like I said, I would prefer a roster of players not redshirting
but the relationship the coach has with players and potential players needs to be carefully cultivated
reds been an exceptional recruiter relative to his results...precisely bc he cares about his players and does what is best for them
you are right. IF any redshirt player is necessary they are subject to being called upon. but i think in general you see things in a much more adversarial way than it would actually go down inside a given program.
what i would take issue with is if a redshirted player became needed midseason but the coach refused to activate him...tht would be too "player friendly" in my opinoon...but hopefully we dont have to witness that scenario