Illini Football 2023

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Wisconsin fans: "You're only succeeding because of our coaches!"

Illinois fans: "The champagne tastes like champagne."

As the quote in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil goes after ne is called "nouveau riche" ... it's the "riche" that counts.

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

Oh don’t kid yourself … Josh deserves some major cred … Leonhard wasn’t free … But Josh has those relationships and Bret does as well … Boosters f’ing love him … Bret also delivers when he says he’s going to and makes an effort to create personal relationships … Most coaches don’t do that … Mr. Khan is a big Bielema fan …

Moves like this is the reason Bret is my favorite coach we’ve had here ever.

He’s out there swinging a sledgehammer at the rest of the conference and it’s friggin’ JULY.

There seems to be no “ehh what we got is good enough it’s fine” in him. He’s trying to improve the program every way he possibly can every day. That’s how you build something special.

 

[willillini]

i think he reports to the head coach on things he observes and it is relayed to the assistants as Brett sees it
necessary. Reinforces what is being done and makes suggestions. also, a big part would be scouting reports
of future opposition. this would be critical with his experience in the big ten and specifically in the west.

 

[willillini]

Bret is the CEO and believes in surrounding himself with the best and brightest.
Most head coaches think they know everything. He puts personnel in positions
to succeed.

 

[Sutton_Place]

Wow, that’s big news. Illini football — the times they are a changing.

What a news! Boom boom pow!

 

[Dkayak]

So is it accurate to describe him as an advisor to the coaching staff, aka the coach’s coach? Someone who has both the time and experience to critically examine the big picture when the coaches might get lost in the grass?

 

[mhuml32]

It's extremely rare to have a unanimously positive story come out about your team. Today is that day. Great hire and love the timing going into B1G Media Days (compared to some other programs).

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

 

[mhuml32]

https://247sports.com/college/illin...y-illinois-head-coach-bret-bielema-213191720/

 

[altgeld88]

well, you are way more marketable if you are involved in the game in some way .

Yep. It's always better to be working now if you want to be employed someday.

 

[Champaign poppin]

https://247sports.com/college/illin...y-illinois-head-coach-bret-bielema-213191720/

Guy got recruited over so quick. I think Tobe and Clarke push for his reps

 

[warhog6g]

Well he is the alpha male of alpha males …

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496228005751967751

any man who has to say they are an alpha male is in fact not an alpha male.

 

[FrankNitty30]

Go

 

[TentakilRex]

We made it lol (and we aren't the butt of the joke to boot)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683903530728292355

Update: Message Board Genius deleted it

Hopefully they don't delete it this time

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683908377653411857

 

[Joel Goodson]

Bret is the CEO and believes in surrounding himself with the best and brightest.
Most head coaches think they know everything. He puts personnel in positions
to succeed.

full blown Jedi master move. the salty Bucky fans make this even better: 11/10

 

[GallopingGhost]

Maybe this is my naïveté, but what does a defensive analyst do? He’s not the coordinator, so what is their job specifically.

 

[Joel Goodson]

Guy got recruited over so quick. I think Tobe and Clarke push for his reps

forgot McCantos, who is very likely ahead of those guys

 

[BDMAN]

Since they don't want be the Wisconsin anymore... heck Alvarez made Wisconsin into a "Nebraska in their glory days" clone, I guess plagiarism can be cool!

Best form of flattery is what it is!!

 

[Champaign poppin]

forgot McCantos, who is very likely ahead of those guys

I don’t think so. Not according to practice reports. Tobe was repping above Mccantos and Patterson

 

[BashCtIllini]

Hopefully they don't delete it this time

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683908377653411857

Holy $h!t, that's awesome

 

[DaChief4ever]

Just curious.....does this seem to be a "late in the season" hire?

 

[TampaToo]

Season hasn’t started.

 

[bluemountain]

As the quote in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil goes after ne is called "nouveau riche" ... it's the "riche" that counts.

Heck yeah I want to be like Wisconsin.....for now

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Wisconsin fans: "You're only succeeding because of our coaches!"

Illinois fans: "The champagne tastes like champagne."

Respond by saying that Kansas basketball is only succeeding because of our coaches.

 

[DaChief4ever]

Season hasn’t started.

First game Sept 2, about a month off....seems late to me to add a coach.....I guess I expected most coaches to move early in the year.....