161 Quotes by Bret Bielema

We knew they were going to line up in 12 personnel (one back, two tight ends) and run their inside zone and try to get at us. Thank God, we had a couple of guys step up and make a play.

One thing I think you have to do here at Wisconsin is maximize your personnel. From the standpoint of getting our best players out there, you've really got to make sure you're not burying anybody at a position.

It's hard to train that in practice time. You can make calls, you can make adjustments, but just that pressure, 'This is what it is, this is reality, I need to concentrate on every play,' that's what we've got to get through.

We at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC ... in any way, shape or form.

Would you rather have an overachieving 3-Star, or an underachieving 5-Star?

You can take Saban's record when he was at Michigan State and when he was a coach in the Big Ten and put it against mine, and he can't compare.

Obviously, you've seen him make plays out there. He's going to make some for them (opponents), unfortunately. We're trying to get those out of his system.

Now, we're getting into the meat and potatoes about spring ball.

Obviously that is the most elementary thing that we've got to make sure we can take for granted on every snap.