Why have two HCs left the Badgers in the last two years?

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

59 donut

But the fix was on you know.

 

[MDGopherFan]

Barry is an AD that wants to still coach. And unless you're 18 years old Madison is a sh-t hole.

I don't buy this argument. I lived in Tuscaloosa Alabama for almost 5 years and that place is a dump, yet Saban remains. Money and success have a way of making up for location. The Alvarez theory may be more plausible

 

[SelectionSunday]

My understanding is Andersen is Mormon. I'm not Mormon, but from what I gather boozing wouldn't be high on the list as a lifestyle choice? Perhaps Andersen and his wife never got entirely comfortable living in a city/state where boozing is considered a profession?

I don't think this has anything to do with Alvarez. Andersen just figured Madison wasn't a good fit for him or his family.

 

[Nate]

My understanding is Andersen is Mormon. I'm not Mormon, but from what I gather boozing wouldn't be high on the list as a lifestyle choice? Perhaps Andersen and his wife never got entirely comfortable living in a city/state where boozing is considered a profession?

I don't think this has anything to do with Alvarez. Andersen just figured Madison wasn't a good fit for him or his family.

What do Mormon's think of weed?

 

[25mkg]

I think it does have to do with Barry's ego. Just look at this picture. Says 10000 words...

http://bigtennetworks.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/usatsi_8239054.jpg?w=873

 

[wait!what?]

Occam's Razor- Barry has no integrity. every one who has lived in Madison for >15yrs knows the stories. Admissions? Bah. Money? Bosh. google The Top 25 Dirtiest Athletic Programs

Barry: Gary, i heard that you turned down the Vegas week this summer where we meet with HS kids from CA.
Gary: yeah, i don't think that is something i'm real comfortable with..i mean HS kids in Vegas?
Barry: yeah, well yer going.
Gary: Oh.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Occam's Razor- Barry has no integrity. every one who has lived in Madison for >15yrs knows the stories. Admissions? Bah. Money? Bosh. google The Top 25 Dirtiest Athletic Programs

Barry: Gary, i heard that you turned down the Vegas week this summer where we meet with HS kids from CA.
Gary: yeah, i don't think that is something i'm real comfortable with..i mean HS kids in Vegas?
Barry: yeah, well yer going.
Gary: Oh.

I'm not sure you want to go the dirty program route when the whole Ganglegate situation put the U basketball program at No. 3 on this list. Especially when the infractions weren't nearly as bad as academic fraud.

 

[wait!what?]

I'm not sure you want to go the dirty program route when the whole Ganglegate situation put the U basketball program at No. 3 on this list. Especially when the infractions weren't nearly as bad as academic fraud.

nope. I am fully comfortable with the path. Where did i say GA would prefer to coach for the U of M and its clean rep? but thanks for trying to help me stay on the narrow path Sister Mary.

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

I would definitely go with Barry being hard to work for.

But my taken on Madision is that it isn't the same charming place it used to be. We used to go to Madison for the occasional weekend to visit friends when we were students at the U of M. It was a fun place to visit in the late 80's and early 90's. Great little indie music places like OK's Coral and Club De Wash, good cheap beer, and very left. I am not sure if it's the Scott Walker effect/brain drain but it definitely has become more suburban feeling.

 

[phipho]

Made my first visit to Madison two weeks ago, things that stood out:

1. There is a freakin' statute of Alvarez at the front gate of the stadium.
2. Madison is a sh*thol* of a city.

Why I think Anderson left:

1. There is a freakin' statue of Alvarez at the front gate of the stadium.
2. Madison is a s*ithole of a city.
3. Anderson's "my family wants to move back West" translates as "My wife can't believe, stand, or expose our family any longer to the extreme alcohol-dependent society that exists in Wisconsin."
4. Alvarez is a complete A-hole to work for.

+1,000,000,000

 

[beachgopher]

That picture says a thousand words. I've never seen an AD push the coach aside to accept the trophy.

 

[badgerdoc]

I would definitely go with Barry being hard to work for.

But my taken on Madision is that it isn't the same charming place it used to be. We used to go to Madison for the occasional weekend to visit friends when we were students at the U of M. It was a fun place to visit in the late 80's and early 90's. Great little indie music places like OK's Coral and Club De Wash, good cheap beer, and very left. I am not sure if it's the Scott Walker effect/brain drain but it definitely has become more suburban feeling.

http://livability.com/community/why-madison-wis-top-100-best-place-live-2015

Madison is a perennial favorite on our Top 10 lists. Among other accolades, it's been listed as a top college town, foodie city and a top music destination. For our overall Best Places to Live, it scores well pretty much across the board.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

http://livability.com/community/why-madison-wis-top-100-best-place-live-2015

Madison is a perennial favorite on our Top 10 lists. Among other accolades, it's been listed as a top college town, foodie city and a top music destination. For our overall Best Places to Live, it scores well pretty much across the board.

Thanks for posting. This is explains why so many U of M grads flock to live in the Madison area, while very few UW grads leave the utopia that is Madison to come live in our dump in the Twin Cities.

 

[go4ergold]

Made my first visit to Madison two weeks ago, things that stood out:

1. There is a freakin' statute of Alvarez at the front gate of the stadium.
2. Madison is a sh*thol* of a city.

Why I think Anderson left:

1. There is a freakin' statue of Alvarez at the front gate of the stadium.
2. Madison is a s*ithole of a city.
3. Anderson's "my family wants to move back West" translates as "My wife can't believe, stand, or expose our family any longer to the extreme alcohol-dependent society that exists in Wisconsin."
4. Alvarez is a complete A-hole to work for.

Can't disagree with any of this.

 

[MadtownGopher]

I would definitely go with Barry being hard to work for.

But my taken on Madision is that it isn't the same charming place it used to be. We used to go to Madison for the occasional weekend to visit friends when we were students at the U of M. It was a fun place to visit in the late 80's and early 90's. Great little indie music places like OK's Coral and Club De Wash, good cheap beer, and very left. I am not sure if it's the Scott Walker effect/brain drain but it definitely has become more suburban feeling.

LOL

You haven't been to Madison if you think it isn't crazy stupid liberal.

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

Maybe liberal compared to the rest of Wisconsin, but not like it was in the 60s-90s. I dunno, I've only spent a couple of days there in the past 10 years, but it seems like it has lost some of the gritty soul it used to have.

 

[Carlson 79]

There was a time in the distant past where left-leaning politics qualified you as anti-establishment. But for the past 10 or so years now, "the man" has been solidly leftist. Look at DC. Look at college and university campuses. Madison IS the man now, and the true "radicals" are free market/free speech advocates. Not too many of those willing to speak up much in Madtown...I lived there from '88-'13. Take the results of virtually all recent elections in WI, and you have a community of one-time activists that realize most folks ain't buyin' what they're sellin'. They're bummed. Subdued. Aging. Thus--less of the "gritty soul" once on display there.

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

Interesting take Carlson 79, and I suppose I led us off of the why Gary Andersen left madtown conversation. The West Bank area used to remind me of areas of Madison and they both have changed greatly.