"Which is why I really want to hear from Barry Siff on this particular matter. Because every day of silence from usat makes me imagine worse and worse scenarios that have gone on behind closed doors."
my own opinion - and, again, i'm offering my take on it and how i process it, rather than my statement of how you all should think - people get on boards like these for a lot of reasons. i've seen people be on USAT's board for years and never do a goddam thing, not one thing, not lift one finger, not volunteer for any committee or do any job, rather they're on the board just to protect their own business interests. once upon a time WTC tried to stack the board, about a decade ago. duathlon enthusiasts tried to stack the board. this past year elites tried to stack the board. USAT is just this big bucket of money, and various people have tried to get their hands on that money to fuel or fund their own interests or projects, and often they resort to means that cause other people to object. lawsuits ensue.
but there are very good people who serve on the board, and who do hard work, thankless work, spend out of their own pockets, always on volunteer time, and barry is one of them, and i cannot find it in me to criticize him. i've spoken to him numerous times lately. look, i've spoken to board members, barry and jack included, and other committee heads, multiple times every day for several days running. and my own time invested in this is dwarfed by the time barry has spent on this. my guess is that there are a lot of moving parts to this. i don't tell you all the contents of every conversation and counsel shared among the various parties, because i don't want to sabotage a hoped-for end result. it is my guess barry isn't saying anything publicly now because of that very same reason.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
my own opinion - and, again, i'm offering my take on it and how i process it, rather than my statement of how you all should think - people get on boards like these for a lot of reasons. i've seen people be on USAT's board for years and never do a goddam thing, not one thing, not lift one finger, not volunteer for any committee or do any job, rather they're on the board just to protect their own business interests. once upon a time WTC tried to stack the board, about a decade ago. duathlon enthusiasts tried to stack the board. this past year elites tried to stack the board. USAT is just this big bucket of money, and various people have tried to get their hands on that money to fuel or fund their own interests or projects, and often they resort to means that cause other people to object. lawsuits ensue.
but there are very good people who serve on the board, and who do hard work, thankless work, spend out of their own pockets, always on volunteer time, and barry is one of them, and i cannot find it in me to criticize him. i've spoken to him numerous times lately. look, i've spoken to board members, barry and jack included, and other committee heads, multiple times every day for several days running. and my own time invested in this is dwarfed by the time barry has spent on this. my guess is that there are a lot of moving parts to this. i don't tell you all the contents of every conversation and counsel shared among the various parties, because i don't want to sabotage a hoped-for end result. it is my guess barry isn't saying anything publicly now because of that very same reason.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman