���It���s not just how good they
are,��� Andersen said of the
Badgers. ���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.���
players that he wanted to be around and coach.
That came up in conversation with his wife, Stacey
when they discussed making the move to Wisconsin.
���Stacey just wanted me to coach the kind of kids
that I want to coach,������ Andersen reiterated. ���That���s
all she really cared about. She wanted to make
sure I���m not going to chase a job ���������
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mated ��� a high-profile, BCS conference job or not.
���It needs to be the right fit,������ he stressed, echoing
her sentiments.
���Once I told her my belief this was the perfect
spot for us, and really the only spot for us ��� an extremely high level of football where I wanted to get
one day ��� she basically said, ���I know you want it.���������
That was her blessing to go after the Wisconsin
job.
On Wednesday afternoon, Gary and Stacey Andersen flew to Madison with one of their twin sons,
Chasen. They were joined by Utah State recruiting
coordinator Zach Nyborg.
Chasen, a linebacker, and twin Hagen, a wide
receiver, graduated from high school early and
were planning on enrolling at Utah State in January. That has been put on hold, for now.
���They���re going to take four months off and let
the dust settle,������ said Andersen, whose oldest son,
Keegan, is a sophomore tight end with the Aggies.
���He���s 22 and can take care of himself.������
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