[PVTree]

McIntosh says the buyout will be negotiated to significantly less than $16 million.

Also, the Wisconsin system and the Madison campus have a new president and chancellor, respectively,
this year. 

Both are attorneys.  One was a law firm CEO and the other was Dean of the Law School at UCLA.
These new executives are not going to have as much loyalty to the existing regime.

Why would Chryst agree to less than what's on his buyout? He's already been fired. What benefit would he get from agreeing to renegotiate the buyout?

[PVTree]

McIntosh says the buyout will be negotiated to significantly less than $16 million.

Also, the Wisconsin system and the Madison campus have a new president and chancellor, respectively,
this year. 

Both are attorneys.  One was a law firm CEO and the other was Dean of the Law School at UCLA.
These new executives are not going to have as much loyalty to the existing regime.

Why would Chryst agree to less than what's on his buyout? He's already been fired. What benefit would he get from agreeing to renegotiate the buyout?