CLEVELAND -- disposeed in a red bl...

CLEVELAND -- disposeed in a red blazer, Wisconsin's athletic director sat patiently in a chair near the back of the interview scope and waited until the Badgers' of the present day coach finished his first postgame just discovereds conference.

Then, Barry Alvarez walked up and wrapped his arms around Bret Bielema.

"Congratulations," Alvarez told his successor.

Bielema's Badgers didn't consider much different from Barry's.

John Stocco threw a touchdown pass and sneaked for a score, and PJ Hill rumbl for 130 yards to lead Wisconsin to a 35-14 win above Bowling Green in Bielema's first attempt as Badgers coach on Saturday night.

Hill, a bruising 242-pounder scored a late touchdown for Wisconsin, playing its first game since 1990 without Alvarez upon the sideline.

"It was a proper win," said Alvarez, who isn't used to watching games from a suite. "It was hard for me I was like a caged lion."

Stocco, slowed lately by a knee injury, finished an efficient 9- of-15 for 124 yards, and Hill present Bowling Green away with a 10-yard step quickly with 5:19 left, taking marksmans from six Falcons defenders forward his way to the [i]finale[/i] zone.

Freddie Barnes was chiefly of Bowling Green's offense. He ran for 158 yards -- a institute record for a quarterback -- onward 29 carries and scored pair touchdowns.

"We're not going to earn a living doing that," Falcons coach Gregg Brandon said. "But we did what we had to do to give us a chance to win."

The 36-year-old Bielema has a certain big cleats to fill at Wisconsin.

Alvarez transformed the Badgers from a Big Ten also-ran into a perennial power, posting a 118-73-4 record and leading the team to three discourse titles and three Rose depression wins.

Bielema was Alvarez's defensive coordinator the last couple seasons and took over the Wisconsin program from his former and now passing boss after last season's win through the whole extent of Auburn in the Capital united Bowl.

The team he inherited doesn't have the offensive firepower of last year's squad as running back Brian Calhoun was among six Badgers taken in the NFL draft. if it were not that other Badger staples remain: Stocco, a massive offensive line and a bruising, low-risk defense

A fifth-year senior, Stocco freshly underwent minor knee surgery. His playing status was a game-time decision, moreover he was mobile and accurate.

"I musing he handed the game real well," Bielema said. "He hasn't been sated go."

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