Ruperts old pals at Badgermaniac are mostly now rabidly anti-Bielema since he abandond Madison, and they were relishing seeing Arkansas get destroyed all year, just like last year in the rugged SEC, starting with the Auburn game.
Bielema suprised even those guys, I think they reluctantly admitting the Bielema is getting things done on his own, rather than just taking over what Barry handed him. Barry was getting stale at end, and although Paul Cryst and the guy at NC State get a lot of the credit, UW was much improved under BB. If he can keep doing it at Ark. without Cryst and Dav Doeren (or Barry) then someone like Michigan or USC should hire him. Iowa probably will try to lure him back in a couple of years.
Arkansas is beating lesser teams soundly and hanging with very tough teams in year two. BB knew what he had with the loose SEC admission standards, the win a all costs mentality Arkansas is fully invested in, and the ability to recruit to the SEC even at Arkansas. Houston Nutt and Petrino had no problems getting speed and talent to Ark, and BB will also recruit well.
NW Arkansas is very scenic and underrated, I'd much rather live there than over the border in OK or east in Little Rock or Jonesboro.
