The scene was much calmer at the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board meeting Friday, compared to the contentious session a month and a half ago when some members questioned the decisions and decision-making process of the leadership of the university and athletic department.
Calmer until the board went into closed session, that is.
There, the board reviewed some personnel evaluations — the stated reason for the closed session — but spent the better part of two hours engaged in discussion, described as “a little tense,” regarding some members’ concerns about an athletic department that they perceive to be operating outside of the mission of the university.