I watched Fred being interviewed by Mickelson. Mickelson is pretty tough so I tried to pay attention to Mickelson's questions and body language. If I can give my impression, I think Mickelson was also impressed with Fred. We'll see.
I’m leaning towards your way of thinking also, I really like Tom and Duncan but they just aren’t getting enough traction up to this point...but Fred’s got the “mud & snows” mounted...just waiting for him to put it in gear.