appearances effect the discussion of Porter, or you are pulling a Kelly Heaps and basking in the glory of your son's accomplishments. I listened to several of your interviews on the radio and up until recently, Porter's hazings have never come to light.

If you were to take the dates that you have appeared on the air and searched Porter's name, you will find that he is talked about at least 10x more on here when you are being used as a media pawn. Let his head coach talk if things need to be addressed. Joel is actually very intelligent when it comes to choosing his words.

In fact, the vast majority people didn't even know about Porter's hazing incident on here until you kept being used by 1280. That lead BYU fans to question and start looking further into why Porter may not have an offer. In the PR world, you created your own crisis. There is one player on the current BYU team who almost wasn't offered a scholarship because of young and foolish decisions as a 17-year-old. He ended up being offered and committed, but he stayed silent publicly and has been a key contributor for several years. I bet 99% of BYU fans couldn't tell you the situation.

Before you go blaming BYU fans for sullying your son's good name, look in the mirror to see who is holding the matches. Let me end with a quote that I have had to take to heart, as I have a problem like you do when knowing when to shut up:

"Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish."