[larkinforever]

I'm surprised that Briles and the AD aren't also being shown the door at the same time

I don't know if the same group that is responsible for firing Starr is also responsible for firing or not firing Briles and the AD, but assuming the group is one and the same, and taking at face value for conversation's sake that Starr's firing was warranted (simply to isolate the two items of (1) the firing of Starr and (2) the firing/not firing of Briles/the AD), a cynical view might be that the group will obtain for itself sufficient political cover that the group is taking this scandal seriously while at the same time preserving Baylor's prospects for continued on-field football success to the maximum extent possible.

[larkinforever]

I'm surprised that Briles and the AD aren't also being shown the door at the same time

I don't know if the same group that is responsible for firing Starr is also responsible for firing or not firing Briles and the AD, but assuming the group is one and the same, and taking at face value for conversation's sake that Starr's firing was warranted (simply to isolate the two items of (1) the firing of Starr and (2) the firing/not firing of Briles/the AD), a cynical view might be that the group will obtain for itself sufficient political cover that the group is taking this scandal seriously while at the same time preserving Baylor's prospects for continued on-field football success to the maximum extent possible.