I feel like the plan was to put out Ferrari against Starocci, McEnelly, and guarantee they keep Arnold away from Starocci at Big Tens, go into NCAAs with one loss, stay away from Starocci, make the finals, and on the whole thats win for Iowa (it even kind of vindicates Arnold because its hard to say its not a real rivalry if its in the NCAA finals).
Unfortunately Silas beating Arnold (and as convincingly as you can in the context of an overtime match), pretty much blows up that plan. Do they put in Arnold, hoping he can get the upset and get operation "lose in the finals" back on track? I think so.
Thats my take what do you guys think.