That's not how I saw it then or now.
My view was that Sark understood that his reputation as the QB whisperer would be tarnished. He also knew his commitment to his own words, "Ewers is our starting QB" prior to the season contributed further. In essence, Sark dug his own hole, his ego and fear of negative media coverage, possible negative influence on recruiting (maybe even in the 2025 cycle) and his own reputation as the QB Whisperer might be permanently tarnished if he made the switch. Further, as we discussed/suspect and evidence supports with the NFL camp, it was Ewers mental and technical aspects. Again, the QB Whisperer ego lead Sark astray in the "I can fix him" way.
To help quell the demand, Sark played Arch LESS and in fewer ways as the season progressed. For a lot of reasons, but namely ego and fear, Sark couldn't bench Ewers.
And yes, the moment we can't question a player or our a coach is when I'll start looking for "letters" in my "inbox" and offers to meet immamac in the parking lot for a fist to cuffs.
All that said, its the past. My thoughts are pure fucking speculation. I don't and almost certainly won't ever know the full truth and frankly, at this point, it don't make a shit. I don't really care. It's in my data bank. I see similar shit in the future I'll fucking mark it.
For now, I care more about 2025, being ranked #1, playing OSU and this bad ass run we're about to make.