Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing the minimum amount that the University of Wisconsin will receive as a result of its broadcasting agreement with the Big Ten Network. Everybody knew the deal was all about the money. Until your article nobody knew exactly how much money was involved.
The minimum amount of $6.1 million that UW will receive is a lot of cash! At least Chancellor John Wiley has “generously” allowed non-athletic departments to share 30 percent of the financial windfall. I wonder how much the academic staff was involved in the decision on how to distribute that money. I think there would have been a lot more money made available for academics if they had an equal say in the distribution.