Lots of good comments on this thread.
Bust is spot on. Danny is not going to leave after a losing season, he will want to go out on a high note. B.Smith, BOG, and several well healed boosters do not want to see Danny go out this way. Like Bust said, this group along with Mike D will do their best to convince Danny to get some players through the portal. I would also suspect they will put more money into NIL.
In addition, both Spears/M.Cline will really dumb down the pre-season schedule to help ensure DD has a winning season.
The real question as Flat mentioned is will DD buy into using portal guys as this is something he is not a fan of.
I also hope no matter what happens that next year will be DD last.