes (according to 247):
2021: 14th/78th
2020: 14th/88th
2019: 13th/53rd
2018: 12th/54th
2017: 10th/46th
Graphic was on the screen during Bret's introductory conference.
2021: 14th/78th
2020: 14th/88th
2019: 13th/53rd
2018: 12th/54th
2017: 10th/46th
Graphic was on the screen during Bret's introductory conference.
Impressive introduction to the Illini family. Could feel that he wants to be here.
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Thought he said the beginning of January, but I probably heard him wrong. Either way, I bet some names will be official relatively soon.
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Yeah, I agree. When he was asked about it, he said he wanted to talk to all the players first before talking to anyone else (potential staff). My overall takeaway is that Bret puts a lot of weight on building and maintaining relationships. He also mentioned that he's going to put a lot of energy into meeting with all of the players and selling them on coming back if they can play a role in building the program back to where we all want it to be.
I see it as kind of a chicken-egg problem. He needs to make sure the roster doesn't get decimated if he's going to sell other coaches on coming here. But players also probably want to know who they would be playing for on the new staff. It sounds like Bret has opted to start with trying to stabilize the roster.
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And he said he wanted to hire the offense, defense and special teams coordinator and then give those guys input on building the staff from there.
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I might have heard wrong too. I thought he said he wanted to start filling some positions soon (early January), but that he didn't think the process would be complete until the end of January.
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"Destination" coaching gig felt good to hear.
Saw a lot of "retread" comments when BB was hired. Presser came off a lot differently imo than that. Seems humbled by life and thankful for another opportunity.
We won't wonder if he cares.
Saw a lot of "retread" comments when BB was hired. Presser came off a lot differently imo than that. Seems humbled by life and thankful for another opportunity.
We won't wonder if he cares.