...and the light begins to come on...
To be sure, I think there are very strong cases to be made. This article could have easily been fixed. Had the author expounded on why the ripples didn't match Big Bang, and offered a direction of future areas of research, he could have easily avoided some major criticisms.
Oh, and I guess you saw I quoted in you in post 59 to RadioAstronomer. Hope you have a sense of humor.