@Franklin4
Ah, makes sense.....internal power struggles are never pretty, nor do they always produce sensible results.
That said, the investigation pointed a serious arrow aimed at the football program.
Maybe the Pepper firm was actually a consultant for the BOR as I said.......and the best course of action to stem the tide of Fed investigation and civil suits was to offer up Art.
This became more than football at some point.......and I bet their are some rifts between big cigars being played out.......not at all uncommon to major universities. It happens a lot in areas without a high profile ( dean appointments, etc)
Famous saying.....when the elephants start fighting, the ants are the first to die......