B1G steals another from SEC

[ICHawk24]

Michigan took Bama's OC.

PSU took Vandy's HC.

OSU just hired Bielema's DC away from him.

Ohio State Buckeyes' Urban Meyer hires assistant coach Chris Ash - ESPN

 

[Churlish79]

Ha. I like that move.

I bet 'ole Bert is ******.

 

[LawVHawk]

Ha. I like that move.

I bet 'ole Bert is ******.

Biels appears to be trying to put a positive spin on it:

Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema 2h
Very happy for former coaches that decide to move to new challenges, the respect our staff gets nationally will continue to grow.
#woopig


What do they say about putting lipstick on a pig?

 

[LawVHawk]

Also:

Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema 3h
Have always felt transition on my staff has allowed us to get even better. Have had success hiring right people and will again. #woopig #1-0

 

[imported_ankle23]

noticed in an article on Ash that OSU hired Larry Johnson as DL coach...........

Ash has come a long way - from the dregs of clowndome, to co-DC and secondary coach of OSU.

 

[LawVHawk]

Biels absolutely getting hammered on his Twitter account about the losses.

 

[ICHawk24]

Also:

Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema 3h
Have always felt transition on my staff has allowed us to get even better. Have had success hiring right people and will again. #woopig #1-0

#fatpig #0-8

 

[Makavelihawk]

Awesome. Now maybe if the B10 could start stealing some of the recruits the SEC gets we wouldn't go 2-7 every year in bowl games.

 

[carneyhawk]

Ash has strong Iowa ties. Played for Ottumwa Bulldogs and Drake Bulldogs. Good guy & has earned everything he's got.
I've hoped Iowa would take a look at him someday but that doesn't appear realistic now.

 

[Clark]

It's a good sign for the Big 10 that so many schools are willing to give out the big bucks to get the best coaches.

 

[Stanzi]

Awesome. **** Bielema. Any loss of his brings me joy and I'm not ashamed of that.

 

[Eda]

Biels appears to be trying to put a positive spin on it:

Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema 2h
Very happy for former coaches that decide to move to new challenges, the respect our staff gets nationally will continue to grow.
#woopig


What do they say about putting lipstick on a pig?

Also:

Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema 3h
Have always felt transition on my staff has allowed us to get even better. Have had success hiring right people and will again. #woopig #1-0

To Bert's defense...
He did have his coordinators poached when he was at Wisky too (Doering and Chryst {sp?}).

 

[PhoenixHawk]

B10 doesn't need to be stealing the coaches, they need to be stealing the players.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

B10 doesn't need to be stealing the coaches, they need to be stealing the players.

That's what I was hoping when I opened the thread.

 

[imported_ankle23]

To Bert's defense...
He did have his coordinators poached when he was at Wisky too (Doering and Chryst {sp?}).

?

They are leaving for a reason. If they wanted to stay with him, they certainly would.

 

[FCAS]

Michigan took Bama's OC.

PSU took Vandy's HC.

OSU just hired Bielema's DC away from him.

Ohio State Buckeyes' Urban Meyer hires assistant coach Chris Ash - ESPN

Meanwhile, Georgia takes FSU's defensive coordinator.

The loss of Franklin is major for Vandy; but given the money they throw around, I would not worry about the SEC's ability to replace coordinators.

 

[IowaFan81]

Kiffin went to Bama, and they also took a defensive coach from USC who followed their new coach from Washington.

 

[IowaFan81]

To Bert's defense...
He did have his coordinators poached when he was at Wisky too (Doering and Chryst {sp?}).

The coaches were taken illegally? I wouldn't consider it poaching when he was at Wisky when they left for bigger and better things, becoming head coaches instead of being oc and dc when they knew that he'd be leaving soon. Sounds like they made smart moves.

 

[Clark]

B10 doesn't need to be stealing the coaches, they need to be stealing the players.

You can't put the cart before the horse. You get better coaches and the recruits will follow.

 

[IowaFan81]

You can't put the cart before the horse. You get better coaches and the recruits will follow.

PSU's top recruit, a 4 star DE flipped to Florida. Florida has flipped a 5 star DB (from Arizona)and 4 star RB (from Miami) as well in the past couple weeks.