The weather was dreary, cold and depressing Monday in Green Bay. It was a perfect day for a firing, and Ted Thompson didn’t hesitate. After all, cleaning house is the No. 1 duty on a new general manager’s job description.
Down in Orlando, it was bright, warm and invigorating. It was a perfect day to slap around an SEC team for a change and to reaffirm a legacy. Wisconsin did just that.
Mike Sherman and Barry Alvarez gave up their coaching jobs on the same day. One left the stage silently in deep and no doubt bitter disappointment. He had nothing to say. The other made a glorious exit that spoke volumes.