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Recently, it had been revealed that former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema had been hoping for a promotion to the defensive coordinator position for the New England Patriots after 2018 DC Brian Flores left to coach the Miami Dolphins.
However, that won’t be the case, it seems, as another former NFL head coach is being brought in by Bill Belichick to take Flores’ spot.
Per the Boston Globe, former Ohio State DC Greg Schiano will be hired to coach the New England defense in 2019:
The Patriots will name Greg Schiano their new defensive coordinator imminently, a league source confirmed Wednesday.
Schiano, you’ll remember, was in the mix to be the new head coach at Tennessee before outrage in Knoxville caused that deal to fall through.
Bielema remains on the Pats’ coaching staff for now, but we’ll see if other opportunities come calling soon.
No worries, he can go fishing, travel, just enjoy life with his wife and daughter on the millions that the good folks on the hill gave him……….no worries.
I hope he lands a good paying job quickly… and can not hide his earnings… His ole buddy Jeffery used his carpetbegger skills to sucker Kansas into hiring him… I hope both are paid extremely well so Arkansas can for-go paying out the ludicrous contracts that Jeffery gave Bielema and himself… In the future I hope the Board of Trustees gets a handle on these contracts and has to have the full board vote to approve such things… Take it out of the Athletics Director and Chancellors hands.. People like John White and David Gearheart… Joe Steinmetz… along with the carpetbegger Jeffery… has about ruined the program… Go Hogs !
I hope Coach Bielema gets the job he wants and is finally allowed to coach without the constant nonsense from bar stool coaches who wouldn’t know a draw from a trap. But, I also wish he would kick back, take 100k per yr as a consultant, and take every penny we owe him. Meanwhile, we can watch our program continue to digress into a bad high school team, led by a high school coach who couldn’t win in the AAC.
And as for “Jeffery,” keep an eye on the fundraising campaign at Kansas,followed by the renovations the $$ will bring to the football stadium and venerable Allen Fieldhouse. KU moves forward and UA takes a giant step backward.
Enjoy the ride guys…
You really can’t tell me with all sincerity and a straight face that you thought Bret Bielema was the answer at head coach. Recruiting was regressing and so was the on field results, I like him he’s a good man but you can’t play Bama football against Bama with 3 and 4 star recruits. I don’t know if Morris is the answer or not but two things are for certain, time will tell and the man can flat out recruit
Swine…absolutely with all sincerity I thought and still believe Coach Bielema would have won here. I have posted so many of these facts before but I gladly do so again. Fact – He recruited very well and is in no way responsible for last yrs poor recruiting class. Bielema’s five classes had an average 247Sports Composite national ranking of 25.2, which is more than two spots better than Petrino (27.6) and more than six spots better than Nutt (31.4). The 2013, 2015 and 2016 classes each checked in at No. 23, giving Bielema three top-25 classes. Petrino and Nutt had only two top-25 classes apiece.In five classes, Bielema signed 25 four- or five-star recruits. That is two more than Petrino signed during his tenure and 14 more than Nutt signed over his final five years. 15 of those 4-5 star recruits were in spring practice with Morris. Bielema left a class in Dec. with an avg commit rating that ranked No. 22 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC. Unfortunately, Morris could not keep that class intact.
As far as playing Bama football against Bama…Bielema’s 2 best teams lost 14-13 and 27-14(in a game closer than the final score indicates).
Regardless of what bar stool coaches will say…it takes longer than 3-4 recruiting classes to build a program. You might win in the short term (Petrino) with a couple of very good classes, but Bama wins because they have the talent 2-3 deep every year. Bielema was trying to build depth at the same time he was losing quality starters to graduation and to early NFL departures.
Bielema’s most glaring problem was putting together a staff that got along. Pittman left because of Enos and our offensive line never recovered. After a couple of good seasons, Robb Smith went rogue. After the Auburn debacle in 2016, Bielema used the off week to retool the D and look at the result against the eventual Eastern champ Florida.
I could give you another essay on why I think he would have won but it’s done…over. I’ll say this – the great recruiting class Morris just landed has more glitter that previous classes but the rankings have it similar to previous classes.
Please post your thoughts next yr when we go 4-8 and Morris is 0-16 in the SEC.
Hey walrus, go take a dive…off a roof
boss…seriously? Take a dive off a roof? Did you think of that one on your own or did you have help? Jeez…
Bert devolved into little more than a fat bastard jackass his final year. Refusing to play Hammond’s, celebrating a comeback over Coastal, Fielding an offensive line that couldn’t block the high school team you say we’re becoming. That O-Line losing games against TCU, A&M, LSU, Missouri, and State? Check, check, check and check You are big dumb my guy. Take your testicles out from your wife’s purse and come join the men. Maybe we’ll teach you summin