I wonder how much contact there was between the board, Kelley, Faison, coaches, REA, and the stakeholders in this sudden decision. For it to be an 8-0 vote, there must have been a lot of discussion (cover) for the board members to vote to end the use of the Sioux name.
I listed to Grant Shaft on KNOX this week and he talked alot about the Summit. I wouldn't think that a SBoHE board member would have a great deal of contact with a conference official. That would fall more with Kelley and Faison.