You myth busters are ridiculous. Again have not seen where someone says most players stop playing in college, the fact is every college and every sport have a certain number of players who leave the team for various reasons ."HS "stars" ride the bench more often than not" , not really sure anyone has said this and seems like you have created your own myth saying its been said numerous times. Again the fact is depends on your definition of riding the bench, superstar etc., many of the top players who go to the top programs do indeed spend more time on the sideline than in the game in their freshman years and some , not the majority , will never spend more time on the field than on the sideline.