Tom Ragatz is thinking what many longtime UW football season ticket holders are probably thinking about the Big Ten conferenceâ??s possible expansion to as many as 16 teams.
He is skeptical, sees greed as the overriding motive and worries the change will put the rich tradition of UW sports at risk. Ragatz, a well-known Madisonian and retired partner of the Foley & Lardner law firm here, has what must be one of the longest-running first-hand perspectives on the issue.