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Wisconsin finally has its guy and I'm not going to pretend I know much about Gary Andersen, so I'll let his players do the talking. After receiving the news, many of players were upset and disappointed. Some of the players were instead more congratulatory. In all, it's apparent these players deeply respected and cared for their coach. We didn't see anyone reaching out to Bielema like this after he left. We didn't see players vocalizing their support and respect for Bielema over Twitter when he took the Arkansas job.
Anyway, here's a collection of what some Utah State players were saying last night (courtesy of Dave Heller):
RT @kingwheatxiii: Had I not have met with Coach A, I wouldn't have gone to USU. He's the reason. #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @kingwheatxiii: I can't believe this... -> Utah State WR #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @bryanjlarsen: Coach A had been an important person in my life. His leadership and love for the game and players is unparalleled.
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @josh_thomp19: Don't know what to think anymore.... I was a believer.... #aggiefamily -> Kicker's first ever tweet. #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @ta_21era: Cant be mad at the man, I just feel like he should of told the team in the meeting. #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @bswinnn: Wow... He jus gone leave like that smh -> Utah State WR #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @lbharold: I don't even want to go back now -> Utah State safety #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
RT @tvl7: He is the only reason I came up here. The only man I wanna play for. -> Utah State WR #badgers
— Dave Heller (@dave_heller) December 19, 2012
Interesting stuff. We'll see if some of these players transfer to Wisconsin, so they can continue to play under Andersen.
Wednesday's Links:
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Meet Gary Andersen, your next Wisconsin Badgers football coach.
See what Utah State beat reporters have to say about Gary Andersen.
Join the debate: how do you like the Badgers new football head coach?