Barry Alvarez, the man who once hired Bert Bielema, just got done hiring his second third head coach: Pitt's Paul Chryst, Bert's former offensive coordinator (and Wisconsin alumnus).
But things could've been much different for Wisconsin, had Alavarez chosen to go a different, albeit unorthodox, route.
From ESPN.com:
A total of 46 people applied to replace Gary Andersen, who surprisingly left the Badgers to become the head coach at Oregon State. Information on all the applicants was acquired following an open records request.
Listed as "The Man, The Myth, The Legend," Dann, a native of Chandler, Arizona, also claimed that being "ridiculously good" at NCAA football for XBOX 360 qualified him to be the head man in Madison.
Dann's video game expertise however paled in comparison to that of Miller, a Racine, Wisconsin, man who cited his skills in Madden '92, Bill Walsh '93, and NCAA Football '96 and '97 as a reason why he was a viable candidate for a job that will pay Chryst $2.3 million in the first year of a five-year deal.
Bill Walsh '93... HOW DID THEY TURN DOWN THE MAN WHO ONCE PLAYED BILL WALSH '93? Enjoy the mediocrity, Badgers.
