You're making a hell of a lot out of something that could be a mis-memory or easily explained. Either way, he's still the person with two decades of experience

You're making a hell of a lot out of something that could be a mis-memory or easily explained. Either way, he's still the person with two decades of experience in the field, and as near as I can tell you're not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