After his talk, I asked him two questions: Why did he think that we were close, and what did he think of Rossi's work. To the first, he said that his knowledge of what was going on at universities around the world are showing something real, and that they are close to a breakthrough in the theory. As for Rossi, he was evasive about it, but I could tell by his body language he has his doubts.
Everyone has their doubts about Rossi. He’s like a clown in the bull riding ring. The state of the game without him would be worse.