gained a tremendous amount of respect watching
them.
���It���s not just how good they are. I watched how
they carried themselves. I can get a pretty good feel
if they like to play football and like to be around
each other when I watch a team.
���That���s important to me, so there was a lot of intrigue after watching all of their games on offense
and defense. We knew it was a tremendous challenge, but I had to see how their kids played.������
After all of his film study on the Badgers, he
came away thinking, ���There���s a toughness factor.
There���s a want-to factor. And there���s a blue-collar
work ethic.������
In sum, Andersen said those are the types of
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didn���t see himself as a fit in any of those programs.
���When I said no then,������ he pointed out, ���I said no
to those different places.������
The Wisconsin job wasn���t open then.
But after Bielema bolted, and Andersen got to
interview for the job, there was no question in his
mind where he needed to be. ���This was an opportunity,������ he said, ���to be at the highest level.������
Moreover, he had gotten a ���feel������ for the players
that he would be inheriting while he was breaking
down tape of the Badgers in preparation for Utah
State���s trip to Madison in September.
���I got an excellent opportunity to study Wisconsin football all summer because we were playing
them,������ he said of his personnel breakdown. ���I
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