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Baggot: Too much optimism over UW’s budget? (Badger Beat)

Thereâ??s a fine line between optimism and naivete and it seems as though Barry Alvarez is trying to walk it wearing a blindfold and a full-body cast.

The University of Wisconsin athletic director clearly realizes his department is facing major financial challenges â?? hence a leaner, more fan-friendly operating budget for next year â?? yet some key projections are held together by delicate strands of hope.