Thats fair, I'm just pointing out this has nothing to do with a knee injury. Example, Chris Evans. IMO, there really is no benefit of the doubt, he's pushing out players. End of story.
Difference is, he can't get rid of Evans if Evans doesn't want to be gotten rid of and he has to be VERY careful of how the Evans deal goes down.
I guarantee you Harbaugh didn't say anything rude to Evans to get him to take another visit. It's more like,
"Hey Chris, we have changed out minds about adding RB's and we are going to bring in Kareem Walker now. Michigan can't pass on the #1 RB in this class and he's the type of back that can handle being the featured back in Ann Arbor for the next 3 years and who can lead us to a national championship. With his addition, we are thinking you would be better at safety for us now as reps will be few and far between with him and Kiante leading the way. I'm sorry if this comes as a surprise to you and I can understand if you'd like to take a look at some other schools where you could get into their RB rotation early in your career. Make no mistake, our offer to you stands but we wanted to be up front with our thought process and wanted to get your thoughts on this matter while there is still plenty of time left in the recruiting process. We will honor any decision you come to. Go Blue!"
Still has a free education at Michigan, still could be part of a program even if he's in the doghouse for 4 years, still has the opportunity to go somewhere else with plenty of time left in the process. Tough to fault any coach for managing his roster to the fullest especially when he allows plenty of time for a recruit to make other arrangements to chase his dream of playing football at a level he wants.
I've seen this up close in college. I've seen guys "run off" I've seen guys take the cold shoulder and get the education. I've seen players leave the school at the alter too. It's always been part of the game. It's early and Evans isn't being forced into DII or Juco like the SEC horror stories... to be honest, I have no idea what is being said to him so I HAVE to give Harbaugh a pass on Evans too until the truth comes out.
