I wonder if this situation played a part in Trev deciding to jump ship to A&M? Trev was pretty outspoken when announcing Frost's dismissal that the contract would be paid in full, Nebraskans honor their word, etc. In leaving, reports were that he was frustrated by others in the Administration and/or Board of Regents. If they were playing these kinds of games behind the scenes, I could better understand why an AD would be frustrated.
IMO, the University should resolve this ASAP and not play games with the taxes or trying to find loopholes on this one. The longer this goes, the more money will be spent and the darker the cloud.