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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
I will agree that some of the assumptions in the article are not warranted.
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Assumptions may have been avoided with one simple sentence: "Calls to Mr. O'Connell were not returned."
Yes, officials don't talk to the media, especially D-I officials, and I'm sure the author knew this. Still, had the author made an attempt to contact the subject and tell him the reason for the piece, and the subject declined comment, at least the author said he made an attempt. Without an attempt, such assumptions are more difficult to accept.