If the announcement had been a blitzing linebacker from the weakside of the formation, University of Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco would have been sacked.
“I didn’t see it coming at all, to tell you the truth,” said Stocco after learning that his head coach, Barry Alvarez, would be stepping aside at the end of the 2005 season.
“He’s turned this program around and had so much success here that if he feels it’s time for him to go, then it’s time. We have nothing but respect for the coach, and we’ve got to respect his decision.”