Sooner Nation no longer wonders if the Oklahoma men's basketball team will make the NCAA Tournament, but what will it take to fire the head coach?
The Sooners are 16-9 after a hot start and undefeated record through the nonconference schedule, but now they're on their second four-game losing streak of SEC play to make OU a measly 3-9 in conference play.
Sooner Nation has watched this before. Moser's OU squads have a habit of starting hot then fizzling out during conference play and coming up short in big games. In his fourth season, Moser has yet to lead the Sooners to the NCAA Tournament.
Although a chunk of Sooner Nation has been fed up with Moser before this season even tipped off, nearly the entire fan base is eager to move on now, especially after Saturday's loss to lowly LSU.
The loss extended the Sooners' losing streak to four games and likely popped their NCAA Tournament bubble.
The things that Moser needs to do the most -- mainly get to the postseason and beat rival Texas -- are the things he hasn't done at all. That has Sooner Nation ready to move on from its coach, but what would it cost Oklahoma to get rid of Moser?
OU finally released the details of Moser's contract, including his buyout. It will reportedly cost OU about $7.5 million to part ways with Moser without cause this year (and, no, not winning enough basketball games isn't cause).
Before Moser's contract details were released, most speculated his buyout would be about $6.5 million, which was a million less than the real cost. Some even reported it would be as low as $4.5 million.
The actual cost to get rid of Moser was astonishing to most.
There was even a group of OU fans who wanted Moser gone after last season when the Sooners were snubbed from the NCAA Tournament after another poor showing in conference play (that time in the Big 12). Instead, Moser was given a $100,000 raise, bumping his salary to a reported $3.3 million after going 54-45 during his first three seasons at OU.
Moser's contract also includes a "Stay Benefit," meaning he gets a bonus everytime he stays with OU instead of going somewhere else to coach. That stay benefit was $400,000 after the first season and has been $200,000 since. So while some fans wanted Moser gone last year, he got an extra $300,000 to stick around.
When OU hired Moser away from Loyola Chicago and paid his $750,000 buyout, Moser signed a contract that runs through 2028.