I wouldn't say that. Imo it's not good that we even targeted Allick.
It's pretty obvious OU is the better school than New Mexico. Money from NIL, play in the toughest conference in all of basketball, consistently puts guys into the league, legit chance of making the tournament every year, etc. We also know Moser connects well with kids. So I think that leaves playing time as the reason for him not choosing OU. Or maybe he knows how brutal the Big 12 is and doesn't want to mess with that. I don't know forsure. But I don't think it's Moser or the university.
Sherfield is choosing OU over Gonzaga (assuming he got an offer). Same thing. Gonzaga is a better basketball school forsure. But he would be the man at OU. That's what I would think the draw would be.
Just my two cents. I've been wrong before.
My glass half full comment was mostly in response to your comment that Moser and company don't have issues landing big men.
I mean, I guess if you are just saying that from a numbers stand-point, without regards to recruiting rankings or skill, I might have to agree. But let's look at the big men he has brought in so far:
T. Groves - Solid. Definitely a good get at the time last year. I'm hoping he is vastly improved this year.
Chargois - Also solid. Backup. One year. Was looking to play "near home".
Mawein - I mean, showed a little bit of upside, but gone after one year, and probably not a big loss (backed up by where he ended up).
Godwin - Upside is decent player off the bench. No star player out of HS. Three star transfer. More of a "works hard" type than an athletic or skilled player.
Northweather - Hardly even rated by most services. 247 gave him a 3* rating. Going to need time to develop, and even if he does, he is probably more of a 4 than a 5 given his build.
I have no problem with kids like Godwin and Northweather being on an OU roster. But if either of them are being counted on to do much early in their careers (especially Northweather), that isn't good.
You kind of made my point for me when you talked about the guards Moser has brought in. On paper, they've been CONSIDERABLY better than the bigs he has brought in. We didn't even get much of a look from most of the bigs. Some of that is b/c most figure Groves is the starter. Allick isn't about NIL, it's about playing time. Not sure why everybody jumps to NIL every time we lose a player or miss out on one. Even Mo isn't about NIL. It's about him being told that his only ticket to the NBA or high level professional ball is to be a point guard.
ALL of Moser's success as a college HC has come with Krutwig as his starting center. Think about that.
