The "red shirt" discussion really doesn't fly. What's the difference between Caldwell and Beard taking the year in the 8th grade or parents holding a kid out of kindergarten until he's 6? Seen a lot of kids a whole year older than the rest of their class. BTW in a lot of those cases (obviously not Caldwell or Beard), those "red shirt" kids struggle when they get to college. I figure it's because they were too far ahead of the HS competition, and didn't have the work ethic needed to succeed.