Although this team and late run did look different, I think we've seen his ceiling and kicking the can down the road just creates an unnecessary mess. Even if Denny had replaced him with someone else who didn't work out, nobody will be crying to have Moser back like we do w/Sampson, etc....there was no real upside keeping him another year and it just puts a small target on Denny's back. Maybe Denny just got swept up listening to the SEC broadcasters but we'll have to wait and see. I for one will be glad to be wrong about my opinion.
It really pisses me off when OU athletics 'leadership' want to blame the fans. Newsflash: Nobody wants to spend money on a bad product, especially in our current Trump-led economy. Oh and by the way, anyone that actually lives in Norman does not want to pay for a new arena that will 'hopefully' create attendance for men's basketball. OU continues to insult the very people that allow it to exist, students and sports fans. New leadership is needed at the highest levels of university administration.
Porter Moser has had five years. One tournament appearance. A conference record that would get most coaches walked to the parking lot before the buyout conversation started. Every coach before him reached the Sweet 16 at least once. That’s not a high bar. That’s the floor. Moser hasn’t touched it. So what does the new AD do? He keeps him. Then tells the fans they need to be louder. Tells the community it needs to show up harder. Down South we call that talking around the point. The point is: they didn’t want to pay the buyout.
That’s fine. Buyouts are real. Say that. Don’t tell the fans who packed Lloyd Noble for Billy Tubbs and Kelvin Sampson that the problem is their energy. Those fans know what this program was. They lived it. The one honest thing Denny did was say plainly he’s keeping Moser. No spin, no national search theater. That matters. It’s the minimum. It just isn’t worth a Sweet 16.
Although this team and late run did look different, I think we've seen his ceiling and kicking the can down the road just creates an unnecessary mess. Even if Denny had replaced him with someone else who didn't work out, nobody will be crying to have Moser back like we do w/Sampson, etc....there was no real upside keeping him another year and it just puts a small target on Denny's back. Maybe Denny just got swept up listening to the SEC broadcasters but we'll have to wait and see. I for one will be glad to be wrong about my opinion.
It really pisses me off when OU athletics 'leadership' want to blame the fans. Newsflash: Nobody wants to spend money on a bad product, especially in our current Trump-led economy. Oh and by the way, anyone that actually lives in Norman does not want to pay for a new arena that will 'hopefully' create attendance for men's basketball. OU continues to insult the very people that allow it to exist, students and sports fans. New leadership is needed at the highest levels of university administration.
Porter Moser has had five years. One tournament appearance. A conference record that would get most coaches walked to the parking lot before the buyout conversation started. Every coach before him reached the Sweet 16 at least once. That’s not a high bar. That’s the floor. Moser hasn’t touched it. So what does the new AD do? He keeps him. Then tells the fans they need to be louder. Tells the community it needs to show up harder. Down South we call that talking around the point. The point is: they didn’t want to pay the buyout.
That’s fine. Buyouts are real. Say that. Don’t tell the fans who packed Lloyd Noble for Billy Tubbs and Kelvin Sampson that the problem is their energy. Those fans know what this program was. They lived it. The one honest thing Denny did was say plainly he’s keeping Moser. No spin, no national search theater. That matters. It’s the minimum. It just isn’t worth a Sweet 16.