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per ESPN:
Critics chided Steve's son, Bryce Alford, for his role in the team's struggles. Fans also complained about the recruits Steve Alford couldn't snag and the drama tied to his controversial $10.4 million (now $7.8 million) buyout. Plus, the Bruins lost to rival USC three times last season and failed to make a postseason appearance.
So it's not surprising that many Bruins backers want Alford out, and they point to his 65-38 record over his first three seasons -- the worst overall winning percentage by a UCLA coach in the post-Wooden era.
"I gotta get out of the office because you'll go stir crazy," Alford told ESPN.com in July. "Golf is a release and whatever it is, just getting away."
But he can't just blaze up the 405 North to elude the serious questions about his job status and its tie to a UCLA squad stacked with a top-five recruiting class and capable veterans.
Is Steve Alford's job on the line this season? If it is, can he save it?
"If you give a public vote of confidence, people will say it's the kiss of the death," athletic director Dan Guerrero said. "If you don't -- it is a Catch-22. The bottom line is Steve, in many respects, is still establishing his program. I'm certainly not going to publicly proclaim anything. But I expect us to compete. And Steve expects us to compete."
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...a-bruins-coach-steve-alford-make-break-season
Go Gophers!!
Critics chided Steve's son, Bryce Alford, for his role in the team's struggles. Fans also complained about the recruits Steve Alford couldn't snag and the drama tied to his controversial $10.4 million (now $7.8 million) buyout. Plus, the Bruins lost to rival USC three times last season and failed to make a postseason appearance.
So it's not surprising that many Bruins backers want Alford out, and they point to his 65-38 record over his first three seasons -- the worst overall winning percentage by a UCLA coach in the post-Wooden era.
"I gotta get out of the office because you'll go stir crazy," Alford told ESPN.com in July. "Golf is a release and whatever it is, just getting away."
But he can't just blaze up the 405 North to elude the serious questions about his job status and its tie to a UCLA squad stacked with a top-five recruiting class and capable veterans.
Is Steve Alford's job on the line this season? If it is, can he save it?
"If you give a public vote of confidence, people will say it's the kiss of the death," athletic director Dan Guerrero said. "If you don't -- it is a Catch-22. The bottom line is Steve, in many respects, is still establishing his program. I'm certainly not going to publicly proclaim anything. But I expect us to compete. And Steve expects us to compete."
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...a-bruins-coach-steve-alford-make-break-season
Go Gophers!!