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On one hand, you'd like coaches to stop treating players like children. On the other hand, maybe Alford shouldn't be calling college students "assholes" in the handshake line. Especially with a camera two feet away. More »
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So to recap, Bobby Knight now in Lubbock, Steve Alford in Albuquerque. We all new that Knight was "going to the hot place," one day, but Alford? ESPN is reporting (and we know how that can turn out) that Alford is leaving Iowa and will become New Mexico's new head basketball coach, possibly by Friday. More »
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As Illini people, we have no love lost for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but we still have a bit of sympathy for their fans. First came that brutal loss to Northwestern State in the tournament. Another downside to that? It made it less likely that Indiana would come in and swoop the disliked Alford out of Iowa City. The Hoosiers hired Kelvin Sampson, and it looks like the Hawkeyes are stuck with the guy. More »
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Think you're having a bad week? Imagine how ESPN talking coiffure Dan Patrick must feel this morning. On his ESPN radio show on Wednesday, Patrick had Indiana basketball coach Mike Davis literally in the hot seat and failed to get the scoop that The Sporting News broke about two hours later — that Davis had resigned at Indiana, effective at the conclusion of the current season. (By the way, not to toot our own horn too much or anything, but our own Mighty MJD was reporting these rumors on Saturday.) More »
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