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Chris Rickert: Who gets the bill for a $100,000 investigation?

When I saw the independent investigation into the alleged misdeeds of former UW-Madison senior associate athletic director John Chadima could cost as much as $100,000, I thought, big whoop ? it?s not like the UW Athletic Department doesn?t have the money. Given the millions in revenue generated by big-time UW sports and the seven-figure salaries it pays some of its coaches, it would appear the department could put Barry Scheck, Alan Dershowitz and Matlock on retainer and still have enough left over for Bucky Badger?s year-end bonus.