The reactions to the news that UVA President Jim Ryan has finalized an extension with Athletics Director Carla Williams that includes a substantial raise for Williams aren’t trending in a good direction.

Fans and alums are in meltdown mode on social media over a raise for an AD whose football and men’s basketball programs are in free-fall.

Meanwhile, the blowback at the highest levels is on Ryan, involving the part about the substantial raise.

“The Board of Visitors Executive Committee approved an extension of her contract last June before football