Sorry, but Alford is probably one of the biggest jerks that Iowa has ever hired. Raveling is a very good guy, he recruited well at Iowa and left Davis a Treasure Chest of talent to choose from. Alford left Lickliter a stocking full of coal.
Iowa fans expectations are just like anyone else's, make the NCAA tournament and have an exciting run. Well, I don't remember that ever happening with Alford.
Here is what I remember of the Alford era at Iowa:
Who was going to get arrested? Who was going to be declared academically ineligible? Who was going to transfer? How many transfers will he bring in? How many recruits will not qualify and make it to Iowa? That No. 3 that he sold his soul to the devil for.