Badger Football Needs New General

This season should be Bret Bielema's last as head coach.
Brought in for his ability to recruit, Bielema has consistently been outdone by just about every Big Ten school.
The most emasculating moment took place two years ago. Nemesis Minnesota, following its 1-11 2007 season, landed the 17th-best class, according to Rivals.com, whereas Wisconsin ranked No. 41.
Where the Badgers have suffered most is on defense, particularly in the secondary and on the defensive line.
Wisconsin employs a pro-style offense (11th man is a fullback or second tight end rather than a receiver), known for its ground-heavy attack; it led the Big Ten in rushing in 2008. For the most part, that translates to grinding, slow paced football and fewer points. In order to remain competitive, teams using the pro-style need a gritty defense to match.
The Badgers don't have that.
No defensive back recruit has been classified as a top-tier athlete (more than three stars) under Bielema's reign. And while the overall stars of incoming freshmen has improved since the early 2000s, the player development has gotten worse.
Jay Valai at 5-foot-9 is an undersized strong safety and Chris Maragos is only a slight upgrade from the days Shane Carter consistently played an out-of-position free safety. Inexperienced youth sits behind them on the depth chart.
Heck, the home field advantage Camp Randall used to provide seems to becoming a thing of the forgotten past. The Badgers were embarrassed by Penn State a year ago and nearly so versus Cal Poly in their own backyard. Ohio State came away with a road win as well.
Saturday, the Badgers needed two overtimes and a career long 57-yard field goal by Philip Welch to overcome a 14 point deficit and defeat unranked Fresno State 34-31. The upcoming slate of conference games could be painful to watch.
Sure the team is young with 12 new starters on both sides of the ball.
Few have proven capable of solidifying this team as a Big Ten contender, however.
Bielema has had plenty of opportunities to avoid such a decline, and his time can't be up soon enough.