Hire Alford quick!

[CriticArisen]

I don’t think there is any topic on this board that has lasted YEARS and generated the animosity of the Alford discussion.

 

[CriticArisen]

Okay, except the RMK termination discussion.

 

[kmathum]

Only coach in history to keep a rapist on his team until he raped again, and did his best to protect him from prosecution for the first rape including calling the victim a liar. If Alford had his way, Pierce would still be out raping women

Why would a Purdue fan care?

 

[kmathum]

I take him over Woodson as well. Only coach in history to take teams from 5 different schools to the NCAA tourney.

At this point I'd rather have Archie

 

[ndhuntington]

Good place for him. He can't beat Chris Collins either.

Never been to a final four Chris Collins, Mike Woodson, Gene Keady, Sean Miller, Matt Painter, Eric Mussleman, signed Dusty May.

 

[bailey777]

I take him over Woodson as well. Only coach in history to take teams from 5 different schools to the NCAA tourney.

Woodson was a horrible hire plain and simple. Alford would certainly be a step up.

 

[Vern Pain]

Never been to a final four Chris Collins, Mike Woodson, Gene Keady, Sean Miller, Matt Painter, Eric Mussleman, signed Dusty May.

You're right. I think Tom Crean's available. He's been to a F4!!!!

 

[Hoosier Hacker]

I don’t think there is any topic on this board that has lasted YEARS and generated the animosity of the Alford discussion.

Ricky and Megan?

 

[Wiedersehen]

Last night's total choke job by his Nevada team shows that he would fit right in as our coach! Plus he's got that ever important IU pedigree. LMFAO!

I’d love Alford on our sidelines. He’d win trophies at Indiana.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

Ricky and Megan?

Now that’s old school

 

[DANC]

Yes, let’s plan for continued mediocrity after Woodson’s departure. He will fit right in.

We have to get to mediocrity first, before we can continue it.

 

[DANC]

He was in the tourney and the closer mike massive ego woodson was not.

Neither was UCLA, the school where it's supposedly easy to win big every year.

 

[Hoosier_Phenom]

Only coach in history to keep a rapist on his team until he raped again, and did his best to protect him from prosecution for the first rape including calling the victim a liar. If Alford had his way, Pierce would still be out raping women

YeahI

But Woodson dodged an embarrassing first round loss...and Alford didn't....So there's that....or something.

just think it’s funny all the idiots on here that get off on Alford losing. Ty his is why some Hoosier fans need to xxxx off.

 

[DANC]

YeahI

just think it’s funny all the idiots on here that get off on Alford losing. Ty his is why some Hoosier fans need to xxxx off.

I'd bet money they're all Biden voters.

 

[DANC]

Last night's total choke job by his Nevada team shows that he would fit right in as our coach! Plus he's got that ever important IU pedigree. LMFAO!

Hire Pearl quick!

lmao

 

[BcBranimal]

I'd bet money they're all Biden voters.

Because everything in life boils down to politics...Jesus dude, get a grip.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

Because everything in life boils down to politics...Jesus dude, get a grip.

DANC has WCDS.

 

[BcBranimal]

DANC has WCDS.

I venture into that cesspool (just to read) when I want to feel better about myself lol.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

Doubt if Alford is on this guy's Christmas card list...

 

[VanPastorMan]

Ricky and Megan?

Megan the cheerleader right? She is probably an old mom now.

 

[ndhuntington]

You're right. I think Tom Crean's available. He's been to a F4!!!!

Better then Woodson.

 

[VanPastorMan]

Better then Woodson.

When they fired Crean I said they better have a slam dunk hire. Archie Miller was not it. Then they let him go and got.a.man who had never coached college before. Is there a pattern?

 

[Hatchets7times]

People like to parrot fake facts that reinforce their viewpoints.

I understand being pro-Alford because he is an IU darling but pining for him to be head coach (no matter how bad the current head coach is) is asinine. He did fine at SWMOST, taking 4 years to turn them back into a NCAA tournament team which is something they haven't done since.

He then moved up to Iowa and took a team that was in the Sweet 16 the year prior, and three out of the prior four years to the tournament, and only ended up matching those three trips in eight seasons. Not to mention the Pierce debacle which I personally believe should keep him out of a coaching job.

