I've put together a piece for Liberty and Power in which I endorse a variant of the "conspiracy theory."  I argue that Thames gets the support he does from the IHL Board because several of the trustees want USM to do poorly, and have correctly figured that Shelby is the man for the job.

http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/5260.html

I'm sure it will be controversial.

And the Board can always prove me wrong by firing him tomorrow.

Robert Campbell