GAME 23 - OKLAHOMA (16-6) vs #4 TENNESSEE (19-5) 11:00am CST on ESPN

[WichitaSooner]

It can be with the right mindset.

Which mindset is that? Please tell me what was enjoyable about today?

 

[hoopsaustin]

See, I think this is an argument I’ve seen but don’t quite get. Coaching at the collegiate level is more than just the actual X’s and O’s. There were three - now I’d argue four - skillsets a coach must have to be successful at this level. The first three are recruiting, X’s and O’s (strategy/philosophy), and in-game management. The fourth that I’d add now is roster retention given the current climate of college basketball.

Moser has done an okay/decent job at recruiting from the high school level, but I’d argue he’s been fairly poor in his transfer portal recruiting. His X’s and O’s seems to be all over the place. Aside from 3PT defense, can you name anything we’ve been consistently good at in his 4 years here? His in-game management has been extremely questionable from rotations to dealing with foul trouble, and I’m not even gonna mention the whole Providence debacle. And for the fourth area, he has been ATROCIOUS at roster retention. Have we had a player aside from Godwin who came here as a walk on and Yaya who has never contributed that has been here for 3 consecutive years? I can’t think of anyone. It’s hard to support a coach who seems to be failing or on the verge of failing in at least 3 of the 4 core areas a coach needs to be competent at imo

The reason that he's miserable at #4 is bc he's miserable at #1 #2 & #3. Some players would stay, like moore did, if they have faith in the role/ system that pm is offering them. But they don't

 

[OUSKINS]

Today was sort of the “last straw” for me personally. I’ve yet to attend a game this year for the first time in almost 20 years. Not because I’m “mad” or protesting or anything like that. But just I don’t WANT to. It’s not a fun team to watch or follow and now that we are pretty deep into the Moser era, you can’t even fool yourself that the tracks are being laid for future success. While I will still root for them out of habit and I guess hope they can get the four more wins needed to make the tourney (I don’t think they will), I ultimately understand it doesn’t matter. I think this is a done deal now. They lack talent. And the talent they do have is not being maximized. A bad double whammy. On top of that, there is little to no support or juice from fanbase. It’s a horrible place to be for the program. And quite frankly, it’s just no fun.

 

[cvangild]

I don't think it's making many people feel better....the ole being picked 15th out of 16 teams excuse in any effort to give Moser a pass coaching wise. That fact in and of itself is ridiculous in year 4 at a place like OU.

“At a place like OU”. That doesn’t mean **** in the world of NIL. Some of you still think this is the Tubbs/Sampson era. We are in the bottom 3 in the SEC in NIL spending, yet you all expect us to finish in the top 1/3.

Good luck with that.

 

[mict085]

The program is dead. No support. No leadership. Moser is clearly not the answer. I have zero faith in Joe C to hire the right coach or do the right thing. We do have money and resources but they’re being mismanaged. Poor leadership from the top down.