re: What I find strange is

Cal is doing the same thing that everyone on the carousel in front of him also did (Enfield, Musselman) and that is getting out of town for a fresh start before they come with pitchforks and torches.

The comparison between his UK deal and his Arkansas deal is irrelevant as long as its "close enough." What he gets from Arkansas will be more than what he would get from someone else after being fired, dismissed, resigning, after next year or the year after that.