Not that I'm aware.
I skimmed the article on
SI. (And it's not really fair to call
BamaCentral, SI. It's a fan site with fans as writers.) To me it was just like something you'd find on SDS—an aggregate of
The Patch article. It was a click generator.
I'm to understand that Blackwell cautioned he was going to use a lot from the article because it was "nuanced" (my word choice,) and while it wasn't verbatim it was pretty damn close. Perhaps that had something to do with the pull.
So yes, I'd agree it was about what was being shared by BC. But, I'm leaning more towards the way it was shared versus the subject matter.
FWIW, if you didn't know, the way the SI fan affiliated sites are set up ... a little on the odd side. When it launched Walsh was getting paid while the others reporting were considered "interns." (Unpaid labor for name recognition.) I'm not sure where Blackwell falls in their hierarchy. today.
Because they are under Chris's wing, not the
SI umbrella, gives me reason to give their reporting more credence than other Alabama outlets.