hawkeye12345
Well-Known Member
I'm sitting here just scratching my head after I just watched the 1st half of the most pathetic excuse of a basketball game that I think I have ever witnessed in my life. I honestly thought that I just watched a high school girls basketball team play against a mens college team...that's how bad we are mismatched athletically.
So instead of talk about how bad Lick is and how bad our players are and how low our team has sunk I thought I would throw an alternative thought out there......have our facilities become so out of date that the best talent we can get is actually on the floor tonight for the Hawkeyes? I'm serious too.
I kept thinking that alford was full of himself when he made statement after statement about needing new facilities in order to compete. In fact, the article that I posted a few days ago, which was an interview of alford earlier THIS YEAR talking about how great NM facilities were and how that was one of the biggest differences for him and his staff and how much easier it was to recruit to the pit.
I personally have a hard time believing that a facility that was built in 1983 is that out of date. I personally have a hard time believing that we will pay a coach over $1 million dollars a year (which is a top 20 salary in country by the way) if we know without a doubt that the kids of today just aren't going to come because our facilities are out of date and we don't have the proper practice / weight room / training staff in order to compete.
I know this may sound strange but maybe alford was right. First time shame on him, second time shame on us. alford now has a midmajor in the top 15 in the country. He couldn't do squat at Iowa. We hire a national coach of the year who took a midmajor to the Sweet 16 (twice I believe) and our team flat out sucks. They are the same coaches telling recruits the same thing but the only thing in common is Iowa.
Could it really be Iowa that is the problem? And how do we correct it? Is it to late to correct it?
So instead of talk about how bad Lick is and how bad our players are and how low our team has sunk I thought I would throw an alternative thought out there......have our facilities become so out of date that the best talent we can get is actually on the floor tonight for the Hawkeyes? I'm serious too.
I kept thinking that alford was full of himself when he made statement after statement about needing new facilities in order to compete. In fact, the article that I posted a few days ago, which was an interview of alford earlier THIS YEAR talking about how great NM facilities were and how that was one of the biggest differences for him and his staff and how much easier it was to recruit to the pit.
I personally have a hard time believing that a facility that was built in 1983 is that out of date. I personally have a hard time believing that we will pay a coach over $1 million dollars a year (which is a top 20 salary in country by the way) if we know without a doubt that the kids of today just aren't going to come because our facilities are out of date and we don't have the proper practice / weight room / training staff in order to compete.
I know this may sound strange but maybe alford was right. First time shame on him, second time shame on us. alford now has a midmajor in the top 15 in the country. He couldn't do squat at Iowa. We hire a national coach of the year who took a midmajor to the Sweet 16 (twice I believe) and our team flat out sucks. They are the same coaches telling recruits the same thing but the only thing in common is Iowa.
Could it really be Iowa that is the problem? And how do we correct it? Is it to late to correct it?
