Fans flock to Twitter to weigh in on Wisconsin Badgers' upset of No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Jim Polzin asked Badgers fans on Twitter what they thought of Wisconsin's 61-57 upset of the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Here's what fans were saying after the Badgers improved to 2-1 in Big Ten play:
Wahl working his way up
More Tyler Wahl please and Kobe less Brad
— zach the great (@1Sween) January 4, 2020
Time will tell
Want to bet?
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) January 4, 2020
Haters gonna hate
I laugh at the “Fire Gard” crowd.
— John Freckmann (@Freck5) January 4, 2020
Mission accomplished
Greg Gard. Silent Assassin.
— KG (@kgallstar23) January 4, 2020
Cc: @JonRothstein
Beast mode
He just knows how to play. Sure he makes mistakes but they are effort mistakes. Unlike others who make mistakes out of tentativeness. Needs more minutes.
— Bob Schneider (@b_schneids) January 4, 2020
Hitting the Wahl
WAHL GOOD
— Ken Chia, some guy online (@kcchia80) January 4, 2020
Who doesn't?
I prefer winning to losing. Especially when it’s OSU.
— Kevin (@dcbadger7) January 4, 2020
At least on Twitter
Basically counts as two wins, winning at top 5 team on road in conference
— Austin Punzel (@AustinPunzel) January 4, 2020
Blocking out the pain
I no longer feel like complete garbage after Wednesday
— Ken Chia, some guy online (@kcchia80) January 4, 2020
Hanging tough
Love that they came back after being down by 7 more than once.
— Maggie P. (@topazbeagle) January 4, 2020
Taking control
When we play solid defense and control the tempo, we win
— Drew Kellogg (@dkellogg17) January 4, 2020
Trending up
Hugh win for a team that is improving. Wahl and King with big games
— Kevin Tremblay (@Trems24) January 4, 2020
Grinding it out
Any road win in the B1G this year is an accomplishment. The league is a meat grinder.
— Jeffrey Bergman (@JeffRWLawyer) January 4, 2020
Bolstering their résumé
Three things. Even though he is no super man. I think having Potter drama behind them was a turning point. Turning point in Gard’s career could be Tyler Wahl. This could be the game that gets us to the dance if it’s a close call.
— Ted Wentz (@TedWentz) January 4, 2020
Defense locked in
Just huge. Showed tremendous grit on defense, and Wahl has got me excited. That kid may be from Minnesota but he is a born Badger.
— Russ Evansen (@waunaruss) January 4, 2020
What a disgrace!
They didn't win by enough, fire Gard!!!
— Brad Montag (@bradmontag) January 4, 2020
Plenty of room to grow
Thank you for stitching up my deep wounds from the Rose Bowl loss, @BadgerMBB ! Boys are looking tough with @BigJam_23 in the lineup and are done getting bullied around! Love it! This team has hardly even begun to catch its stride, I can feel big things coming! #BookIt #Badgers
— Aaron Heim (@HeimTime88) January 4, 2020
Appreciating the effort
Someone sees it. Thank u
— Darren Gruen (@Skipgruen) January 4, 2020
Depth on display
More flexibility in the line up than I've ever seen in a Wisconsin BB game. Never know who will spark the team. Tonight it was Wahl down the stretch... Next time?
— Jeff Miller (@Jeff85257) January 4, 2020
Big shoes to fill
Remind me of 2000 team.
— Dan Bourbonais (@dan__bourbonais) January 4, 2020
How sweet it is
— Derek Shuda (@DerekShuda) January 4, 2020
Moving on in style
This helps my lingering bitterness of Wednesday #Wahlsome
— Whw (@whw2207) January 4, 2020
Getting physical
Toughness and they played physical all night. Loved watching them just grind on both ends. Beautiful
— Jeff Bruggink (@bru4pk) January 4, 2020
Setting a strong example
Reminds me of the win at Maryland the year gard took over. It is a tough-minded group, Never too high never too low. They get that from the head coach. Team has potential to be great defensively
— AJ Donaldson (@AJdonaldson_1) January 4, 2020
Long road ahead
Defense always travels well, even when the shots don’t fall. 40 minutes of effort pays off again. The journey continues as we have a long way to March. Enjoy it.
— mike kerry (@BadgerMike) January 4, 2020
Hustle pays off
Unbelievable game from #Wahl. He is a real gamer. Hustle won this game. Shooting needs help, but love the fighting spirit. #Badgers
— Teri Shannon (@77rocket) January 4, 2020
Not quite half
Nice win. Kind of expecting half the fan base to express anger over the margin of victory
— Chris Schueller (@ChrisSchueller) January 4, 2020
Biding their time
Where are the Gard haters?
— Mike Polk (@Polkster1) January 4, 2020
Getting it done at the line
They played hard through a couple rough offensive patches to start the game and start the 2nd half...Being able to make free throws down the stretch to win a game is a nice feeling too
— Jeff Becker (@jbecker18) January 4, 2020
Can't hurt come March
Great team win for Bucky. Road victory over a top 5 opponent is a great thing to have when the NCAA tournament committee gets together in March!
— Cory Erickson (@CoryErickson32) January 4, 2020