It is possible to deserve it more while still not deserving it at all. The ORS should not be a lifetime achievement award.
I, too, am in the camp that does not care for the Olympic redshirt for someone who did not attempt to qualify for the Olympics. There should be a trials attendance requirement with an appeals process to allow for injured athletes.
That said, nothing will change because the NCAA has lost interest in applying existing eligibility rules, nevermind creating new ones, due to their losing streak in court.