Shaky relationship: Iowa coach Steve Alford congratulates Indiana coach Bobby Knight, right, after their game.

		Tues., Jan. 18 The number one issue is loyalty. Bob Knight teaches it and expects it. Luke Recker ending up at Iowa has added fuel to the fire in Knight's relationship with Steve Alford. Once Alford got the Iowa job, and Recker decided to leave Indiana, the loyalty factor became a negative in the relationship. Word was that after Recker's freshman year, he worked at Alford's camp at Manchester College during the summer with Knight's permission. At that camp, Alford told me that Recker was unhappy and that he wanted to transfer then to another school. I asked Alford if he asked Recker to wait for him to get a big-time job and go with him to that school. Alford denied that ever happened and specifically spent three hours on a golf course, with two other Indiana people in the foursome, trying to convince Recker to go back to Indiana for his sophomore season. I did ask Alford if there is an escape clause in his contract at Iowa, so that if Bob Knight leaves at any time, he would have permission to look into that situation, much like Lou Holtz had an escape clause to go to Notre Dame from Minnesota if that job became available. Alford told me he doesn't have anything like that in his contract when I spoke with him last night.