Two and a half months ago, the University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe stepped down from his position amidst campus-wide racial turmoil and numerous calls for his resignation.

He was angry then, and he’s still angry now. He recently sent an email marked “CONFIDENTIAL” to some of the supporters he does have, but the message didn’t stay confidential for long.

Seemingly the purpose of the email was to recruit some help in negotiations for a better severance package from the school, but it could very well be considered veiled extortion, suggesting he would go public if the school does not negotiate with him fairly.

“I’m left with the options of either accepting a small fraction of the total compensation that I could have made if I had stayed through the end of my contract, or to litigate which would involve going public with the reasons as to why I was the target of Concerned Student 1950,” Wolfe said.

So what were the real reasons Wolfe was targeted?

In the email, he specifically calls out a few specific people and groups, including Senator Kurt Schaefer, former Mizzou Chancellor Bowen Loftin and the Board of Curators, who he seems to suggest conspired against him for political and personal gain.

In addition to these, Wolfe blamed the football team for making matters worse for him and for the future of Mizzou.

“The football team’s decision to strike is what actually brought most of the national attention to our university,” Wolfe said. “In hindsight, the $1 million penalty associated with forfeiting the game against BYU would have paled in comparison to the more than $25 million in lost tuition and fees MU will realize with reduced enrollment this Fall.”

Wolfe also criticized former Tigers head coach Gary Pinkel for his decision to support his players.

“The football team’s actions were the equivalent of throwing gasoline on a small fire,” Wolfe said. “Coach Pinkel missed an important opportunity to teach his players a valuable life lesson. The end result could be a financial catastrophe for our university.”

The protests on the Mizzou campus began with a group called Concerned Student 1950, but it escalated when black football players went on strike on November 7. Pinkel and white football players joined the strike the next day.