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Badgers lack basketball tradition, but not skill

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Friday, February 2, 2007

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Bo Ryan unconvincingly insisted that he didn't notice thousands of Indiana students spilling wildly onto the Assembly Hall floor Wednesday night. That's about as likely as not noticing a colonoscopy. But on the 1 percent chance Ryan was telling the truth, it's too bad the Wisconsin Badgers' coach missed the mayhem. Because in defeat, his program entered a new realm of respect. Given the long-term stature of Indiana and Wisconsin, this is like Lance Armstrong going all e ...

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