Jen Vrabel takes veiled shot at Jen Bielema for ‘karma’ tweet

Last week, the controversial Wisconsin loss at Arizona State took a bizarre turn on social media when former Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema’s wife Jen hopped on Twitter and blamed the Badgers’ loss on karma. Well, to be specific, on “#karma.” The hashtag is important; on Twitter, it generally signifies something so important and self-evident the author can’t be bothered to actually use the word in a sentence.

As you can imagine, the fallout from Wisconsin fans was about as swift and righteous as you’d expect when someone twists the knife after a loss for no reason, and with Rutgers’ win at Arkansas today, Mrs. Bielema’s mentions are not pretty.

But for all the understandable backlash, one thing you might not expect is a fellow coach’s wife joining the fray. And yet that’s what Jen Vrabel, wife of Ohio State assistant Mike Vrabel, just did. And how.

Man, Jen-on-Jen violence is just the most tragic, isn’t it? At any rate, high-quality zinger there. It was passive-aggressive and referential and concise and utterly ruthless. Nice.

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