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I don't like Mr. Clapping Hands" , but Indiana getting jobbed on the officiating.
Indiana caught the short end of it but i often wonder why we never hear the winning fans say "yes, the officials totally made us win that game " Complaining about the officiating is for losers. Many Badger fans complained endlessly after the championship loss to Duke. I simply went with we had our chances. Indiana has injuries but they have a wealth of high level recruits , but one average coach. The Gophers will finish ahead of of IU and have a real shot at 4th.
Complaining about the officiating is for losers. Many Badger fans complained endlessly after the championship loss to Duke.
Yup...losers.
If this is what losing feels like I can't wait until the Badgers start winning.
The Gophers will finish ahead of of IU and have a real shot at 4th.
Will be interesting to see if WI can keep up this level of success when most of Bo Ryan's players have graduated.
You realize that Greg Gard was the person that did the recruiting, right?
No one gets calls like Wisconsin at home. It's pathetic to watch. Their home record in the B1G in the Kohl Center is absurd. Yes, they've been very good. But not that good.
You realize that Greg Gard was the person that did the recruiting, right?
^ with the 4 seniors moving on next year from WI you can sense a pretty large shift in the pecking order. Hopefully it bears out.
Really? So Bo had absolutely nothing to do with recruiting? Gard made all the calls on which players to recruit and accept commitments from first? Bo Ryan never did in-home recruiting visits? All the past players picked Wisconsin because they wanted to play for the incredible assistant Greg Gard?
So Bo would say, “Gard! Go find me some players! I’ll be getting a massage if you need me.”
Hey, I certainly won’t bet against Gard if he continues to follow Bo’s general playbook. But I think it’s a little absurd to act like Bo Ryan had no impact on recruiting and Gard was solely responsible for putting together all of Wisconsin’s teams over Ryan’s tenure. Happ may be your best player but Gard has 4 seniors this year keeping the ship nice and stable. When they are gone, I’ll be curious to see who besides Happ (and maybe Trice and Iverson) produces for them. Your bench sure hasn’t shown much this year. Incoming freshmen are a major unknowns. Will Wisconsin continue to be dominant or start having some mediocre years mixed in?
(And yes, if Ryan was still coach, I wouldn't even ask that last question. But he's not.)
Oh yes the famous UW loses " " so now they will be rebuilding and will not make the NCAA and will suck post. thank you for participating.
It's been a long and painful learning process, but I've been forced to realize that predicting the demise of Wisconsin sports is a fools errand. They've created a rock solid formula for winning in football and basketball that's transcended coaches and players for the better part of 25 years now. As Gophers fans we don't have to like it, but we're idiots if we don't acknowledge it and admit the end of that roll is nowhere in sight.
I'll give you that football transcends coaches... Basketball Bo Ryan was really the only good coach they have had in the last 80 years. Afterall Dick Bennet was 39-45 in the BIG and before that you have to go back to 1934 to get to a Wisc. coach who ended his career with a winning conference record. As such I think it is fair to question how Gard will handle it. You could argue Bud Foster was good as he won a National championship but most of us don't know who that is and his last 5 seasons were under 0.500 overall.
Greg Gard has the highest winning Pct. in the BIG history right now. Number 2 is Bo Ryan.
He is also the lead recruiter in all those years with Bo. How can you with a straight face say that this does not mean anything. He has Reuvers, Davidson, and King in 2017 a pretty good top 100 group. Recruits seem to really love him. Now that he is the HC and likes to recruit(Unlike Ryan) I would say that your Schadenfreude is way misplaced..I would not trade recruits coming in with MN.
Dick Bennett took them to a Final Four in 2000. He handed the baton to Ryan (2 more Final Fours) who handed it to Gard.
Oh yes the famous UW loses " " so now they will be rebuilding and will not make the NCAA and will suck post. thank you for participating.