charges regained spot team despite public pleas refer students wanted banned campus alford finally booted pierce faced slate charges stemming violent incident one charges included assault intent commit sexual abuse first news conference ucla alford told reporters done everything hypothesize later apologized input alford often chose defensive attitude deflective responses interrogate lacked coach saw mirror never passenger car many around program observed loss ohio state season alford sitting vat boiling water keister never hotter mo pretended feel heat instead praised team growth growth team middle stretch append disappointed product ok be after fix end news group discussion cause confront questions handling pierce put shield threw faith card said audience one fine alford mind seems one answers god one understood challenge associated program anyone doubted could go inferno folks around program tried get close felt three years later shown door one source close computer program severalise espn alford firing liberty saturday pauley marquee announced attending percent capacity venue alford first coach lose good occupation falling short first moment likewise beginning leader decided coach within world one seemed include faith family boss left little room anyone else including apparently ucla