These welcome transplants under Bielema's reign are no strangers to packing up and heading to a new town with little (or no) notice. For the love of the game and their husbands, these independent women move themselves and their kids to a new city, new home and new school ultimately creating new loyalties and allegiances. 

 Listen at how these women transport their families across country, how their kids handle the many, many moves, how the family handles losing, living in a house sight unseen, never being able to grow roots, the re-entry period for a husband who devotes so much time to the team and making new friends while keeping the old. Take note at how this duo holds down the fort at home so their husbands can concentrate on improving and furthering the success of the University of Illinois football team. Shout OUT to these MVPs. 

Emily Harrington, here! Mom, wife, retired communications liaison and host of the HyperLocal(s) Podcast. Each week I bring you a pod where townies and transplants share their tales of tears and triumphs, losses and wins. In an effort to provide a way for those that don’t want a public podcast, but still have a story to tell friends and family, I’ve created, In Retrospect: A HyperLocal(s) Project, a private podcast. Visit hyperlocalscu.com/in-retrospect

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