Since the Good Ship Mustang is in drydock and no cruise director on board, Steve-O is having great fun leading the Mustang Nation (all four of them) on the magical mystery snipe hunt.
Several factors to consider and they are still valid from day one:
SMU's asst AD is good friends with Johnson.
Orsini has too much Cowboy connection for it not to work for him (how's that for double negatives), e.g. Gailey, Gibbs, the current LB coach.
Bowden has really not been rumored for another job (serious candidate).
Remember those who go on snipe hunts tend to get cold and lonely.
Oh yes and "Deep Throat" said it best.....
"follow the money."