BS. Nothing to do with loyalty. HE got an extremely lucrative career offer and he took it plain and simple. Same thing pretty much everyone on this board would do if it were offered and the salary were guaranteed.
I say kudos to him and his opportunity.
Absolutely nothing wrong with him taking the job. It was his lying, deception and inability to step up and say , " I am taking the job in Alabama ". He chastised anyone who asked him if he was considering the job and blatantly said he was not, right up until he took it.
Guess you had to be here to get the full impact of his behavior during the process and his entire tenure while here.