Noted: With that being said, the only way youâ??ll run into the Sterling ball is if you have to play Wisconsin at Wisconsin. Is it possible that what Flubber was to Fred MacMurray (or, more recently, Robin Williams), Sterling is to Bo Ryan? I can picture him at home in his basement, hand-stitching basketballs complete with pro-Badger bounce physics. But honestly, is it crazy to suggest that the Sterling ball could be a factor, however small, in Wisconsinâ??s 135-11 home record during Ryanâ??s tenure?