After decades of Cane Board participation, a repetitive thought process, a pseudo absolute no less, that BOT is intimately involved with decisions regarding the status of particularly the head football coach’s position is a constant. The BOT is a fiduciary for the university's economic interest particularly in approving a contract of the Mork magnitude. Vicariously, they participate in the hiring and discharge process via their approval of the AD’s hiring, an individual that legally is regarded as expert in such matters and an authoritative figure worthy of making essential decisions.
With the above noted, if James notified administration that he believed Mork should be discharged, within 3-standard deviations, our leader would be a memory. The potential liability of such action then shifts from the BOT to the AD and the BOT heads to the links and barroom for a wonderful day on the U's tab.