Another hypothetical to tickle your fancy . . .
Let's assume good health for all and the 2019-20 team title really comes down to Iowa and PSU. But it looks like a dead heat, where just one guy can and will make the difference.
So here's the question: How does it work out with the potential Olympic Redshirts for Spencer Lee and Mark Hall? Does this become a game of "chicken", where both guys start the season shirting, only to hit the lineup by surprise sometime in the 2nd semester to try to clinch the title for his team? Who blinks first? Or do they both just make it known they intend to wrestle the dual season selectively and then show up full time for the postseason ala Snyder?
A lot of opportunity for strategery here. Waiting as long as possible to burn the shirt may ultimately allow you to keep it if a guy from the other team goes down to injury and you are no longer needed to secure the team title. But waiting longer than your counterpart could come at a cost in the form of folkstyle rust.
Now, I already know some answers to expect. Bad Carl will certainly play chicken with his pawn, because he's a selfish scumbag. And Brands is going to do what's best for his guy, because that's the honorable thing to do. But let's say it's the wrestlers themselves that make the decision about how to approach it.
What do they do?
Let's assume good health for all and the 2019-20 team title really comes down to Iowa and PSU. But it looks like a dead heat, where just one guy can and will make the difference.
So here's the question: How does it work out with the potential Olympic Redshirts for Spencer Lee and Mark Hall? Does this become a game of "chicken", where both guys start the season shirting, only to hit the lineup by surprise sometime in the 2nd semester to try to clinch the title for his team? Who blinks first? Or do they both just make it known they intend to wrestle the dual season selectively and then show up full time for the postseason ala Snyder?
A lot of opportunity for strategery here. Waiting as long as possible to burn the shirt may ultimately allow you to keep it if a guy from the other team goes down to injury and you are no longer needed to secure the team title. But waiting longer than your counterpart could come at a cost in the form of folkstyle rust.
Now, I already know some answers to expect. Bad Carl will certainly play chicken with his pawn, because he's a selfish scumbag. And Brands is going to do what's best for his guy, because that's the honorable thing to do. But let's say it's the wrestlers themselves that make the decision about how to approach it.
What do they do?
