“Absolutely believable” are some pretty strong words, man. If you visited the PSU board when this story broke, you’d see the same types of claims, except it’d be “absolutely unbelievable.”
They would cite the fact that out of all the kids who’ve left the program for different reasons, no one has claimed hazing, and not a single kid is backing this kids claim.
Those who hate PSU would ask why this kid would lie? What does he have to gain from it? Also, his dad is a legacy. He knows the backlash he would receive, and he still moved forward, so it must be true.
In the end, neither side knows shit, both both sides speak in absolutes, because that’s what they WANT to be true.