BenFred: Bielema's Big Ten return at Illinois will be interesting, but will it work? Here are some reasons it could

FILE - In this Nov 24, 2017 file photo, Bret Bielema speaks with reporters beneath Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Bielema is returning to the Big Ten and his home state to coach Illinois. Illinois hired the former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach, hoping he can turn around a program with nine straight losing seasons. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)

Bret Bielema, new Illini football coach, once described the victory formation as, “borderline erotic.”

I would not go as far as using the same term to describe Illini athletics director Josh Whitman hiring Bielema as Lovie Smith’s replacement.