Wisconsin Renews Paul Chryst Contract

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Wisconsin has renewed head coach Paul Chryst contract through the 2024 season.
Chryst made $3.75 million last year and the contract calls for a $100,000 raise
each year through the life of the deal. He is 42-12 during his four years with the
Badgers.

I've never been much of a fan of Chryst but Wisconsin likes him and that's all that
matters.
 

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Clover: I've been following Wisconsin football closely since 1946 when Harry Stuhdreher, one of the "Four Horseman" was there , they fired him in 1948 (his 10 year record was a dismal 26-54). Ivey Williamson brought back some respectability (I was there as a freshman in the Fall of 152) with a 29-13-4 record including a Rose Bowl trip on January 1 1952 (I went to the game, the price of admission was $6.00 for students). Ever since, the Badgers had peaks and valleys in the Big-10 but they were never able to reach the premier status of Ohio State and Michigan.

Along came Barry Alverez in 1990, a great "minority" hire (at this time the University of Wisconsin was being called the "Berkley" of the Midwest, a way left-liberal school
that was struggling to keep its athletic programs intact). Alverez's record was a modest 65-60 but he had several key wins against Ohio State and Michigan and a couple of trips to the Rose Bowl during his reign which kept him on the job until he became AD.....Along came Bielema and you know the rest.....

The Chryst hire fits the U-W culture perfectly, a "blue collar" hire that is able to keep enough games in the win column (his current record is very decent 34-7 record to satisfy their "brandy soaked" fans especially during those cold weather games in November........ No Jack Daniels at Badger games......LOL
 

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Best thing to happen to Wisc. was Russell Wilson and homegrown J.J. Watt.
Hard for a school like that to recruit top players in the country. No big name coach is going to change that. What they can recruit is local big offensive linemen, so they lean heavy on a run game. They need to get lucky again and find another Wilson.

Iowa and Kirk Ferentz same thing. They like their good, solid football team every year. No winning at all costs attitude is refreshing IMO.

I remember when Michigan hired Rich Rod. Think I puked when I first heard it. Michigan had an absolute idiot as AD at the time who apparently was trying to make a big splash. Turned out a big belly flop! RR maybe a good OC, but he is no head coach and he carries baggage wherever he goes. At UM he was being sued by West Virginia investors, at AZ he had affair(s) with staffers. Guy is a flim-flam man. Let's see what happens at Ole Miss.
 

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