Ryan is 14 for 14 in terms of making the NCAA tournament at Wisconsin. He has 4 national championships, and 740 total wins currently. He is also one of only 62 coaches to have coached in multiple Final Fours.
Seconded. I don't know how you can count him out as a great coach. There has been a lot of talk on this board about how great UCONN has performed against UK, Duke and UNC relative to the McD's AAs. Bo signed 1 McD's AA and made 14 tourney appearances. He could have recruited better, but he was a hell of a coach to the kids that came through the door. Frank Kaminsky went from 3 Star to lottery pick. People around here would try to get Ollie a Nobel Prize if he were the one who developed him.
They've been pretty solid for 20+ years with two coaches. Granted, those coaches were picked from other UW schools almost like a call-up to the majors. I don't know what the directional W's currently have in their coaching ranks. Madison gets ranked as one of the best (if not the best) college towns in the country every year, and they have the P5 status you referenced. I wouldn't put them as a "blue blood" that's guaranteed to have future success, but I'd give them a solid chance.
being a proclaimed one and done - don't know where that came into any decision making process with him
This is true. It seems like I always size up other coaches accomplishments or other programs success to Jim Calhoun and UConn. When I do that, I realize just how great we have been over the last 25+ years. When it comes down to it, I would not trade the last 25 years with any other program in the country.
