Bombshell Alford Article by Harty

[sportstalent]

SA is not a smart man,as I have said often.
I do not think the University ''allowed'' him to defend PP in his comments, I think he bungled the comments. I suspect that BB told him to support his athlete,but left it at that. This is America,so we have a presumption of innocence,until tried and convicted so it is not that crazy for SA to say that PP is innocent until proven guilty and leave it at that. Better yet just say that an investigation is ongoing.
That is how professional people handle stuff like this,but like I say, SA is not a bright person.

This is a very sad episode in Iowa bb history,and I just wish it would go away.

Sadly until Iowa does something more than the NIT things like this will continue to pop up, not to say Harty shouldn't have written it, but it wouldn't get as much attention.

It still upsets me though and BB could have easily said "shut up on this or you will be fined, suspended or fired" and that could have been the end of it. The whole situation the involves PP is just a case of a University totally screwing up a situation and then screwing it up further until they were forced to do something when they had no other option. PP should have been booted and whoever allowed him to plea down should have been fired. That is the problem, crimes against women are still largely swept under the rug in this Country. He was an athlete that people stood up and vouched for, how did that work out?

 

[Billso]

I am with you on this one as well, but here is the thing. Harty is not a dumb guy

Hold on, mister. You can't prove that!

 

[sportstalent]

Hold on, mister. You can't prove that!

If he was he would have thrown accusations in there that a criminal act took place, one didn't so he chose his words carefully and tastefully, unlike some former buttmonger coach that Iowa had whose name might begin with an S and end with 'teve Alford'

 

[Billso]

If he was he would have thrown accusations in there that a criminal act took place, one didn't so he chose his words carefully and tastefully, unlike some former buttmonger coach that Iowa had whose name might begin with an S and end with 'teve Alford'

Shankar'te Veal-Ford?

 

[sioux34]

Some of the wonderful athletes I was on the same floor with at ISU were that way from some of the stories I heard from other athletes. There is scum everywhere and I do feel that it is more prevalent when you have entitled athletes who are self-righteous arrogant turds. One of the WR's at ISU was called "The Pappa" when I was there because he refused to wear condoms, that will be the only thing I share, I like to forget those two years.

Exactly what I was talking about. Many of these kids have not been told no about any thing they have done since the first time they picked up a ball. Again, I say if you have not seen this type of arrogant asshat behavior, you have not spent much time around college athletes. I am not saying all college basketball players are serial rapists, just that many expect all women to submit to them and some won't take no for an answer.

 

[blkngldFRO]

I heard yesterday on KXNO that an LA times guy was in the Iowa City area digging up information. Looks like the press in CA are not going to let it die.

UCLA might have a PR nightmare on their hands. I mean we can all agree on one thing SA was a PR nightmare.

 

[Billso]

I heard yesterday on KXNO that an LA times guy was in the Iowa City area digging up information. Looks like the press in CA are not going to let it die.

UCLA might have a PR nightmare on their hands. I mean we can all agree on one thing SA was a PR nightmare.

As I posted over on BRO, it was PR malpractice for Guerrero and Alford not to prep for the question and agree to show humility & contrition.

Instead, his Nuremberg defense was like waving a red flag in front of a bull, media-wise.

 

[dmackindm]

I'll do ya one further...Bob was going to try and make sure the basketball program was successful. Keeping PP on the team would help that cause. Bob was still getting heat for the way the Tom Davis thing went down. Connecting the dots?

Grease Floats on Water

 

[FreedComanche]

I heard yesterday on KXNO that an LA times guy was in the Iowa City area digging up information. Looks like the press in CA are not going to let it die.

UCLA might have a PR nightmare on their hands. I mean we can all agree on one thing SA was a PR nightmare.

Yep, and i hope for alford's sake, that he invests his money wisely because this will be his last big time coaching job. He may coach after ucla, but it won't be an FBS team. This is his last big pay job.

FreedComanche

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Well now we have Pierce's 2 cents on Hartys allegation for what it's worth....EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Pierce Talks Steve Alford, Iowa, And ‘Moving Forward’ | ChicagoSide

 

[sioux34]

I found this part from the article funny.

And, of course, he’s got a friend in Westwood, Calif.
“We have a coach-player relationship,” Pierce said of Alford. “And it was more than that when he was coaching me. From time to time, I check up on him and he checks up on me. He wishes me the best and I wish him the best.”

At this point, Alf would not do anything that would remotely tie him to PP.

 

[rpmhawk]

Just curious, anyone know what PP is up to these days?

When I moved into my new apt, I used Craigslist and so had random roommates. One of them was a pretty hard partier / club girl who knew plenty of unsavory characters. Sure enough she knew Pierre Pierce. When I told her that he was eventually kicked off the Iowa bball team for raping a girl, she said that he claimed it was all a misunderstanding and "not a big deal". So he doesn't seem to have changed much since then. If he was hanging out with her, it was not to do anything good.