A traditional Fourth of July fireworks typically builds up to the grand finale, the final massive explosions before sending the assembled patriots on their merry way.
If last week’s dustup between ESPN and Bob Bowlsby and the Big 12 was a fireworks show, it was the computer glitch that caused a large city’s entire fireworks show to launch at the same time — a wasteful type of spectacular dysfunction that lasts a whole 15 seconds.
By Monday, the fireworks were long since complete after Bowlsby’s courageous act of brinksmanship in loud defense of his conference last week, which he is most certainly doing everything he can to keep together — now that he’s figured out what’s actually happening to him, at least.