ildrinktothat you are right on. For him to have been making 2,7 million was ridiculous. He will never make it in the SEC league. But Bret is not stupid. By the time they catch on he will have earned over 10 miliion. And all us smucks can look forward to in Wisconsin is higher taxes and unfit goverment.

The more that comes out about HOW he left...lying to his players...the more it becomes obvious that his name should be Dick instead of Bret.

I will not miss him at all. He just only had great recruting and great coaches. I am glad to see him gone. Never cared for him and lets move on. Just watch him next year. He better come up with some good explanations. He is taking a team that was 4-8. Only way he can go is up. But I dont think in the long run he will improve a thing for the. Good redience to bad rubbish.

Big hairy deal !

Lighten up, folks. It's only entertainment. Perhaps interesting to some, but I will not lose any sleep over it.

If you're so uninterested in the sport, and disgusted by unintelligent masses that enjoy it Sigma, then why did you click on this story in the first place?

Does anyone finish what they started? I would have much more respect for the Coach if he had announced on Jan 2 after the end of the season. But he leaves them hanging in the middle season with a major bowl game left to play. I commend the team Captains for asking Barry Alverez to be their coach for the final game (the Rose Bowl). They are the true leaders here! Good luck Badgers at the Rose Bowl!

I dont wish to partake in obese America and sit and watch things happen. I also have an interest for more challenging things...things more complex than a ball,...playing with a ball rivals the mentality of my dog or a 3 year old kid. I dont dislike football or other ball sports... I dislike the fans. ..Sorry im not a rah-rah, I dont yell at my TV....true signs of a intellectual handicapped people...people that get upset when the outcome of a childs game that adults play (that they dont even know) alters their emotional state.

Sports is really the only thing worth watching on TV.

Sigma40 you just don't get it....watching sports IS A HOBBY!!

You could go back and read all of Sigma's posts and you will find about 98% of the time it makes no sense and just uses rambling comparisons and what not. It also is usually written at about a 4th grade level.

Sigma, for three hours every Saturday and three hours every Sunday this time of year, I get to forget about my concerns for just a little while and enjoy watching a game. And yes, I get excited when "my team" wins, and feel a sense of disappointment when "my team" loses. If that makes my life seem trivial to you, I don't give a flying you-know-what.

I think the sports fans should start posting on non sports topics as well. Like the next time the Gazette talks about the mid east. The sports fans could say things like "who cares"? "It's another country fighting amongst themselves", "did you see that Packer game"? Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? So...... if you don't like sports don't post on a sports topic!!! Life would be much simpler if people thought before they talked.

Let's start with you Sigma. It's clear that you don't like football, perhaps because you were always picked last in gym class, but a hobby might do you well.

Instead, you like to anonymously nit-pick everything you read on a website.

Life 1, Sigma 0

Meanwhile there has been a lot of activity (trucks, construction) at the old GM plant here in town... but all people care about is a guy who coached some guys who play with a ball. As for negative things.. if you look for negativity thats all you'll see. If you look for positive things... that is all you'll see. I dont understand how entertaining watching guys in tights chase a ball can be...? People really need to get hobbies.

The reason so many people care about what happens in the sports world is that it gives us something to focus on instead of all the bad news. It's not the most important article in the newspaper, but it gives us a reason to cheer, be happy, and look forward to something other than all the negativity in the universe. There is nothing wrong with that Lemke10. Anyways, kudos to Barry Alvarez for stepping up and leading the Badgers to Pasadena and hopefully a Rose Bowl win.

I seriously questions whether he can hack it in the SEC. He walked into a program at UW was was already solid, and didn't really progress it in my opinion. Yea, we got to 2 Rose Bowls, but we didn't win either. We wouldn't even be at this year's if Penn State and Ohio State were eligible. It just seems like too many of the wins and losses in the last few years have come down to luck (good or bad), and not the skill of the players or or the coaches. He has made some really stupid decisions that have cost us games. Maybe part of the problem is that Barry Alvarez is a hard act to follow. I would think it would be easier to be successful when you walk into a program that is already on it's feet. That isn't what he's getting in Arkansas, and the SEC plays a very different kind of football. I wish him good luck. I think he's going to need it.

I think we should have a whole section dedicated to what products football players use. I mean knowing what laundry detergent their clothes was washed with will better this society and be more entertaining than the watching them play fetch. Better yet... how about their neighbors too!

tough crowd here. Jeez

There are lots of people with no jobs, no health insurance, constant foreclosures, bankruptcy, etc. Instead of addressing these issues and writing constructive articles to engage people to be financially independent or get ahead in life, mainstream media chooses articles about Bret Bielema and who is the U.S. General knocking boots with. If any newspaper wants some ideas for a respectable, informing, and classy article let me know as I always have plenty of ideas!

The problem is the fans have tasted success and now demand it. The more you win the higher the pressure to win more.
I wish him luck and hope UW doesn't fall back to the days when no one would go to their games.

And what difference does it make how much money those men in tights make? Lots of people make lots of money.

CEO's make a lot of money... and they are not making it by playing a childs game. why not CEO talk every day on here?

Obviously you two don't understand how much money those "men in tights" make the University. It is a very big news. And nobody said there was a problem, just people giving their opinions on something that may be important to them.

Can someone explain why this is a topic? He coaches men in tights that play catch with a ball. Is it really big news?

The world will survive. Life goes on. WI will win some and lose some. Tomorrow is another day. What is the problem?