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Bret Bielema Takes Reins of Illinois Football
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<blockquote data-quote="CurbeloYourEnthusiasm" data-source="post: 1567431" data-attributes="member: 747729"><p>I love Bielema's personality in a football coach. I think he's going to be loved by his players, and he's going to have a connection to them in a way that we really have never seen here.</p><p></p><p>Lovie - was too old and too aloof/above it all to connect or inspire</p><p>Beckman - was a clown</p><p>Zook - he connected with the players, but more in a way where he tried to be their friend and act like them</p><p>Turner - was more a professor/teacher type</p><p>Tepper - kind of a no personality type</p><p>Mackovic - was a professor/teacher type</p><p></p><p>I think Bielema is going to be the type of head coach to inspire insane effort from his guys. And I guarantee we won't be as soft as we've been under Lovie. Lovie hardly ever live tackled in practice using the NFL approach. Bielema ain't like that. We'll be hitting hard and being alot more physical. I just love this hire. I thought it was the obvious hire to make given the candidates, much like PJ Fleck was a few years ago. We got a system that has worked at Wisconsin, and there's no reason it can't work here. We got a coach that matches the credibility that our rivals schools have in their coaches. We're on an even playing field now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CurbeloYourEnthusiasm, post: 1567431, member: 747729"] I love Bielema's personality in a football coach. I think he's going to be loved by his players, and he's going to have a connection to them in a way that we really have never seen here. Lovie - was too old and too aloof/above it all to connect or inspire Beckman - was a clown Zook - he connected with the players, but more in a way where he tried to be their friend and act like them Turner - was more a professor/teacher type Tepper - kind of a no personality type Mackovic - was a professor/teacher type I think Bielema is going to be the type of head coach to inspire insane effort from his guys. And I guarantee we won't be as soft as we've been under Lovie. Lovie hardly ever live tackled in practice using the NFL approach. Bielema ain't like that. We'll be hitting hard and being alot more physical. I just love this hire. I thought it was the obvious hire to make given the candidates, much like PJ Fleck was a few years ago. We got a system that has worked at Wisconsin, and there's no reason it can't work here. We got a coach that matches the credibility that our rivals schools have in their coaches. We're on an even playing field now. [/QUOTE]
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