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Finkelmeyer: Alvarez still ’emotionally involved’ on game days

….University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said Friday that it’s getting easier to watch his Badgers play from the comfort of his director’s suite high above Camp Randall Stadium’s FieldTurf.

“Definitely easier, but it’s still hard,” said Alvarez, who roamed the UW sidelines from 1990 through 2005, after which he turned the head coaching duties over to his hand-picked successor, Bret Bielema.

Don’t misunderstand — Alvarez is not second-guessing his decision to change job titles.