At the end of the day that's a fair statement. That said, as previously stated, why does it have to be ONLY a scenario where the kid is supposed to be a sure-fire AA? We add recruits every single year. Put the best team out there every single year and let the chips fall where they may. Eventually you might even have a TEAM that contends for a National Title............................
Your reading comprehension isn't all its cracked up to be. It was way past good enough at VT and it's been good enough at Iowa on more than the purported "obvious" scenarios talked about, which apparently if it's not obvious it's not possible. Not like we're talking about burning redshirts to take Mark Ironside out of the lineup.
Great topic, and hard decision. Interesting when Mcllravy became the starter and the sacrifices one of the Steiners brothers made to support Gables decision. There is an article some where on the whole scenario. And I doubt any of those wrestlers discussed in this thread could have come close to what Mcllravy accomplished in that true freshman season. No offense to them, just a rarity.
