I think Bevin genuinely liked Tom and did what he thought was best. We will not be able to know what the right/wrong decision is/was in this case until 10-15 years down the road.
The board and Postel did not cause this FBI investigation. There were already issues, mainly with Ramsey, that they wanted to clean up.
I think they wanted to keep Tom before all of this, but they were butting heads. The Yum Center lease was the first conflict they had, they wanted more control and Tom did not want to give up his autonomy. There was definetly friction. Tom backing Rick to no end combined with the friction...it just led to a perfect storm with the FBI coming in and taking Rick down.
This FBI thing sucks. We had issues the last 2 years, but this was just so shocking. Changes needed to be made...and we all are looking for someone to blame like the Board, Tom, Postel, Rick, even Bobby struggling on the football field...
I hope Dr. Postel and this Board hire the right people, the jury is still out on them. I won't pile on now, but they better know the scrutiny they are under. Tom going sucks, but what he built is still here and we are Louisville First and a Cardinal Forever.