You guys are acting like the staff has never screwed up a redshirt before. Demry, Mayes, Gary Moore as a true freshman and it was easy to see it was for little reason at the time. Those guys were most certainly not upgrades over anyone we were playing before and it seems extremely unlikely that it isn't the case for Barber. It feels as if they played him for the sake of playing him.
To me, burning redshirts shows a lack of discipline and self control especially if that player hardly plays. It's like dipping into your longterm savings account to buy something you don't need or like spending every cent of your paycheck every week when you know you should be saving up for a new car or house.