I think he was simply making a comment, not revising the facts. If
ANYONE is surprised that cft-laden Mudhens got beaten by clean Eurofighters,
well, I guess they don't know a lot about airplanes. Same goes for
the -15C. Of course there the biggest difference wouldn't so much be the
plane (the Viper would be the best test in the USAF), but the a-a focused
(and skilled) pilots. Frankly, I don't see the fuss in saying a new fighter
was able to beat a design that's about 30 years old! It ought to! Eagles
have dominated the a-a arena because of their BVR capabilities and their
superior tactics, not because of their supreme WVR performance (where they
are at least partially inferior to several planes already).
To add even more fuel to this garbage fire is the testimony from our own
military pilots that such reckless behavior could get the -15E pilots in
seriously big trouble. Why would some of the best pilots (likely senior in
rank) risk such penalties (not to mention safety!) to start a fight when
they would be at a disadvantage? Machismo trumps good judgment? Not
likely. This is about as big a yawner as they get. Cheers,

Tony

Now the story is they were C models?