The man is highly manipulative in much of his writing. Inspiring a strong BYU fanbase is definitely no part of his aim as a writer.
Don't be manipulated. Knell's so-called "poppin off" to the press — was a nothing story. That Drew aimed to make into a story anyways — to tarnish a guy who already had disappointed much of the fanbase.
It was low-lying fruit for a master manipulator like Mr Droop.