he can't start throwing SEC schools under the bus based on rumors when that is his beat. He needs the good-will and influence to do his job. He's not an investigative reporter, he's a beat writer talking about what goes on day-to-day in the SEC. There is currently no proven evidence that Auburn did anything wrong that I have heard of. Lowe is just stating that fact.
Now, we all know that they are most likely going to get hit with something and that they did something wrong, but we don't have to try and go to that campus and *** kiss for our job. He's been equally nice to MSU in saying that we did what we were supposed to do. Chris is Switzerland.