What would you or the board gain from knowing the intimate details of his personal matter that caused him to opt out though? I mean, you may be a love guru that can mend their relationship and magically coax him to return for all I know...
In light of today, he is probably one of the smarter ones to not have opted in for this season which has seemingly no chance of actually happening in it's entirety. What's the over/under now? 2 weeks?