He went to New Mexico and coached great for a team with their history, landing him the job at UCLA.

At UCLA he had a similar run to Tom Crean (which I outlined here) despite stacked recruiting classes (UCLA was higher than every post-probation Crean season except the year Alford showed up) and fell extremely flat.

He ended up at the post-Musselman (three straight NCAA trips, including a Sweet 16, before Alford showed up) and missed the tournament three straight seasons before making it last year.

Yes he has a lot of wins. Yes he's brought a record tying amount of teams to the Big Dance. Yes, he's probably better than Woodson in the sense he might actually run a competent offense and give a shit about recruiting. But if you looked at a nameless coach with their history, especially with most of the success coming at mid-majors, no one in here would be excited about them. Does anyone want Mike Brey who has more tournament appearances and gone farther? Or Buzz Williams who has made multiple tournaments at schools in three major conferences? Dana Altman has been one of the more consistent coaches making March Madness and yet no one has mentioned him for the future of IU.

I've rambled long enough but Alford is not fit to be head coach of a power 5 program, much less one where the fans expect annual tournament appearances. Indiana has the money and prestige to pull a top coach, hopefully from another major conference, and that is where we should be looking.

Money and prestige hasn't gotten us ..Jack in over 20 + yrs.

 

[CriticArisen]

Ricky and Megan?

Settle it with a dance off

 

[Hoosier_Phenom]

I'd bet money they're all Biden voters.

I can’t discuss politics.I received a 3 week ban from a Biden supporter for my political views.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

I can’t discuss politics.I received a 3 week ban from a Biden supporter for my political views.

Yeah...that was it.

 

[Vern Pain]

Better then Woodson.

Is he?

 

[UTFO]

I take him over Woodson as well. Only coach in history to take teams from 5 different schools to the NCAA tourney.

Is this really a good stat to have? Why has he coached 5 teams and he's barely older than I am? Why no F4s? Why 4 dismissals?

He was at a blue blood and did nothing. Got fired.

 

[Harpo Marxist]

I venture into that cesspool (just to read) when I want to feel better about myself lol.

Is he?

IU has adequately addressed the RMK disciple requirement for the head coaching position. We've had two former players and one former assistant running the program...and we know what we have. How many of Kentucky's head coaches played for Kentucky? Kansas? IU doesn't need an "IU guy". IU needs a guy that can become an IU guy by building a culture of winning and competing at the highest level consistently. Bob Knight didn't replace Branch McCracken. His legacy was and is his own. Both were IU guys because they built the culture of winning. Find a guy who can build that culture....and he will be an "IU guy"....just like Branch and Bob.

 

[YOTHN]

Some irony.....IU is a school that has done a horrible job finding the right coach....while Alford is a coach who has done a horrible job finding the right school.

No, he's tried every school. He's just that bad

 

[DANC]

Because everything in life boils down to politics...Jesus dude, get a grip.

I'll get a grip when you get a sense of humor

 

[Harpo Marxist]

I'll get a grip when you get a sense of humor

You had better have a sense of humor if you are an IU basketball fan....it allows you moderate your substance use.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

I'll get a grip when you get a sense of humor

We’ll get a sense of humor when you say something funny.

 

[UTFO]

You had better have a sense of humor if you are an IU basketball fan....it allows you moderate your substance use.

Why would anybody want to do that?

 

[ButHerEmails]

You had better have a sense of humor if you are an IU basketball fan....it allows you moderate your substance use.

Define “moderate”

 

[Harpo Marxist]

Define “moderate”

Giving your elbow a rest while you're laughing at the mac & cheese guy?

 

[BcBranimal]

I'll get a grip when you get a sense of humor

I fail to see where you said something funny.

 

[ButHerEmails]

Giving your elbow a rest while you're laughing at the mac & cheese guy?

What does that have to do with the substances I may or may not use?

 

[DANC]

I fail to see where you said something funny.

Not surprised

 

[ndhuntington]

Is he?

Has Woodson ever been to a sweet sixteen or taken 5 diffrent teams to a tournament. Maybe on day he will get over that hump.