knapplc Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 From the Portland Tribune: Gary Andersen, coach at Wisconsin since December 2012, will be the new head football coach at Oregon State, replacing Mike Riley.Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen has been selected as the successor to Mike Riley as Oregon State's football coach.Andersen, head coach of the Badgers for the last two years, was chosen from a group of five finalists.Andersen, 50, will be introduced at a press conference in Corvallis on Friday afternoon.He was to meet with his Wisconsin players Wednesday afternoon to announce his decision to move to Corvallis. The Big Ten Badgers (10-3) are scheduled to play Auburn in the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Maybe they've got the wrong guy. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg now4 seconds ago Gary Andersen takes Oregon State job. Unreal RT @BadgerFootball: Statement on #Badgers head coach Quote Link to comment
huskerfan92 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Woah this is completely out of left field. What is happening over at Wisconsin? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg Wisconsin’s academic policies for getting players in had to play huge part in Andersen’s decision. Had been extremely frustrated. Quote Link to comment
Omaha-Husker Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Astonishing. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 He got a raise this year from Wisconsin to bump his pay to $2.2M, and I have to think he was in line for more winning the division. I wonder how much OSU is shelling out here. Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 This has to be one of the most dumbfounding coaching changes I can remember. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wow, that makes no sense at all to me. But, a lot less pressure, and he is a west coast guy. Quote Link to comment
tailspin Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I did not see that one coming..... Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 This is at least 2x as out of nowhere as Riley to Nebraska. Holy sh#t. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I am shocked. This is also bad for the Big Ten. We need good coaches in this conference. I would love to know the time line with this. Oregon State obviously just knew they needed a new coach less than a week ago. So....Did Anderson jump at the chance and contact them immediately saying he wanted out of Wisconsin? And why does he want to leave? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg Wisconsin needs to take hard look in mirror. Two coaches leaving for less prestigious jobs. Quote Link to comment
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