Alford on Indiana Opening
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okeefe4prez
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Let's face facts, guys. Alford was the best coach we've had bince Lute. Davis was good, but not as good as Alford. Alford was king of the BTT and was coaching in an era of tremendous change that Davis was ill-suited for. Alford has been to 6 NCAA tourneys bince he left, Iowa has been to 3 if you include that horrible play in game debacle.
Adam
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Alford was a good coach. I don't think he was as good of a person.
BrueCrew3
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By what metric are you basing this on? Check the records. Davis had a better overall winning percentage, a better B1G winning percentage, and got Iowa to the dance more often. (.692 vs .375)
Check your facts .. or are you just trolling?
GO HAWKS!!!
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Hillcrest1981
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Tom Davis was a lot better coach than Alford. Period!
Hillcrest1981
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If Davis would have been offered another contract some Iowa boys may have stayed home and it could have gotten interesting
HawkPrdatr40
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Rumor is Indiana wants Alford and Alford wants Indiana!!
According to Jordan Schultz of the Huffington Post, Indiana has offered the 52-year-old a seven-year, $31 million contract.
According to Jordan Schultz of the Huffington Post, Indiana has offered the 52-year-old a seven-year, $31 million contract.
OBhawk
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I've thought about this also. I think it all hinges on how much he likes or dislikes LA. There have been some bad articles written about him in Indiana but no matter what people still love him there
ChosenChildren
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You sound like a Nebraska fan. Indiana is not an elite program anymore and they haven't been one since the 90s. That is why they fired Crean. Princeton won 10 national championships in college football, but they aren't relevant anymore. Championships won by McCracken when the NIT was a bigger tourney than the NCAA don't matter either. 1940? 1953? Give me a break.
It is about where you are NOW.
1977Hawkeye
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Knowing OK4P I may be getting reeled in by sarcasm but I'll bite:
Davis > Alford > Lick and I don't think that's remotely debatable.
What Alford has done since he left Iowa is pretty irrelevant.. Alford got to beat up on the MWC for a few years and now he's at UCLA where he's obviously getting better recruits.. So yeah, I'd expect him to make the dance more. His performance at Iowa speaks for itself. 3 trips to the dance in 8 years and a single win. Fran's already got that beat IMO.
Alford wasn't a terrible coach, no, but definitely knocked the program down a rung from where it was in the Davis era. Davis just had trouble getting past the second round, but that'll happen when you're playing Duke & Kentucky in the 2nd round every time. Alford had trouble getting out of the first round..
Adam
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So who is elite now? Please include every single school that makes your elite list.
HawkeyeWalker
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Alford wasn't a bad coach, he was an annoying average coach. He poured the gas on the programs, poor likable guy in Lick came along and accidentally lit the fire.
Fran put out the flames his first 3 years, cleaned up most of the damage and bought the new materials in the next 3 years, and is now reconstructing the framework. Not sure he can complete the renovation or not, but he's come a ways.
None of the above are Davis, but Fran could get there in the next 3 years go like they can...and should.
Fran put out the flames his first 3 years, cleaned up most of the damage and bought the new materials in the next 3 years, and is now reconstructing the framework. Not sure he can complete the renovation or not, but he's come a ways.
None of the above are Davis, but Fran could get there in the next 3 years go like they can...and should.
HawkGold
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Tom Davis and Steve Alford are probably both under rated. I do wish TD had switched things up some. SA provided some real emotional moments both ways.
Personally know a guy who was recruited by SA at SWMS. Said the guy was real personable. His parents are Neighbors. He was young then. Heck even Lute struggled with the Iowa fish bowl.SA didn't do much different than most any other coach at the time would have done with Pierce. It shoulda been handled differently and wasn't. Was Fran really that much better with a convicted felon?
I wish him well.
Personally know a guy who was recruited by SA at SWMS. Said the guy was real personable. His parents are Neighbors. He was young then. Heck even Lute struggled with the Iowa fish bowl.SA didn't do much different than most any other coach at the time would have done with Pierce. It shoulda been handled differently and wasn't. Was Fran really that much better with a convicted felon?
I wish him well.
homes
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If I was Steve Alford, I wouldn't go near the Indiana job. And that's probably why he will. The man has an ego.
If he does come back, I'd hope the Iowa fans wouldn't boo him when he came to Iowa. Rather, I'd like them to be more creative, such as holding up signs that say, "Steve, the [fill in the business here] wants its free stuff to you back!"
If he does come back, I'd hope the Iowa fans wouldn't boo him when he came to Iowa. Rather, I'd like them to be more creative, such as holding up signs that say, "Steve, the [fill in the business here] wants its free stuff to you back!"
I see Alford jumping ship to Indiana, if not now when I guess. What he has looming at UCLA is 6 years of dealing with a father of 3 players committed to UCLA basketball .......who....... is a bigger horses rear than Steve. This will blow up due to such lofty expectations.
