Folks are getting way ahead of themselves. Let's see who wins the conference before we anoint anyone. If this team continues to play at this level, RB warrants consideration.
Read the articles, man. They're not saying Rick Barnes is COTY (although Fran predicted he'd win in the end), they're saying that, right now, Barnes is one of the leading candidates for COTY.
I don't see how anyone could disagree. This is the most unheralded Longhorn Basketball squad in half a decade, and they're shaming the other, highly lauded classes.