Schloss appeared to be unhappy with life. I don't think any amount of money was going to keep him. Looks like he wanted a fresh start, but why oh why did he pick that cult school?
I have been thinking and reading about this all week and that has to be what it boils down to. I would assume he felt a little bad about giving the school that had grown close to him, his family, the shaft. Personally, I would have much rather him come out and said it has been a great ride here, but way too much personal baggage...I'M OUT. I would have been just fine with that.
I can see where that might be a bit off-putting to your new employer, but now the deal is done. Give us something!
I bet he is faced with the dog pile analogy. It really stunk when it was fresh, do I want to stir it up again?