It's tempting to call Ben Brust's half-court shot and Wisconsin's win over Michigan magic. Don't.

Wisconsin is currently a bubble team for the NCAA tournament. Where would the Badgers be if they started the season better than 1-7-2?

Wisconsin's Michael Mersch jumped off the bench to fight UND's Stephane Pattyn, but will not be disciplined further by the WCHA.

The statistics say Ryan Evans should be a more selective shooter on offense. So who should be getting more shots instead of Evans?

So, our old coach isn't great at these twitter machines. Out of kindness, I decide to help him out.

Who's that fine-looking fellow sitting undefeated and atop the Big Ten standings? Bucky, that's who.

Is there something wild and beautiful in the way the Badgers play? Absolutely.

The Badgers gear up for the long haul towards tournament legitimacy, starting this weekend. How the team responds to one of the toughest stretches of schedule in program history will determine its fate.

Ryan Evans is shooting just 36.5 percent from the free throw line, a big reason the Badgers have looked awful offensively to begin the Big Ten slate. Can the Badgers do something, or do they just have to let the senior shoot his way out of it?

Montee Ball had an up-and-down senior season coming off a record-breaking junior year. He'll finally be headed to the NFL after the Rose Bowl, leaving Wisconsin in a time of upheaval.