I wondered why a student protest could get two highly respected (at one time for sure when they were hired and always by some) and capable men of good will fired. The whole thing seemed prearranged. Like Larry Summers? Then I read this:
On Sunday morning, several players met with coaches to explain their decision to boycott next practice and next week’s game against Brigham Young University. Forfeiture would automatically cause the university to pay BYU $1 million, plus it would see the university lose out on revenue from ticket sales.
There ya go. When the Missouri U. football players joined the hunger striker (sent from where?) the game got serious. Even today a million bucks ain't chicken feed.