If you want to claim a prior post is valid (or even "very valid" lol) then you should probably get your facts straight.
1) Last year OSU had a clear #1 (GF), not 3-4 interchangeables.
2) Of their top runners only two really should have been top 10 (GF, JK)
3) Of their top 3 (your imaginary 4th is just that - imaginary) 2 placed about where the would have been expected and the 3rd was injured. If you think JK should have been higher then you are clearly out of your mind. If you think Vail did poorly I'd suggest you compare his time to his time the previous year on the same course when everyone thought he had a great race (or check out his relative position to those returnees who were close to him the previous year) - same answer either way, Vail performed about where he should have.
4) Admitting that there is "some luck" involved is stating the obvious to all but the most dense.
5) Regarding everyone thinking Smith is a "freakin' genius" I don't think I've ever seen that claimed by anyone on these boards. Most seem to think he's OK. A few seem to have an irrational hatred of the guy.
Nice try though.
And just so you'll know, when you post things like "most TALENTED..." all caps, and "who DID NOT fall..." all caps, essentially shouting that which is obvious, you really come across not as a rational being but simply as someone who has emotional problems.