Have you ever had a relationship end, been pissed about it, then found out the person's true colors and been extremely happy it ended in the first place? It's almost as if you go from pissed over them to just feeling sad for them.
There's no doubt that there was a measure of scorned lover between Bret Bielema and Badger nation when he surprisingly left for Arkansas 15 months ago. Well, it's safe to say that the more time passes between Bielema leaving and now, the more grateful UW fans should be that he's no longer representing the motion W anymore.
It's been a quick spiral downward for the former Badger coach, but on Thursday Bielema stepped over a massive line of human decency. He broke his silence about the proposed slow-down rule change in college football, and proceeded to immediately insert foot in to mouth by envoking the death of Ted Agu of Cal (nevermind the fact he died during conditioning drills or anything).
Bielema was asked about evidence regarding injuries. His answer: "Death certificates," referencing the death of a Cal football player.
— Troy Schulte (@TroySchulteADG) February 21, 2014
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Maybe Bielema has become increasingly drunk with power since he added "SEC" to his dossier, or more likely he was drunk heading in to some local Arkansas booster meeting—either way, Bielema couldn't have been thinking clearly.
If he was, that's just terrible. Really Bert, using the recent death of a player in conditioning drills to further a point because you want to slow down the likes of Gus Malzhan?
All that comment did was undermine a very valid point made just a few moments later.
Regarding inability to sub during games: "You have someone pass in the game of football on live TV, see how that affects youth football."
— Kurt Voigt (@Kurt_Voigt_AP) February 21, 2014
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Bielema's right, there and all you have to do is look at the doubters and know-it-all's that emerged when Gophers head coach Jerry Kill had a series of seizures on the sideline in the last few years. Now imagine what happens when/if a player dies on the field.
That would serve to make everyone think twice about this violent game we all love to watch each and every Saturday in the fall.
However, there's no overlooking abhorent comments, and we all know by now that Bielema can be the king of those type of comments.
Bielema then went on to start an apparent war with his newest arch-enemy, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn.
"If we want to get to the point where we’re flopping on the ground, like somebody did against us this year …"
— Kurt Voigt (@Kurt_Voigt_AP) February 21, 2014
"… then that’s what you’re going to force people to do."
— Kurt Voigt (@Kurt_Voigt_AP) February 21, 2014
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That's just in one interview before a booster club meeting folks, doubtful we need to go into the various twitter wars he's engaged Badger nation in since his departure.
Needless to say, Bielema has gone from a guy who rubbed some in the UW fanbase the wrong way, to public enemy No. 1 in college football.
Sorry, Bret, but #Karma's a bitch sometimes, and after a horrible season you keep bringing it on yourself. Bielema wasn't a stranger to controversy or shy in his opinions while at Wisconsin, but the guy was at least measured in his public stupidity.
Now that he's got that SEC power behind him, Bert…err Bret has taken things to a whole different level of stupidity. Is it too much to ask for the sake of humanity, not just your former employer or your current one, for you to think before you speak?
All that's left for Badger nation to do is just shake its collective head, laugh and say thank God he's not our coach anymore. Congrats Arkansas, Bielema and his spiraling behavior is your problem now.
Thankfully, we've gotten to see the true colors of our ex and what we've seen isn't pretty. At least we know we're better off without him than holding on desperately clinging to a past that doesn't exist anymore.
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