BGleas Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 This post is just about Steve Alford the coach, not the IU player or the person. He's an average-at-best high major coach. He's a good mid/low-major coach. In a power conference he's middle of the pack. For example, I wouldn't fire Tom Crean to hire Alford, it's a lateral move at best and not worth the trouble. For a blue blood or elite program he's an extremely underwhelming hire. If I was Penn State, Ole Miss, Oregon St., I might be excited by an Alford hire. There's nothing in his coaching resume that would warrant a school like IU hiring him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 38 minutes ago, dgambill said: If I'm Iowa I want an occasional run in the B1G and maybe win one but to stay in the top half and not miss a NCAA tournament. To me it's about winning the games you should (or where you are ranked higher) and getting as far in the tourney as you can....a couple S16s be nice. I don't think as an AD I could expect much more....and keep your program clean....and that might be just as much the issue as was anything. Exactly. JMHO, but Steve appears to have the propensity to jump at whatever he feels is a better situation than what he's got. At least in his mind anyway. But I would say that had the Pierce situation not came along that he very well might have flourished with the Hawks. We will never know. Now we sit back and see where he will land. I imagine the networks have already reached out to him. And then see what jobs come open coaching wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, rico said: Exactly. JMHO, but Steve appears to have the propensity to jump at whatever he feels is a better situation than what he's got. At least in his mind anyway. But I would say that had the Pierce situation not came along that he very well might have flourished with the Hawks. We will never know. Now we sit back and see where he will land. I imagine the networks have already reached out to him. And then see what jobs come open coaching wise. Agreed....grass isn't always greener. I do think his attitude depending on where one is can be an issue to. Being a jerk in Iowa probably won't fly...being a jerk at UCLA probably goes unnoticed. He has been humbled but I think in a year or two he should be able to find a decent opening at a program. He still has a big name here in the Midwest. I could see a team like Tulsa or Wichita St (if Marshall left) being a good fit. Or Creighton if McDermott left. Some reason I just see him going to like UCF or USF or somewhere like that...nothing wrong with going to another sunshine state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 UCLA boosters are targeting Slick Rick for their next coach...wouldn't surprise me if it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, HoosierJax said: UCLA boosters are targeting Slick Rick for their next coach...wouldn't surprise me if it happens. http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/rick-pitino-ucla-casey-wasserman-john-branca-steve-alford-replacement-mens-basketball/1phobk4bbak0e1kvdv5mh2m2c5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, rico said: http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/rick-pitino-ucla-casey-wasserman-john-branca-steve-alford-replacement-mens-basketball/1phobk4bbak0e1kvdv5mh2m2c5 Thanks...i read it on Bleacher report..Wasserman sounds like " Happy "from Blue Chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 ^^^ In terms of Pitino. I was never more happy than when IU turned down Pitino's money "demands" to coach IU, during one of our coaching searches. And yes, he was in consideration.For a short time. And yes IU has used coaching search firms in the past. In this case it was one individual. Not a large firm like Parker. Search firms take lead in filling head coaching vacancies in college athletics In Pitino's case, a guy who sat at the table (not from Indiana ) in a restaurant confirmed to me that the meeting did in fact take place. And that Pitino's money demands were so unreasonable, that I.U. never got back to "Slick Rick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 O.K. I admit I listen to Rush Limbaugh. So, today while listening to his program, (Rush is on vacay so there was someone else filling in), Steve Alfords name and UCLA came up. Apparently during last nights Arizona game where Bill Walton was doing the game, someone asked Bill who the next coach should be. Bill as a matter of factly said, are you ready for this?? Barrack O'Bama!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: O.K. I admit I listen to Rush Limbaugh. So, today while listening to his program, (Rush is on vacay so there was someone else filling in), Steve Alfords name and UCLA came up. Apparently during last nights Arizona game where Bill Walton was doing the game, someone asked Bill who the next coach should be. Bill as a matter of factly said, are you ready for this?? Barrack O'Bama!!!!! I confirm your report....I heard it too!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I may be late to this part of the conversation, but I find the comparisons of Alford to the devil to be completely unfair. One has been a part of some truly heinous, well documented events and the other is... the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 1/1/2019 at 6:45 PM, Brass Cannon said: Izzo wins enough to get away with stuff Alford like Wilson doesn’t. That and MSU is a morally bankrupt institution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 55 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: O.K. I admit I listen to Rush Limbaugh. So, today while listening to his program, (Rush is on vacay so there was someone else filling in), Steve Alfords name and UCLA came up. Apparently during last nights Arizona game where Bill Walton was doing the game, someone asked Bill who the next coach should be. Bill as a matter of factly said, are you ready for this?? Barrack O'Bama!!!!! Hey.... we have a rule around here. No politics ! LOL Seriously.... the guy was a huge BB fan. Always looked forward to his bracket picks. In fact, I think one year he picked IU to win it all. But I don't know about being a HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 https://www.omaha.com/living/omaha-zoo-animals-make-gutsy-march-madness-picks/article_3d4d721c-ce41-11e4-a17e-8f1e2104a78d.html I preferred these picks . Probably just as enlightened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Hey.... we have a rule around here. No politics ! LOL Seriously.... the guy was a huge BB fan. Always looked forward to his bracket picks. In fact, I think one year he picked IU to win it all. But I don't know about being a HC. And I don't know about Bill Walton being an announcer!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: https://www.omaha.com/living/omaha-zoo-animals-make-gutsy-march-madness-picks/article_3d4d721c-ce41-11e4-a17e-8f1e2104a78d.html I preferred these picks . Probably just as enlightened What an utterly stupid post this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: What an utterly stupid post this is. 11 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: What an utterly stupid post this is. Whatever. Not needing your approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 37 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: What an utterly stupid post this is. Wow...seems a tad bit of overreaction there. It's just for fun, man. Don't be surprised if a zoo animal doesn't win a national pool some year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 48 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Wow...seems a tad bit of overreaction there. It's just for fun, man. Don't be surprised if a zoo animal doesn't win a national pool some year. Not an overreaction at all. I don't find comparing President Obama to an animal to be remotely funny. You think that's fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Not an overreaction at all. I don't find comparing President Obama to an animal to be remotely funny. You think that's fun? I didn't read that into the post at all. Don't make the post something it's not. ...and with that, I'm done. This has gone as far as it needs to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 minute ago, FKIM01 said: I didn't read that into the post at all. Don't make the post something it's not. ...and with that, I'm done. This has gone as far as it needs to. How in the world could you read anything else into that post? Did you read the post directly before it that was talking about Obama making picks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoHoosier Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: How in the world could you read anything else into that post? Did you read the post directly before it that was talking about Obama making picks? Not sure of the issue, was it the link, or putting the picks of a politician on par with the picks of a group of animals? Either way, stepping away from that part of the discussion. My picks are usually on par with those of the animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Just now, PoHoosier said: Not sure of the issue, was it the link, or putting the picks of a politician on par with the picks of a group of animals? Either way, stepping away from that part of the discussion. My picks are usually on par with those of the animals It was calling an animal more enlightened than President Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoHoosier Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: It was calling an animal more enlightened than President Obama. I didn't catch it the first time through. Shots on politicians are taken more easily for me than shots of alcohol. As far as Alford, I think a mid-major picks him up before the fall of 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 36 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: How in the world could you read anything else into that post? Did you read the post directly before it that was talking about Obama making picks? I'm done. You're being ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 minute ago, FKIM01 said: I'm done. You're being ridiculous. Why can't you explain your position? Is it that hard to defend or is it that non-existent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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