For the record, this could have happened. I know others doubt it, but Sanford has been published in secular journals before. In these papers, he makes focused and well supported claims.
@stcordova would you be willing to share the paper you are referring to here? What was the draft that was accepted? It would be great to see it. To the extent I think it is correct, I will make clear that I agree.
Yes. They are struggling to work through both the GAE and the mistakes that Buggs uncovered too.
It would be productive for you to list out the problems with YEC. This is something that might be a place to build common ground. In particular, I think @jammycakes’s critiques really deserves an answer. https://howoldistheearth.wordpress.com.