While that is certainly a fair opinion, it's still merely an opinion. The administration may feel differently. I don't have a good read on that.
And in regards to this conversation, we'll be a helluva lot more competitive with Beason than without. That's a no-brainer. Not having his type of talent at a razor thin position depth wise is simply a killer. If this "significant" injury costs him anything more than three games, we could be in real trouble.
No one knows what happens at 5 wins. I think 5 is safe. A lot will ride on pressure from alumni and Josh’s belief, based on the season, whether the future of the team looks like.
As for beason, it is a huge loss. I think out for 4 or 5 games could be ok. But we need him in the rotation at 100%. I also think Purdue and northwestern will be tossups depending on injuries. And I’d like to think we can surprise a team or two.