Wisconsin basketball fans mourning the Badgers loss to Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 can take some solace in the fact that this young Badgers team was never expected to perform as well as they did this season.
Of course, it won’t be easy to let this one slide. The Badgers had the game locked up, and were within shouting distance – hell, whispering distance – of a third straight Elite Eight appearance.
All the Badgers needed to do as they led by one with the final seconds ticking away was get the ball up the court and take a foul.