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Apparently, the loss to the Flames was too much for the AD and the school's influential boosters. ESPN has been airing that 30 for 30 episode on Coach Bob Knight where Alford was obviously mentioned. It is sad when anyone loses their job, but when one gets millions of dollars in a buyout, it certainly is better than what happens to most people who suffer a similar fate. No shortage of candidate for sure to replace Coach Alford. It will be interesting to see if Coach Alford returns to the Midwest, and if he does would he coach in a Power Conference or consider a Mid-Major? http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25... Last Edited: 12/31/2018 10:50:47 AM by cbus cat fan Back to Top Maddog13 General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Post Count: 725 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 10:43:37 AM  UCLA is the most ridiculous coaching job in the world due to the fact that no one will even come close to touching the legacy of John Wooden, and yet every coach there is compared to him and lives in his shadow. Alford won't be out of work for long, but he should probably focus his efforts on being a Mid-major coach, where he will clearly thrive. Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,797 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 11:07:19 AM  I know there was a thread on here I created that asked when the first TOS thread was going to get created.....good lord. Then again, UCLA has had serious problems of late. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 11:33:17 AM  Maddog13 wrote: UCLA is the most ridiculous coaching job in the world due to the fact that no one will even come close to touching the legacy of John Wooden, and yet every coach there is compared to him and lives in his shadow. Alford won't be out of work for long, but he should probably focus his efforts on being a Mid-major coach, where he will clearly thrive. Maybe but Alford earned this. They've lost six games all by double-digits including home losses to Belmont and Liberty is going to get a lot of coaches fired. Back to Top Maddog13 General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Post Count: 725 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 1:18:08 PM  I lived in Los Angeles for 33 years, people in Westwood are delusional when it comes to the current day relevance of UCLA basketball. Los Angeles now has two professional basketball and football teams, and so the relevance of UCLA basketball is sinking as fast as USC Football is. Besides, who can afford to live in Los Angeles anymore with the price of everything, let alone go to school there? Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,313 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 1:29:08 PM  Maddog13 wrote: UCLA is the most ridiculous coaching job in the world due to the fact that no one will even come close to touching the legacy of John Wooden, and yet every coach there is compared to him and lives in his shadow. Alford won't be out of work for long, but he should probably focus his efforts on being a Mid-major coach, where he will clearly thrive. Success would help remove the shadow. Bama football coaches were always compared to Bear Bryant until Nick Saban came along. I haven't heard Bear's name in years. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top DinksRecordFreeThrow General User Member Since: 4/10/2018 Post Count: 47 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 2:00:11 PM  Good read here on that program... especially on how its not exactly as good as you would think in some areas... https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/steve-... / Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,343 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 3:01:10 PM  DinksRecordFreeThrow wrote: Good read here on that program... especially on how its not exactly as good as you would think in some areas... https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/steve-... / The description of Jaylen Hands sounds a little familiar. The idea that they don't charter flights is stunning. I'd imagine that becomes the norm starting with the next coach they hire. Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 12/31/2018 3:23:55 PM  Wow Dinks that article was pretty sobering. Why do the players hate him? Coach Alford hardly looks like the taskmaster type. If the players think he is, they ought to watch the ESPN 30 for 30 on Coach Alford's old coach and get a taste of what he faced. Obviously something had to happen, you can't consistently lose to teams like Liberty by double digits. With the kind of talent the Bruins have, something has to give, the players might want him back if the next coach is anything like Coach Alford old Indiana Coach, Bobby Knight. The whole taking regularly scheduled plane flights was any eye opener. I can't imagine too many bit time programs do that, I bet a lot of mid-majors take chartered flights. Back to Top bornacatfan General User Member Since: 8/3/2006 Post Count: 5,711 Status: Offline     RE: TOS to UCLA    Posted: 1/1/2019 12:51:21 PM  OU_Country wrote: DinksRecordFreeThrow wrote: Good read here on that program... especially on how its not exactly as good as you would think in some areas... https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/steve-... / The description of Jaylen Hands sounds a little familiar. The idea that they don't charter flights is stunning. I'd imagine that becomes the norm starting with the next coach they hire. Good article. Read this one this AM. https://theathletic.com/742777/2018/12/31/ucla-had-to-let... Best line in that first article ". Sophomore point guard Jaylen Hands is supposed to be the leader, but he’s a selfish, shoot-first lead guard that isn’t quite as good as he thinks he is and defends with the same intensity as a rocking chair." 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