June 8, 2016 · 12:19 PM

Bert, magnanimous

Shorter Bret Bielema:  of all the former assistant coaches who have worked for me, Jim Chaney and Sam Pittman are certainly two of them.

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  1. Reverend Whitewall
    June 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM

    There’s parts of me that want to be really optimistic about Chaney.

    Then you read things like “When I interviewed those two guys, it was really a no-brainer to hire them,” said Smart, whose Alabama defense never allowed more than 13 points in six games against a Chaney offense.

    Never scored more than 13 points against Bama in 6 games? I know Bama is Bama, but what exactly impressed Kirby so much? I hope Kirby is right, and Chaney wasn’t just a situation of “well, he was the best we could get at the time”.

    I’m optimistic, but on a very reserved level.

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  2. Cousin Eddie
    June 8, 2016 at 3:38 PM

    At least Bert didn’t claim to teach them everything they know.

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  3. Debby Balcer
    June 8, 2016 at 4:51 PM

    The fact it still sticks in Bielema’s craw gives me hope about the hires.

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  4. ericdawg
    June 8, 2016 at 5:02 PM

    But he is supposed to be a genius.

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  5. RugbyDawg79
    June 8, 2016 at 9:21 PM

    Hiring Chaney was the key to getting Pittman — I thought we figured this out a while back.

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