Wisconsin Badgers' Bo Ryan: Poor execution, officiating led to ...

University of Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan isn't sure what caused his team to blow a 14-point lead against the University of Minnesota.

[Bjack]

I thought Ryan had more class than to blame the officials. His team completely fell apart and there were questionable calls each way. Ryan definitely made it clear that it was not HIS fault.

[WildGuy]

In a game that saw plenty of phantom calls go Wisconsin's way - like usual in the Kohl Center - I think any mention by Ryan of officiating is seriously laughable. Then again this is the guy who cameras showed crying and giving faces to the refs after seemingly every single call for 2 hours.

[The Answer]

WildGuy wrote:

In a game that saw plenty of phantom calls go Wisconsin's way - like usual in the Kohl Center - I think any mention by Ryan of officiating is seriously laughable. Then again this is the guy who cameras showed crying and giving faces to the refs after seemingly every single call for 2 hours.

Did you watch the game? I'm a Gopher fan and thought the calls down the stretch were very one-sided, which I liked.

[Brett]

The calls were very onesided toward Wisconsin down the streth.... the Carter block may have been a goaltend but Damian Johnson had two clear blocks called fouls.

[DD Austin]

What a whiner! I'm sure he never once objected about the officiating in all the games they have won over the Gophers. They lose once, and he starts crying and whining. I used to respect him, but he's losing ground in my book. Be a good example to your athletes, Bo. Shut up and congratulate the Gophers for a good game and a good win in cheesehead country and move on.

[George Washington]

Whine whine whine

[Joe]

Bo "Whiner" Ryan how can a guy after coaching all these years watch his team blow a 14 point lead then blame it on the officiating. If you just watched his body language he complains on every call that doesn't go the Badgers way. Stand up and take responsibility for not reacting to the defensive switch your team just plain did not handle no matter how much you practiced against it. Its about time you didn't get every call down the stretch at the Kohl like you are acustomed to. The officiating was fairly balanced from what I saw. Sour grapes "Whiner".

[WildGuy]

The Answer wrote:

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Did you watch the game? I'm a Gopher fan and thought the calls down the stretch were very one-sided, which I liked.

Indeed I watched the whole thing. He has nothing to complain about. Every sporting event can have officials' calls picked apart....but my point was that there were numerous calls throughout that game that went Wisconsin's way in the 2nd half, and Bo Ryan is simply used to getting EVERY advantage at home. And when that does not happen well then you get comments like this...

Props to MN.

[Gopherfan]

Nice win for the gophers but Bo does have a point, we got some breaks and they did miss a few calls which helped our comeback. But I'll take em. I expect Wisconsin to get a few breaks when they come to the Barn.

I wouldnt be surprised if the Badgers came in here and beat us. Lets hope we look a little better than we did on Sunday.

GO GOPHERS!

[NYCMINNY]

typical Wisconsin...blame the officials, EVERY team in the BigTen has been a victim of bad calls, fact is there arent enough bad calls to excuse a 14 pt comeback late in the second half, ya got whipped

[fracas]

"Waaaaahhhh!"

[highland guy]

Does Ryan actually believe he can reproduce the Gophers full court pressure with his "athletes" - all 6-10 gomers.

When WI saw the real thing, they coughed it up.

[Big Ten Basketball]

Their are always certain teams and coaches that are favored by the refs an Tubby Smith has always been one of them. This certainly hasn't changed for Tubby when he came to the Big Ten. For a second game in a row, poor officiating has cost the Badger's a win against Minnesota. In last night's game, even the announcers made several comments about how the Badger's coach BO Ryan had a a right to be upset with the "no-calls," and one sided officiating! Although, the Badgers have had problems with late game execution and their ability to hold a lead, the officiating once again played a major factor in their loss to Minnesota. Badger fans should be writing letters to the Big Ten!