Yeah, I get the impression that dad is just as into the recruiting process and having some microphones he can talk into. I'd be mad, too, if people were attacking my kid. But none of this should be a surprise.
Much the way I expect the dealership to be pissed if I take back the car I just bought even though I told them this week is an evaluation period. I wouldn't expect to drop it back off and say, "Mechanic said this and that are wrong with it. You can keep it." without them being upset about the amount of time and effort they put into it.
It just strikes me funny when you commit to one school, decommit, make a bunch of noise about how you're going to the new school, and then flip again at the last minute.