He is certainly open to criticism as is anyone who puts stuff out there in any public forum. Just like those that get on sites openly supporting a guy for coach that had his last P5 school have to wipe off many wins off it's record for HIS immoral and/or unethical acts. Free speech is what free speech is. At least he has identified himself unlike the rest of us who do not on these forums. If he was making stuff up then that would something totally different. Taking a position is not making stuff up. It is possible the players have been given a little more info about the basis of the investigations to date and this is their position based on that info. He is certainly closer to sources than most of us.