When the Badgers introduced Greg Gard as their head coach on Tuesday, one thing was made clear: they got the right guy.
MADISON -- On June 30, 2015, then-Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bo Ryan faux-limped into a press gathering following his initial retirement announcement in the Kohl Center concourse. He told reporters packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a half-circle around him that he wouldn't be coaching forever and intended to coach one more season.
But that wasn't the most important statement that Ryan made. Nope, that one was reserved for his assistant of 23 years, Greg Gard.