I’ve made it no secret that I didn’t want Bret Bielema in Champaign, as I’ve said in this space before in an earlier post. But after taking a few days to stew over the news and get past the introductory press conferences, I wanted to reflect and on the new Illinois Fighting Illini head coach and see what, if anything, had changed.
I still think this is a bad hire, but Bielema can leave Illinois in a better place if he plays his cards right.
Let me expand upon the first point before going into the second.