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Illinois Hires Bret Bielema And Here's How Much They're Paying Him
Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
The University of Illinois has officially hired new head coach Bret Bielema. He's getting a six-year deal that begins with a salary of $4.2 million... Bielema's statement per the Illini...
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"Illinois and the Big Ten is home for me, and I can't be any more excited about the opportunity in front of me with the Fighting Illini," Bielema said. "We want to build a program that makes Illini Nation proud and regain the passion that I've seen when Illinois wins. We want the young men playing football in the state of Illinois from Freeport to Cairo and from Quincy to Danville dreaming of wearing the Orange and Blue and playing at Memorial Stadium. I look forward to re-connecting with the high school coaches around the state making it clear we intend to keep our players home.

"We will build an outstanding staff for both player development and recruiting. The University of Illinois has incredible facilities and is known as one of the world's outstanding academic institutions. We will hold the young men on our team responsible both on and off the field while coaching them to be champions in life. Jen and I, along with our girls, are excited to get to Champaign-Urbana and get started on the journey. Go Illini!"
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I'll f-up their program for $1 million a year.
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Effing Bert's back.
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Show pics of his wife. That’s the only good thing about news on him
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They gave him 4 mill, lol.
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What a joke of a coach, they'd be better hiring Lee Corso
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He is one heck of a salesman. He definitely outkicked his coverage with his wife, and now talks his way into a huge salary after failing miserably at Arkansas.
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I wish he were still at Arkansas. They were made for each other.
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So Arky can stop paying him now?
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We stopped paying Bert a long time ago.
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Bert got paid daaaaamn
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This is a good fit for him. Best of luck to him.
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Not good enough for the SEC, but an outstanding Big 10 coach. Phenomenal hire by Illinois
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Not good enough for the SEC, but an outstanding Big 10 coach. Phenomenal hire by Illinois
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4.2M per year? Are you fricking kidding me? Hiring is one thing but 4.2 is insanity.
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Is he still married to that gold digger?
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Golden Corral BOLO
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Thats a good coach for illinois. I bet bielema has them back at 7 or 8 wins in 3 years
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First of all he's a helluva great guy. Secondly, when he was the head coach at Wisconsin he got a big raise but his assistants didn't and he pumped up their salaries from his own bank account. Thirdly, he can recruit...Ark not so much but who's been successful recruiting there...Illinois is a real challenge but if he has the support he'll get it done.
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Dude’s a shitbag that hasn’t built anything that Barry Alvarez built first.
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I am more surprised that the over virtuous woke state of Illinois let their state college fire a black coach and hired a white male.
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Overpaid big time wow
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Illinois overpaid.
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