Bret Bielema
BRET BIELEMA AUDIO
Opening statement: “…This week with the Minnesota game, a rivalry game, playing for the axe. A lot of history, and we’ll educate our players during the course of the week. Talked a little bit about it yesterday, about what that involves. I think our kids are excited to play in the dome, an NFL stadium environment, and obviously we’ve got a border rivalry, so there’s all things involved in recruiting process with certain kids on our teams. And we expect to get a tremendous effort from Minnesota.”
On the ‘05 Minnesota game: “Well, obviously had a big play at the end there when Jonathan Casillas blocked the punt and Ben [Strickland] came up with it. We talked a little bit about it yesterday in the team meeting. The thing is, going up there, everybody, you know, assumes you are, you’re going to have good weather. It shouldn’t rain in the dome.
But on the same account, people lose track because we’re practicing, if we go outside this week, when you’re walking around and it’s cool, players aren’t used to it and have to hydrate. You know, it was one of Bill Nayes, our operations guy came from Seattle, the Seahawks, and talked about whenever they were playing in that game how the coaches would always talk about hydration, as when I was playing, or coaching under Coach Alvarez.
The same comes through. So, you know, it’s definitely a unique experience, but on the same account, I don’t know what the ratio is going to be, but my guess is there will be a few Badger fans that show up on Saturday up there as well.”
