Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema
Bret Arnold Bielemais an American college football coach. He is head football coach at the University of Arkansas. Bielema served as head football coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2006 to 2012, achieving a 68–24 record...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 January 1970
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We finished our last ball game with Iowa and were on an off-week and then we had to travel a significant distance to get to Hawaii. So we prepared for a certain number of days, let them have a couple days off, came back and traveled to Hawaii.
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Andy is a competitor. He came in and played right away as a true freshman at linebacker and has a great competitive spirit ... I'm excited because I think he's found a rebirth a new way and a new opportunity to get on the field.
came high knew prepare priority unique year
They're a very unique offense; we knew that. They came out, especially in the first two series, in some things we didn't prepare for. They came out with two backs, (which) wasn't a high priority for them a year ago.
came early huge paul routes
John's got to get used to where the routes are actually being (run) at and get used to the receivers so they are consistent. That is one of the things that really jumped out early on when Paul came here - to get the No. 1 receivers working with the No. 1 quarterback as much as they can. That's got to be a huge emphasis.
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I like his strength, I like his gamesmanship. If he gets a shoulder on anyone it usually disrupts their path and that's not always the case at the running back position. So I like the power that he brings to the table.
fashion great sees short
I like his strength, I like his gamesmanship. He sees an edge, he'll take it in a short fashion. He's got great power.
health worried
I'm just worried about his health right now.
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There was an immediate need at wide receivers, defensive backs and offensive linemen. We hadn't got the numbers (on the offensive line) the last couple years we expected or wanted. So I wanted to go in and get a minimum of five offensive linemen. Sewed that up early. That was probably our major emphasis. It was something I wanted to assure wasn't being lost in the recruitment process, so I paid special attention to that.
best definitely hard leadership works
Not only that but a leadership role. He's someone who works hard every day. He may not be the best in anything individually. But he's definitely going to try and be the best.
ask guy pride second takes
After the second day, he's got it mastered, too. He's just a guy who takes a lot of pride in what we ask him to do.
excited guy
I'm excited because it allows the guy to roam.
believer best bringing competition plenty shake time
I'm a big believer in competition bringing out the best in people. There's plenty of time for this all to shake out.
basically daily entire felt improvement spring throughout
I need to have daily improvement in everything we do and I basically felt throughout the entire spring that we did do that.
continue himself
I like the way he composes himself on the field. They'll continue to make ground.