I like messing with Pete too but it's in jest. I dont get the rabid hate here. While he was challenged on occasion for being ****y or wrong, when he was a part of the CIS management / ownership, no one or at least no one doing it now as best i recall was saying "fûck you" and calling him an âsshole". They would've been destroyed by the and possibly band.
Pete's threads routinely broke 100 upvotes in those days and when he was wrong he got messed with by the board. Now that he doesn't have the power of ownership here, a certain few have the courage to completely go beyond the bounds of civility. It's unnecessary. It's not tough guy-ish either, it's cowardly at this point.
How about all of the interviews Pete did with coaches and recruits on podcasts for us? How about all of the high school games he went to in order to report what he saw back to the board. I seriously doubt Pete was the reason guys left early though i believe the people advising those two linemen failed them.
Dude has taken heat for some of the immaturity but hes also young...and he has a right to try to advance his career as he sees opportunities.