Among the big stories that broke last week in Madison ? and, for better or worse, it was an especially newsy week ? two in particular caught our attention. Mostly because we think it?s worth connecting the dots on the two.
….Is this problem so unsolvable? Is there really no way to maintain this 90-year tradition in Madison? Or is it more a clash of egos between two dominant institutions in the state and their respective leaders, neither of whom likes to take a back seat on any matter of consequence. So while the travel budget for UW football goes from $706,000 to $1.05 million next year, and the travel budget for men’s basketball goes from $607,767 to $767,000, travel plans for students and families all over Wisconsin will change from visiting the Capital City to visiting the Green Bay area for the state basketball tournaments. Somehow that just doesn’t seem right, no matter how you connect the dots.