Reaction on Twitter to Bo Ryan retiring

We knew Bo Ryan was going to retire as Wisconsin Badgers head coach at some point. He announced it over the summer, then reconsidered. So his stepping down after Tuesday's game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was viewed as a surprise.

The reaction around the nation was swift -- from those who were still awake, as the news didn't hit until around 10:30 p.m. (or close to midnight ET). Thus, the reactions came in Wednesday morning as well as people found out about the news.

Here's a comprehensive list of tweets from current and former Badgers, coaches and national personalities:

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