On the topic of reshirts, I found the articles about USC and LSU in the college football SI very interesting. I'm not sure how Tressel does things, but Saban and Carrol both mention that they don't tell the kids they're going to be redshirtted going into the season, even if they know they are. Why? To get the most out of the younger guys early in the season. If a player knows he's not going to get any PT, it's not hard to realize that they're not going to go 100% everyday. This not only hinders their development, but also those that they're practicing against everyday. I've heard comments from our players in the past where they've indicated they didn't give it their all because they knew they weren't going to play. Santonio Holmes is one that comes to mind. After his breakout at IU last year he admitted that he hadn't been practicing as hard as he should have been. Jay Richardson, in a premium BN article basically said the same thing about the past two years.