His power is limited by his subscriptions. People have been leaving Scout in droves and I am guessing that the Tennessee 247 site is now having issues. If the level of professionalism he displayed in that comment is typical, then I am not at all surprised.
His power really doesn't have anything to do with subscriptions. He controls rankings and Much more. He can have as many hit pieces written about Jones as he wants. I bet he makes much more money with advertising than he does subs. Hit pieces get clicks which brings in more $ I would assume.