I guess Fox either didn't think it's readers would understand what an oscillator was - plus it's much more fun to say it was just a loose cable as if it was something that any half sensible person would have checked
Your link sounds more likedly Jake, though a loose connection is still mentioned. The press conference is due today so we should know more soon.
Few on here have Clanad or your degree of knowledge on such matters, I have a degree in Analytical chemistry but I seriously struggle with particle physics.