Lame Kittin left you guys in a very difficult spot leaving like he did. While taking your time and going after a great coach would be the ideal thing to do, it's not the practical thing with 3 weeks until signing day, and Ogre stealing your recruits before he left campus.
It's true that DD isn't a proven coach. He's young, but he's fielded competitive teams at a very tough to recruit school in podunk Louisiana. He learned under CNS, and he seems to embrace the Saban values as far as what it takes to be a winner. I know a lot of y'all hate Saban, but the man can get players to play up, taking several 2 and 3 star and walkons at Bama and making them into NFL talents with his coaching approach. Rashad Johnson was a walkon that's now playing on Sundays.
Dooley is the guy that Hamilton landed, and if you give him a chance, good times may very well be closer than you think.
Just an opinion from a "bammer" that wishes the UT/UA rivalry could become friendly again. Good Luck!