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Oates: UW’s assistant coaches deserve a lot of the credit for this season’s success

During the University of Wisconsin football team?s breakout season, much has been written about Bret Bielema?s growth as a coach, the unwavering leadership of the seniors and the NFL-level talent that bubbled to the surface.

One of the biggest reasons UW is 11-1 and bound for the Rose Bowl, however, is that Bielema has assembled a strong coaching staff.UW?s impressive stretch run resulted in uncommon respect shown to Bielema?s assistants.