An anonymous Quora user lays out some pretty compelling reasons that this is all about money. Anyone else think they are perhaps not just idly speculating? http://www.quora.com/The-Talk-Show/Why-did-John-Grubers-The-...

I'd have to agree with you there - the content of the post, and the anonymity of its author, do indeed make it seem like it's not someone just spitballing, but someone "familiar with the situation".

Interestingly, the Jake Erickson quotes have been deleted from Quora.