You may be right about Donnie's future, but as Yogi once said, "it's not over till it's over".
And the dumpster fire was created by the revolution of Cuonzo's players, who left in masse when he bolted for Cal after UT fans emphatically said that they didn't want him as their coach anymore.
Donnie then had to go out and recruit what was left to recruit, after most had already made their college decision. He was still able to cobble up enough guys to field a team that finished with an overall .500 record, including some very miraculous comeback wins. He did his job while trying to find out what his lying assistant coach had done behind his back at S. Miss. He left Barnes with more than he got when he arrived here. Thank God for Josh Richardson, who showed real class by keeping his commitment to the Volunteers.
Barnes had more time to recruit when he arrived here and ended up signing only 2 qualified players. This was all his fault, so stop trying to alibi for him. Now, in his second year, outside of Lamonte Turner, he has only been able to get 3* players for his second team.
Why UT bb fans slobber all over themselves about RB is because they believe that he will sign multiple 5* players like his early days at Texas. If he still has that ability, then why in the world would the Longhorns want to part with him?