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Much appreciation, thank you, sir. Been observing the BOT for 35 years, since my UM Student Government days...not much has changed (sadly)...plus it is now a bit more fun to have old friends who are Trustees...makes things...interesting...

Shockingly rationale analysis. I mean, compared to the other knee-jerk stuff that I read from other posters. Let's just relax for, at most, 48 hours.

Yep. A bunch of posters seem to think that these high-stakes games are just black-and-white binary choices, but the President and the BOT have a lot of other stuff on the agenda, and while Athletics/Football may be the most important thing TO THIS BOARD, it is not as high of a priority ALL THE...

Sure, but at the same time, the CONTRACT still has to be ratified by the BOT (based on comp, duration, perqs, etc.). No matter what, that is still an unavoidable step, and it is the back-door/trap-door that Epstein has been pounding on. That's all. Not fighting with anyone. Hire/fire could...

Again, incorrect, FOR CERTAIN JOBS. For this job, Athletic Director, Frenk "recommends" and the BOT approves or disapproves. And almost every other university operates on a similar (but not identical) premise, that the President cannot unilaterally hire anyone he/she wants for key positions...

It's all good, man, I think we have all been so bamboozled by "sportswriters" telling us dumb things like "hey, Frenk has this, it's his decision", that we lose sight of the fact that UM has been running THE SAME WAY for decades. I'm no fan of Frenk's, but he's in a tough spot here. He is...

Inaccurate. Frenk makes his recommendation, but the BOT must approve. In non-BOT-Civil-War times, and on less controversial hires, the BOT approval may be a slam dunk, but this has not proven to be so for this AD hire. Essentially, key jobs that involve multi-year employment contracts and...

I don't recall anyone ever being removed from the Board, though I'm sure there has been some behind-the-scenes stuff that has happened. I would imagine that there are "stories" about why some particular Trustee suddenly "left" the Board. Ordinarily, a Trustee who is not as active anymore moves...