There's also rumors he pissed off a "vendor". So I would guess Mazda or Hoosier, yet again it's a RUMOR.
Not knowing all the facts, I would say I and many others in our community think Jeff is a stand up guy and feel baffled on what led the BOD to this decision. Left with nothing else to go on, I would agree with the author and perhaps he somehow pissed off a BOD member.