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He grew up in Wisconsin and didn't become a fan of the Badgers, but grew an appreciation for Mike Sherman?
What was it that he liked about him in particular?
- Not going for it on 4th and 1 to ice the divisional playoffs, when your running game is completely dominant, you're in no man's land, your punter stinks at downing the ball inside the 20, and you can't stop the opposing team?
- Or maybe it was inexplicably keeping all timeouts in his pocket while the team marches for the winning score. I suppose there's a greater chance fumbling when taking a knee then there is of being scored upon at the 5 by a team who is marching down the field.
- Then there was his brilliant stint at general manager where he traded up for a punter in the third round, extracted about 4 starters from 5 drafts, tried to fill holes with studs such as Armengis Spearman (unsuccessfully), Mark Roman, etc. Just overall depleted the talent of the team. But of course scouting won't apply to the success of a college team.
I can see why this kid became such a big Mike Sherman fan, however doesn't esteem coaches like Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema. Perception is reality.
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