"Crow, If true, why would he want back in again? It wouldn't look good for him to have a Black eye (pun intended) if Tyhee is a winner."

I agree. To buy back in is to admit he was wrong. To ignore TDC means that no matter the consequences he can say that TDC was too risky so he OK either way.

BTW I read all the recent optimism as 'hope', a weaker word than 'optimism'.