So did anyone think when this basketball season started that Wisconsin would lose to two (and counting?) unranked mid-majors on its home floor? I'm not really sure that Western Illinois even counts as a mid-major, but in both games, inconsistency on the Badgers' part was the key -- on defense and offense.
It's just the kind of inconsistency that's expected from such a young team. When it was said there'd be growing pains this year after losing so much scoring and experience from last year, we should have been prepared for nights like these. Western Illinois was nevertheless a major shock -- growing pains became a real thing that night -- but losing to UWM (student Rob Jeter beats master Bo Ryan after 11 tries) for the first time since 1992?