Today's Show and some Bo Ryan Complaints.

Today I will chat with Lew Gruppo and Emmett Prosser. I will also probably spend some time complaining about the piss poor recruiting effort of one Bo Ryan. Why is it that we have come to expect that programs like Gonzaga will always have better athletes and more off the dribble players? I know, I know..."Bo has won Big Ten titles" and "don't you remember what it was like before Bo?" I do actually remember what it was like before Bo. In fact I remember people complaining about the recruiting of Dick Bennett. You remember him don't you? He was the guy that brought Kirk Penny and Devin Harris and Mike Wilkinson to UW and also actually led a team to the Final Four. Those players might ring a bell because they are without question 3 of the 4 best players to play for Bo Ryan. Look...is Bo a good coach? Of course, in many ways he is a very good coach. But what might he be able to do if he actually recruited some gifted offensive players for a change? Like it or not recruiting is a MAJOR part of college coaching and as the rest of the Big Ten improves Bo and his boys will regress. He is no longer "clearly the best coach" in the Big Ten..Matt Painter, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Thad Matta, John Belein, Tom Crean, and of course Tom Izzo can all really coach. Every one of them can and will recruit harder and better then Bo as well. What does this mean? I guess that we should all expect Wisconsin to be at a disadvantage from here on out in the Big Ten and none of us should ever expect something better. But hey, remember how bad the Badgers used to be?