The other 4 members will have significant input as well. Bud is there as the tactical SME and Whit knows the networks for hiring, so they have there uses that doesn’t over weight their influence. I’d also guess the 2 BOV members who have been coordinating this committee will have veto power. I’d also point out who’s not involved: Ballien and his minions. That poison cannot directly influence this outcome or Bud or Whit. And I keep coming back to the examples of Cignetti and Elko. Either could have been at VT in 2021 but the consensus was they weren’t good enough. Granted, Pry fit that description as well but his “awe shucks, I worked for Fancy Gap Frank” qualifications pushed him ahead of that group and the peanut gallery approved. Point being don’t be too quick to judge legitimacy of the next guy as Cignetti and Elko were not seen as such.