Dan Brunner would have understood if incoming University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema had been a no-show at the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-state banquet this past weekend inside the Lambeau Field atrium.
….Bielema, who officially will take over as the UW’s coach on Wednesday, was the guest speaker at the banquet, which included all-state honorees and their families, in addition to coaches from around the state.
“He’s got such enthusiasm and energy, it was almost like it didn’t matter what he was saying,” Brunner said. “I think it was just the energy that he was exhibiting that they picked up on. That’s the way you want your players to be – energetic and positive – and I think that’s just what he portrayed when he talked to the kids (Sunday).”