On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse recap the week that was, including the win over Penn State, the impact of this year’s freshman class and answer Twitter questions.

1:10 — Biggest takeaway from the week: Wisconsin’s ability to win a close game even after almost blowing a huge lead

12:10 — The bigger deal:

20:50 — Will this year’s freshman class turn out to be the best Wisconsin has ever had?

31:08 — Twitter questions:

1) Which team is closest to the real Wisconsin? The first 35 minutes against Penn State or the final 5?

42:49 — For the most part, only Marquette fans view Wisconsin as a rival.

On this week’s episode of “The Swing,” Jesse and Zach recap Wisconsin’s week, including a tough one at Virginia, play a little Buy or Sell, answer your Twitter questions and more.

1:26 — Everyone has been killing the 2015 recruiting class…Jesse answers a lot of the questions folks have been asking.

8:25 — How can Wisconsin develop more consistency?

9:30 — The Badgers have too many good shooters to be struggling from beyond the arc like they are.

12:28 — Buy or Sell

23:30 — Reassessing the Big Ten after the first couple weeks of the season — where do you see Wisconsin finishing now?

28:40 — Twitter questions

41:48 — Yes, it’s a basketball podcast but the guys give their picks for the Big Ten title game anyways.

On this week’s episode of the “The Swing,” Zach and Jesse look back at the tough three-game stretch of Xavier, Baylor and UCLA, Wisconsin’s struggles late in games, Brad Davison’s push into the starting lineup and more.

5:24 — Brad Davison is a tough SOB

10:03 — What’s the answer at the 4-spot? Is Nate Reuvers a possibility?

13:49 — Concerns with the 3-point shooting overall

22:50 — Wisconsin’s lack of depth in the front court

28:35 — Figuring out how to close out games with such an inexperienced team

34:54 — Bo Ryan’s induction into the Hall of Fame

37:08 — Active coaches shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame

40:06 — Is it ridiculous to already be talking about Wisconsin not making the NCAA tournament?

43:19 — Even more ridiculous than talking about not making the tournament…how about the tweets suggesting Greg Gard can’t coach.

Former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan is being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend in Kansas City. He joined the Wisconsin Sports Zone Network’s “Joe and Ebo Show” Wednesday morning to chat about that and more.

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In the first episode of this podcast focused solely on Wisconsin basketball, Zach and Jesse give their takes on the first two games of the season, play a little over/under, preview what should be a very telling three-game stretch for the Badgers and more.

1:53 — Jesse says the scoring versatility has been the biggest story out of the first two games

3:05 — The play of Andy Van Vliet has stood out and really makes Wisconsin so much tougher to defend

6:50 — It’s only two games, but there are some concerns with the team

14:44 — Over/under 20 wins for Wisconsin in the regular season

19:06 — Over/under 16 double-doubles for Ethan Happ

26:26 — We’ll learn plenty about Wisconsin in games against Xavier, Baylor, Creighton/UCLA and Virginia

34:49 — Thoughts on Bo Ryan as he gets ready to enter the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame this week

42:40 — Does Wisconsin end up keeping its streak of top-4 finishes in the Big Ten alive?