I could think of another word to describe Steve Alford and it's also not very nice. He supposedly agreed to a 10 year extension to stay at New Mexico before using it as leverage to get the UCLA job.

I bet there are kids that wanted to play at New Mexico before Alford left for Westwood. I also think those kids would love to get out of their letter of intent, too.

SHARK - you are, forgive me, his words, not mine....a lunatic.

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You know me like that.

I'm curious why you think this?

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Mike Wallace was quite the journalist. He made people sweat when grilling them on "60 Minutes" back in the day.

Bingo

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Elections have consequences.

While they pull their punches on most black sports figures, I have a hard time believing anyone who did what Alford did would get any sort of break. He's the worst.

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City, did you play with him while he was at Westmont?

This show is off it's rocker.

Opening day, Blackhawks and they're talking Steve Alford.

The 1+ year slump continues. PTFBing after transition seems to be the wisest strategy now...

He's just not a tortured enough soul to get a pass.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Good call.

Nobody ever really does that with these B&B crusades though. Nobody defends Lance Armstrong or Jerry Sandusky. We simply just state that we don't give a shit like most other sports fans.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

+1

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Elections have consequences.

Partial defense. Had some friends in UNM circles that were aware of Alford's transgressions and approached his hire with skepticism. Prior to his quick departure they honestly felt the guy had turned a corner. Alford to a degree of knew that he screwed up (hard to admit much with a huge I ego) and wasn't doing the same type of thing at UNM. One of them coached one of his sons in high school. They weren't entirely distant observers. Haven't chatted with them since the departure.

It's kind of a challenge for the fellers to allow a guy to screw up and move on. Given the circumstances of the Pierce situation I understand why.

Maybe they turned on him because he won't come on their show anymore?

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Bernsie has his personal agendas ....Lance,Sandusky, Bonds, Seaver, etc,Where he thinks his platform will have a major effect on these events. Which apparently doesn't mean shit to anyone except lil Danny.

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Oh great a really smart doctor coming on. Wonder what knee rehab he wants to talk about?

Also, can we give "heritage anything" a break from the vernacular?

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Elections have consequences.

My bad wrong on the doc.

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Elections have consequences.

Maybe I'm "stupid" as I sometimes forget or never originally grasped the narrative, then again it doesn't hurt to get a refresher. Of all the things local to talk about, Pro and college, I don't get why Alford being hired by UCLA ranks as the most noteworthy.

I read the committee report that Bernstein cited http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2003/apr ... orton.html and didn't come away seeing Alford in a particularly negative light. As the report stated, the decision to pursue criminal charges is that of the state (county) and any settlement of charges is also done to their satisfaction. And as a report recommendation, it would be in the best interest of the university to not have its employees (that would include coaches) speak on pending criminal matters. Interestingly, in trying to read more of Alford I came across this link http://www.bruinsnation.com/ucla_basket ... background from the perspective of a Hawkeye backer. In the middle of the post is a link referencing what Alford did. The only problem, it links to a CBS Chicago blog written by a certain radio host http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/ ... h0.twitter and nowhere in the report is Bernstein's claim supported.

Maybe there's another report or source of information out there that will not keep me stupid. Maybe I should just let Dan or Terry do the thinking for me, at least then they can't call me stupid (can they?).

Maybe I've read enough and will go back to not giving a shit.

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DRINK BƎTTƎR. @theRIPH

Steve Alford: NEVER EVER FORGIVE HIM FOR WHAT HE DID TO THAT WOMAN.
Brandon Marshall: ???

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Any discussion of Buzz Williams?

Or, is he cool because he was more successful at covering things up?

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You know me like that.

They haven't turned on him. They still speak well of The Great Tom Izzo.

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Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

They've bashed Izzo plenty the past few months. It started with the Bruce Weber firing but it's even more now since he did it again with Tubby.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Right. I have no problem with them banging on Alford for a little while immediately after he gets the UCLA job. I just don't care about him enough to hear the same goddamn shit over and over again every single day. And dan is like a dog with a bone with stuff like this. It allows him to do Very Important Radio. And now he has callers sucking his balls begging him to dedicate weeks of the show to the sins of Steve Alford and acting like these two buffoons made the collar on Jerry Sandusky right there in the Penn State showers.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

My point made more eloquently

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

My question: Does Steve still pull up his socks and lick his fingertips before every free throw?

Seriously,I don't know how a guy with the "boy next door" image turned into such a creep. I remember B&B talking about how he tried to get the victim drop the charges using a religous front to go and talk to her.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Bobby Knight was his mentor. We already know how Knight feels about rape.

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Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

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The Bulls haven't done anything wrong, and they're not going to do anything wrong.

yeah it's part of his newfound responsibility since he became the FOTS. he sees the sacrosanct quasi/moral crusading as "doing something" for his listeners that's more important than "silly meaningless sports"

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Knight was his coach, but I do not think Alford or Knight would say there was ever a mentor type of relationship.

In Alford's book Playing for Knight he is pretty critical of Knight. And Knight has never been a big fan of Alford. So I don't think anyone can blame Alfords shortcomings on learning it from Knight.

Knight has a laundry list of his own short comings but I do not think he would have ever allowed the situation that took place at Iowa to go on under his watch.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

No absolutely not. That's not what I was saying.

I'm saying because its a honkee Hoosier its a recurring bit

They'd judge the guy and rip him but it wouldn't be a long running thing.