I'm afraid I'm going to sound like zipp with this, but here goes. You just listed two paragraphs as to why this situation was relevant to recruiting and timely. And yet in a sign of the millennial age, you don't want the question asked because it rains on the party a little bit.
Especially with what has gone on in the news with basketball today, as well as making a few posts on the website after not posting much for a long time, I've realized a few things.
First, some of the media in Louisville play the fans of U of L and U of K against each other in order to sell advertising or newspapers. I personally think Tim Sullivan can be a slime ball sometime and I think he plays this game. it's not just about the question he asked at the U of L football signing day press conference. Not all stories he writes do this, but a good bit do. What I first added at the start of this thread about Sullivan (how he got fired from his job in San Diego and when said he didn't sleep for days and lost 7 pounds afterwards), makes me think that he might have learned some painful lessons about the print media business and what he might have to do to keep his job at his age. Whether you agree with me or not, I have that opinion.
Secondly, because I affirm some points that support how you feel about the question that Sullivan asked at the football signing day; it does not mean that you can draw the conclusion that a reporter can't decide when and where they ask what questions. Looking back, I guess I grew up with reporters in Louisville supporting their college. Now, maybe with the business pressure they are under as well as how intensely the rivalry between the two has grown (including in social media), the Louisville reporters do cover both schools and write stories that fans from each school might read.
Also, I guess I feel that Stoops had a good bit to do with when the information about the WR coach leaving was released. I think, too, that Stoops can be a slime ball at times. I thought he had a lot to do 2 seasons ago with trying to have U of K players that weren't even dressing for the game against U of L trying to get U of L players into fights before the game to get them thrown out. I guess he's under a lot of pressure to win at U of K and he's making a huge amount of money to coach. Maybe that has a lot to do with it.
Finally, if you cannot understand what I am trying to say, I feel sorry for you. We also have the right to disagree. Times like this reminds me of some of the stupid stuff that goes on on these message boards that make it a waste of my time.