Biegel clarifies comments about BYU
A day after being quoted saying Wisconsin and BYU had signed a contract to play each other in 2014 and 2015, UW commit Vince Biegel backed off that claim and reaffirmed his loyalty to the Badgers.
The four-star linebacker from Wisconsin Rapids was quoted in a story on TotalBlueSports.com (subscription required) Wednesday saying he was still talking to BYU coaches despite giving UW head coach Bret Bielema a verbal commitment at Wisconsin's spring game in April.
"I read the story, too, and I think it got blown out of proportion," Biegel told Badger Nation (subscription required) Thursday. "What I said was that I still talk to BYU once every two weeks or so to say hi, and I know BYU is still interested. But, I am not the type of guy that changes my mind. BYU is a great school, but something bad would have to happen at Wisconsin to fully change my mind. I am fully committed to Wisconsin, I am excited to be a Badger and I fully plan on being a Badger."
And what about his plan to attend the BYU-Utah game in Provo, Utah this fall?
"I may still go out there for a game, I don’t know, because everything is up in the air right now, but I am 100 percent committed to Wisconsin," Biegel said.
I really don't mean to criticize a high school kid, but it sounds to me like he's telling BYU fans what they want to hear Wisconsin fans what they want to hear. Meanwhile, I doubt his recruitment is over.
As for the rumored Wisconsin-BYU series, which he said was a done deal in the TotalBlueSports.com story:
"When I went to visit BYU in the early spring, they said they were talking about having a series between the two schools, which would be so much fun to play my dad’s old school. Time will tell if that happens," he said.
That's a far cry from saying Wednesday: "We'll play one another because BYU and Wisconsin signed a contract with one another to play 2014 through 2015."
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So, he didn’t really clarify his comments. Unless, of course, he just wants a free ride to a BYU-Utah game. Then I don’t blame him at all.
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Sounds like he just wasn't thinking about what he was saying.
But yeah, I doubt his recruitment is over.
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Potential BYU Series
Now that would be a classic Saints vs. Sinners match-up! Good luck trying to find a bar around BYU before the game.
Us, sinners?
Why I never! All our respectful chants and cheers for nothing...
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by John Veldhuis on Jun 16, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
A friend of mine had the misfortune of earning a scholarship to BYU and being trapped there for four years. According to him they have some strange legal arrangement for bars. Apparently you have to be a ‘member’ of a bar to patronize it. Weird.
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 17, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
A good resource on that
is Zane Lamprey’s show “Drinking Made Easy.” He does an episode in Utah and the drinking conditions are explained. Fun show too!!!
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Misfortune?
Ricardo, let’s stop and think about what we’re saying before we tick off BYU’s fan base of 5 million Americans.
by BYU BS UW JD on Jun 17, 2011 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m hardly one to shy away from pissing people off. That being said those were his words, not mine.
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by Ricardo Efendi on Jun 23, 2011 1:50 AM CDT up reply actions
BYU at Camp Randall? Amazing. Wisconsin at Lavell Edwards Stadium? Even better.
Having attended both BYU and UW I have to say I’ve never been more excited to see a couple of football games. Both schools have amazing history behind them. Both have storied football programs. I watched Steve Young and Ty Detmer growing up and later watched Barry Alvarez walk off the field after his last win against Michigan. Nothing’s quite as fun as standing in the UW student section when Jump Around is blasted from Camp Randall’s speakers. Nothing is quite as awe inspiring as watching a football game in Provo with Timpanogos towering in the background. These will be games to remember. GO COUGARS!
It's about time rabble rabble rabble
It’s good to see that the Badgers have a legitimate pre conference game planned. The Big Ten doesn’t do enough planning like this with good opponents and that is why they get little respect at a national level. How about an SEC team for once? Why is dad not telling this kid that he can go wherever he wants? Whatever. It sounds like he might flunk out either way.

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