Doughty is an alum and he gets hammered endlessly. Lipper is writing checks to UVa for his daughter's education. Molinaro was one of Welsh's biggest supporters. None of that seems good enough when they decide to stand on the other side of an issue from the UVa view of the world. Quite possibly, UVa fans may be a bit too sensitive about any criticism.
Columnists are in the business to toss out opinions, create discussion, and sell publications.
It doesn't seem anymore complicated than that. Molinaro not in the same league as Lipper and Doughty.