The future of Wisconsin basketball received an accelerated, if unwanted, trajectory earlier this summer when, largely out of nowhere, Bo Ryan announced his plans to retire after this upcoming season. Later on -- really, as soon as the following day -- those plans were quickly revised to, more or less, a wait-and-see approach.
At a charity event in mid-August, Ryan said he was leaving the door open for the possibility of coaching beyond the 2015-16 season. He noted how young the Badgers will be this year without Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky, and seemed excited by the fact -- what a challenge for a Hall of Fame-caliber coach.