Over/Under on length of time before Alford is fired....
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blkngldFRO
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If New Mexico is smart they will try to hire Neal before he leaves with Alford. If there is any Lobo fans reading this get the word out! Give Neal what they were going to give Alford!
I will also not be surprised if there is some type of investigation in the next few years at New Mexico...from what I understand he was getting a fat pay raise. Was the money that much more or just interested to join a better conference? Maybe he hopes to get a better seed so he can make history by being the first 1 seed to lose to a 15.
We have seen it before Alford bailing on a team how many recruits go with him?
I will also not be surprised if there is some type of investigation in the next few years at New Mexico...from what I understand he was getting a fat pay raise. Was the money that much more or just interested to join a better conference? Maybe he hopes to get a better seed so he can make history by being the first 1 seed to lose to a 15.
We have seen it before Alford bailing on a team how many recruits go with him?
glidinghawk
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His son Bryce, who signed an LOI at UNM, will be going for sure. He's the best high school guard in New Mexico.
blkngldFRO
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Over on the lobo site they think Alfraud and Neal were starting to not like one and other because Alraud didn't really want Neal Jr. on the team....
Wasn't part of the problem with Howland that people thought his style was too slow to sell to big time recruits? So they go out and hire a coach whose team played at the 221st fastest pace this year? Alford's only been in the top 150 in pace of play once in his time in New Mexico.
Bigtenchamp
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two years and gone
1 seeds play a 16 seed so he would be the first to lose to one
glidinghawk
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Why?
Herkyalert
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3 years. He'll get fired for the 1st time in his career because he won't be able to cut and run when the heat gets turned up.
He should have been fired from Iowa but that idiotic contract Bowlsby drew up handcuffed him.
He should have been fired from Iowa but that idiotic contract Bowlsby drew up handcuffed him.
Will he not jump before he gets fired is the question. He hasn't faced the firing squad yet. He's pretty good at getting out ahead of the posse and finding a soft landing spot. If he can throw together a good recruiting class he'll win games in that conference regardless of his coaching. However he'll eventually feel the heat for the same reasons Ben H was fired. He won't make any waves in the big dance and that'll get old fast after having fired a guy pretty much just for that. He won't coach out the 7 yr deal he got I'll safetly say that. I say over under 4.
HawkeyetillIdie
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I'll give it 3 years and that's probably too optimistic
woodyk1
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oregonhawkeye
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I'll take the over and the contrary argument. He's actually been a successful coach at UNM, less the NCAA loss and his character flaws. UCLA has good returning talent even without Shabazz, and recruiting will be easier there. And the PAC11 is not exactly a grind house conference.
My guess is that he'll be modestly successful, conference championship challenging sweet sixteen and elite 8 levelish. That'll buy him five years.
And the arrogance won't be as big an issue in SoCal.
My guess is that he'll be modestly successful, conference championship challenging sweet sixteen and elite 8 levelish. That'll buy him five years.
And the arrogance won't be as big an issue in SoCal.
