What was your reaction when it was announced last week that University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was getting a $150,000 raise, boosting his salary to $750,000 for 2008-09?
“Good for you, big guy?”
“Boy, that sure is a lot of coin?”
“What the heck?”
“Why I oughta â?¦?”
Here’s mine: UW chancellor John Wiley is the one retiring, so why is Alvarez the one getting the going-away present?
Wiley, as is his wont, went before the UW Board of Regents and lobbied for the 25 percent raise for Alvarez, citing “long-term performance and the market,” according to a board member.