Bo Ryan has a problem now.

[lightning1]

I didn't realize that this board was full of old farts.

Jon, what are you going to do in the a couple of years when your clientele has died off?

Jon's 44 too!

 

[lightning1]

Lol i bet ur such a baller. Yer 44??

LOLOLOL EVEN BETTER

Ya got no skills, huh? I guess it's better to be a has been like me, than a never was like you.

 

[BigD]

Jon's 44 too!

I think he uses a walker to get around. in a couple more years he will be wearing diapers. Lol

 

[Jjgoiowa11]

Ya got no skills, huh? I guess it's better to be a has been like me, than a never was like you.

Try harder

 

[lightning1]

Try harder[/QUOT
Grow a pair.

 

[Jjgoiowa11]

Great to know Rain man was able to have kids and can sorta work a computer. Kudos to you lightning!!

 

[blubberhawk]

He doesn't recruit Final Four level talent. He found gems in Kaminski and Hayes. Dekker and Koenig were highly rated and local players, so that helped. But going forward, unless he somehow manages to recruit highly rated players, he's reached the top of his coaching curve. What's the Badger faithful going to do when he fails to get back to the FF over the next 5 or 6 years?

His status as a Hall of Fame Coach will never be tainted by anything that could happen in the next few years. My God, he got Wisconsin to back to back final 4s.
He has coached teams with high level talent (the current team) and teams with average talent. He has won with them all.

 

[lightning1]

His status as a Hall of Fame Coach will never be tainted by anything that could happen in the next few years. My God, he got Wisconsin to back to back final 4s.
He has coached teams with high level talent (the current team) and teams with average talent. He has won with them all.

I agree. I'm speaking more about the fans.
Think how Iowa fans felt about Kirk Ferentz in Feb of 2010. Coming off of an Orange Bowl win. If you would have said that we'd be wanting to run him out of town the same time five years later.......you would have been laughed at more than Jj.
Nobody is immune to raised expectations. I'm merely pointing out the possibility that it could happen to Bo.

 

[PCHawk]

Now that Decker is gone, Wisconsin won't be a guaranteed loss for anyone next year.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

There are a bunch of schools that wish they had Ryans "problem"

 

[deanvogs]

Now that Decker is gone, Wisconsin won't be a guaranteed loss for anyone next year.

With Decker gone now, you can Bet Cha Houze that Bo won't finish in the top 4 of the B1G again this year. They lose 72% of their points, 64% of their rebounds and 70% of their assists from last year.

Returning players look like this:

Hayes 12.4 PPG
Koenig 8.7 PPG
Showalter 2.4 PPG
Brown 1.8 PPG

Newcomers:
Happ (RS FR)
Pritzi (FR) (4*)
Illikianen (FR)
Thomas (FR)
Iverson (FR)


None of the incoming Fr outside of Pritzi are highly touted kids. Now that doesn't make a difference usually for Wisconsin, but they usually take a couple years to develop. You think Bo would like Uthoff on the roster right now??

 

[docholihawk]

I didn't realize that this board was full of old farts.

Jon, what are you going to do in the a couple of years when your clientele has died off?

Maybe Jon will be facing the same problem that Wisconsin will when Bo retires. Us old folks are going to be dying off. Of course it takes a lot less effort for me to type on a keyboard than it does for Bo to coach. I guess I only have around 30 years left here.

 

[PCHawk]

With Decker gone now, you can Bet Cha Houze that Bo won't finish in the top 4 of the B1G again this year. They lose 72% of their points, 64% of their rebounds and 70% of their assists from last year.

Returning players look like this:

Hayes 12.4 PPG
Koenig 8.7 PPG
Showalter 2.4 PPG
Brown 1.8 PPG

Newcomers:
Happ (RS FR)
Pritzi (FR) (4*)
Illikianen (FR)
Thomas (FR)
Iverson (FR)


None of the incoming Fr outside of Pritzi are highly touted kids. Now that doesn't make a difference usually for Wisconsin, but they usually take a couple years to develop. You think Bo would like Uthoff on the roster right now??

Wow that's ugly.

 

[HawksMN]

Wow that's ugly.

Ugly but good enough for at least 4th place.
What happens when Iowa finishes lower?

 

[MiniMoeHawk]

With Decker gone now, you can Bet Cha Houze that Bo won't finish in the top 4 of the B1G again this year. They lose 72% of their points, 64% of their rebounds and 70% of their assists from last year.

Returning players look like this:

Hayes 12.4 PPG
Koenig 8.7 PPG
Showalter 2.4 PPG
Brown 1.8 PPG

Newcomers:
Happ (RS FR)
Pritzi (FR) (4*)
Illikianen (FR)
Thomas (FR)
Iverson (FR)


None of the incoming Fr outside of Pritzi are highly touted kids. Now that doesn't make a difference usually for Wisconsin, but they usually take a couple years to develop. You think Bo would like Uthoff on the roster right now??

Everyone always under estimates Bo and the Badgers. They will still find a way to finish in the top 4 or 5 teams.

 

[ColumbusHawk]

There are a bunch of schools that wish they had Ryans "problem"

Iowa is one of them.

 

[PCHawk]

Everyone always under estimates Bo and the Badgers. They will still find a way to finish in the top 4 or 5 teams.

I'm not underestimating him. I'm just glad they won't lead a 1 team conference race next year.

 

[PCHawk]

Ugly but good enough for at least 4th place.
What happens when Iowa finishes lower?

What do you mean what happens? Probably nothing. It's not like finishing behind a Bo Ryan coached team is a fireable offense.

 

[99topdawg]

I guess I only have around 30 years left here.

Unless you ban yourself or post your log in and password like that one dude did.

 

[glnhawk]

I wonder if Tony Bennett will take the Wisconsin job when Bo retires?

I think his heart is in San Francisco.