UCLA basketball head coach Steve Alford was hired to replace Ben Howland, a coach that went to three straight Final Fours, win four regular-season Pac-10/12 Championships, and two Pac-10/12 Tournament Championships. Alford has won one Pac-12 Championship (with Howland’s players) and has not gotten past the Sweet Sixteen (though he was able to get that far in three separate occasions).
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At UCLA, more is expected. That is just the nature of the job. It may be unfair, but what is not unfair is the recognition and paycheck a coach gets for making UCLA successful.