SBNation.com - Wisconsin DC Dave Doeren To Replace Jerry Kill At Northern Illinoishttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46737/sbn-fave.png2010-12-13T11:04:16-05:00http://www.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16371992010-12-13T11:04:16-05:002010-12-13T11:04:16-05:00Wisconsin DC Dave Doeren To Replace Jerry Kill At Northern Illinois
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<p>Jerry Kill, one of our nation's most notably ruddy Americans, took Northern Illinois to the MAC Championship Game and garnered a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/12/5/1857290/humanitarian-bowl-northern-illinois-fresno-state">Humanitarian Bowl bid</a> before announcing he'd be skipping town to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/12/6/1857926/jerry-kill-hired-minnesota-golden-gophers-head-coach">replace Tim Brewster</a> at Minnesota. His own replacement will apparently be <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/TomDienhart/statuses/14307646668546048">Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren</a>.</p>
<p>Doeren rose to the position of DC in 2008, after serving as co-coordinator for several seasons. He previously coached linebackers at Kansas. SB Nation's Red and Black Attack is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.redandblackattack.com/2010/12/13/1872988/dave-doeren-becomes-the-next-head-coach-for-the-northern-illinois">cheerfully ambivalent</a>:</p>
<blockquote>We will be good on defense and this guy is a great recruiter. Kind of like a mini-Bielema.<br><br>Good hire. Could have been a lot worse. Interesting to see who he brings on as his coordinators. Obviously not worried about defense, but offense is where he needs to hit a home run for next year to be a championship season.<br>
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<p>SB Nation's Hustle Belt sees this as an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hustlebelt.com/2010/12/10/1867490/mac-coaching-rumors-northern-illinois-kent-state-ball-state">order-restoring move</a> of sorts:</p>
<blockquote>Well, UW isn't exactly known for their defense, but it is a pretty strong one. His pedigree is probably the snazziest of the three, but other than coaching the next state over, he has no mid-major ties. And why not? Minnesota takes one of theirs, they snap up one of Wisconsin's. In the end, the Curling Belt ends up even-steven.</blockquote>
<p>They may not be known for it, but the Badgers' D did put up a nice fight in the Big Ten this season. Doeren's unit ranked 22nd nationally in total defense and 29th in scoring defense. <br><br>According to SB Nation's Bucky's 5th Quarter, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2010/12/13/1872937/dave-doeren-leaving-for-northern-illinois">Doeren will remain with the Badgers</a> to coach his unit through the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/12/5/1857643/rose-bowl-wisconsin-tcu">Rose Bowl</a>. Our Wisconsin blogger also notes that the Badgers will play the Huskies at Soldier Field next September.</p>
<p>A press conference announcing the hire is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST Monday.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/12/13/2326248/wisconsin-dc-dave-doeren-to-replace-jerry-kill-at-northern-illinoisHolly Anderson