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<blockquote data-quote="MDchicago" data-source="post: 1949369" data-attributes="member: 10594"><p>While Bucky has been good for a while now in both sports, I'm old enough to remember thinking of them as a doormat or mediocrity (at best) in both sports back in the '80s. </p><p></p><p>Looking back at their history, I see that I was pretty much right (they were better than .500 in B10 play in basketball 7x in the 50 years before hiring Dick Bennett in 1995 and in B10 football 17x in the 50 years before hiring Barry Alvarez in 1990). (Sidebar, but was a bit surprised to see that Wisconsin has not won a B10 fb championship since Bielema led them to three titles in a row 2010-2012, though they have had four title game appearances since then.)</p><p></p><p>So that turnaround probably makes they an even better model to look to. I do think that longevity and stability once you think you have the right team in place is a big part of the equation, but requires buy-in and commitment from each of the institution, AD and the coach. Wisconsin had only two ADs between 1989 and 2021, which encompassed the entire turnaround period and helped things take root.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MDchicago, post: 1949369, member: 10594"] While Bucky has been good for a while now in both sports, I'm old enough to remember thinking of them as a doormat or mediocrity (at best) in both sports back in the '80s. Looking back at their history, I see that I was pretty much right (they were better than .500 in B10 play in basketball 7x in the 50 years before hiring Dick Bennett in 1995 and in B10 football 17x in the 50 years before hiring Barry Alvarez in 1990). (Sidebar, but was a bit surprised to see that Wisconsin has not won a B10 fb championship since Bielema led them to three titles in a row 2010-2012, though they have had four title game appearances since then.) So that turnaround probably makes they an even better model to look to. I do think that longevity and stability once you think you have the right team in place is a big part of the equation, but requires buy-in and commitment from each of the institution, AD and the coach. Wisconsin had only two ADs between 1989 and 2021, which encompassed the entire turnaround period and helped things take root. [/QUOTE]
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