1. Dake had no redshirt, but Cael did. True, but Dake also had two losses in what would have been his redshirt freshman year, whereas Cael obviously was undefeated. His two losses were to Donnie Vinson (who went 0-2 at NCAAs) and Kevin LeValley (who took 7th). If Dake had been undefeated his last 4 years of college, this would be more a point in your favor.
2. Uhh...neither was Cael, the four time NCAA OW. He bonused his way to the finals as a freshman, bonused his way through the whole tournament as a sophomore including a major in the semis over Eggum, the only guy to hold him to a decision at the NCAAs as a freshman, bonused his way to the finals again as a junior, and finally bonused his way through the whole tournament again as a senior.
3. Not as dominant before the NCAAs or at the NCAAs. Dake had 9 total bonus point wins at the NCAAs. Cael had 18.
Again, see above. The redshirt argment might hold more weight with me if Dake had gone undefeated his last three years of college. He didn't. He lost to Donnie Vinson as a sophomore (0-2 at NCAAs that year) and Kevin LeValley (7th place that year).