Madison police Lt. Joe Balles has two Badgers’ home games circled in red on his calendar.
And it’s not because he’s a big college football fan. In fact, he could do with fewer fans in town on Oct. 4, when the Badgers play Ohio State and on Oct. 11, when their foe will be Penn State.
Balles supervises patrol officers in the city’s Central District, so it’s his job to keep the peace Downtown, which doesn’t get easier when 80,000 people descend on Camp Randall.