 Shortly thereafter the investors voted 5-1 to remove Lucas as president.The same investors, mostly small business owners and retirees who borrowed some of the money they put up and had no experience in professional sports, allege that Mr. Lucas buried the team with sloppy bookkeeping, poor business practices and out-of-control spending on hotel rooms, restaurant tabs, rental cars, airline tickets and marketing expenses.The Surge announced that they would be leaving the CIFL and would be starting a new league (the United States Indoor Football League) along with the Lehigh Valley Outlawz.