Prospective transfer Aaron Cosby has been released by Seton Hall to talk with 40 schools. Wait, does that mean he's been blocked from contacting the other 307 Division 1 teams?! WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE!!! No, it probably means Seton Hall approved 40 schools that Cosby submitted requests to look at. The other 307 schools? Who cares. Sorry, this subject will always be a sore spot for Badger fans. This is just another example of how ridiculous the media was in vilifying Bo Ryan when Jarrod Uthoff left Wisconsin. Uthoff had no intention of transferring to Duke or Georgia Tech. But when media momentum gets behind a "great story" like "Wisconsin blocks Uthoff from entire ACC," it is a shame nobody stops to think about what is really happening. (h/t to The Champaign Room)

Tip-off times and announcers will be set after all the second-round games have been completed. The fifth-seeded Badgers get 12th-seeded Ole Miss at 11:40 a.m. on Friday, on truTV. Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager will be on the call.

Not bad, especially considering where the expectations fell to after Josh Gasser's injury, a mostly crappy non-conference slate, etc. Right?

Rejoice. The flat top should be a go tomorrow for Senior Day.

Several thoughts: 1. Tubby Smith can dance way, way better than I expected. Which was really not at all. He's still no Bo Ryan, though. 2. Regardless of what you thought of the Badgers' "Die Young" celebratory throwdown after upsetting Michigan last weekend, isn't it kind of wild that the Gophers found it worthy of jacking for themselves? 3. Can we get another pop star involved in all of this?

Wisconsin will say goodbye to Jared Berggren, Mike Bruesewitz, Ryan Evans, Dan Fahey and J.D. Wise. at noon on Sunday, March 3, vs. Purdue

Good luck, Bart.