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Bielema asking fans to stop vulgar chants

October 14, 2011 By Bill Scott

Wisconsin Badger football coach Bret Bielema loves the support his team gets

Bret Bielema

from its fans, including the school’s student body. 

But Bielema and athletic director Barry Alvarez sent out an e-mail to the students asking them to stop taking part in vulgar chants.

Bielema didn’t say the vulgar chants have cost UW a recruit, but the Badger coach said it certainly doesn’t help.

AUDIO: Bielema said bad cheers are a detriment to recruiting :14

Bielema knows how much of an impact the students can make on a football game.  But they chants also have a negative effect on recruits and their families.

AUDIO: Bielema says negative chants effect recruits and their families :19

The Wisconsin athletic department has received negative feedback from people who attended the Nebraska game and witnessed the vulgar chants first hand.

 

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Filed Under: Badgers, Sports Tagged With: Badgers, Barry Alvarez, Big Ten Conference, Bret Bielema



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