[Only Sane Man]

now he drops out but how about when he had his daughter sick back around FL.

He dropped out because he wants to avoid the humiliation of losing in his homw state.

Maybe with one major contender against Etch-A-Sketch, there's some small chance of derailing the Establishment railroad job.

[B Knotts]

He dropped out because he wants to avoid the humiliation of losing in his homw state.

Quite probably you are correct.

Maybe with one major contender against Etch-A-Sketch, there's some small chance of derailing the Establishment railroad job.

Very small, indeed. As long as you are playing their game, on their turf, they will almost always win. I think it's time to change the rules.