Some writers (fewer and fewer, sadly) know how to research for their articles. They come up with an idea, then test it by interviewing people, asking for perspectives of a wide range of folks. They let the facts lead them.
Others get a bit of indigestion over something, then start typing without worrying about whether it has validity. Just purely that one writer's opinion, and a bunch of made-up drivel.
This article, and its writer, seem to fit the latter category. It is telling when an article making such damning claims (lobbied to have recruit ratings inflated? really?) includes not a single corroborating fact or quote. From anyone. It all seems to be made up in the mind of the writer.
I wouldn't believe a thing he says until he starts showing where he got his "facts."