Thank you, honeybee!
For me, the advisors I've spoken with have more or less said similar things about the old poi with the timing being off. There is one that has been mostly accurate on some things and has also said some things about poi that have been true in the past, and I could believe that he's still doing the same thing he always did.
I guess no matter what his situation is, the most important thing for me to know is that he treated me like trash, and I'm better off without that kind of person in my life.
Anyway, best of luck to all of you.