With over a month of the season and one coaching change in the books, our first installment examines how Wisconsin's non-conference opponents are helping or hurting the team's tourney resume.
This is not a drill: Bo Ryan has retired.
You'd have to be a hermit or exiled on Dagobah to be unaware of the Wisconsin's struggles this season, which will place added importance on its strength of schedule when the time comes to consider the Badgers for an NCAA Tournament bid. That means interim head coach Greg Gard and the rest of the staff are in all hands on deck mode to get Wisconsin back to the promised land, especially in light of Ryan's departure.