….The Athletic Boardâ??s self-report, supported by Professor Walter Dickey, current chair of the Athletic Board who replaced Professor Bruce Jones after Jones complained about not being informed of the Bret Bielema hiring as football coach, concluded that the Athletic Board is merely an advisory committee that has no binding authority when it comes to hiring head coaches. These decisions, the report stated, are made by the chancellor and athletic director. In this regard, however, the self-report belies both tradition and the rule of law at the UW-Madison.
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