AD Manuel doesn't seem inclined to fire Coach Howard
“We will review the situation more thoroughly and work with the Big Ten Conference as they determine their disciplinary actions and will determine if further disciplinary actions are warranted,” Manuel concluded.
February 20th, 2022 at 11:08 PM ^
Lol, it's not all on Howard. His reaction sure but you are out of your damn mind if you don't think Wisconsin played their part in escalation with the grab by Gard and then more importantly the assistant coming in to instigate and shoving Faulds and then putting his hands on Williams.
February 20th, 2022 at 10:14 PM ^
He hits like a girl and a sucker slap at that. We gave a punk for a head coach.
February 21st, 2022 at 2:19 AM ^
Maybe Warde is waiting for the Big Ten/NCAA to suspend Juwan first so it is easier to fire him for cause?
In either case, IMO, he should be fired and replaced in 2022-23 with Crean (option 1) or Beilein for a couple years [and then Crean] (option 2).
February 21st, 2022 at 8:50 AM ^
Howard is not getting fired but his fanny will be glowing red later today.
February 21st, 2022 at 9:14 AM ^
He's certainly not going to come right out and say so a few hours after the incident. And he rightly is not going to take ANY action until he and his staff have had a chance to review the incident thoroughly, talk to everyone involved, and determine what was SAID (which is not part of the video).
February 21st, 2022 at 9:37 AM ^
And he shouldn't be fired.
Was it uncalled for, a bad look, below the position that he holds, and a black eye on the program? ABSOLUTELY
Should he be suspended? 100%
Fired? That's throwing the baby out with bathwater. He open handed slapped another coach. If he had hit a player, I would be more inclined to believe Warde (and I would support this) would certainly fire him.
February 21st, 2022 at 9:39 AM ^
Alumni here. My two cents, which are probably worth less than that:
He should be fired.
He is in one of the two most visible roles for the University (football and men’s basketball head coaches). He is supposed to lead young men, is insanely well paid, and should be held to a higher (not lower) standard than others.
He should be fired.
It’s like Bobby Knight or Woody Hayes. Not acceptable.
February 21st, 2022 at 2:11 PM ^
It’s an embarrassment
February 21st, 2022 at 3:51 PM ^
I'm an alum (white and middle aged FWIW). Coach Juwan clearly needs to deeply consider how his actions impact UM, the team, and his tenure at his dream job. However I would be very disappointed if he were terminated for this incident. He's a good man, he is an inspiring leader especially for Black athletes, and he's still the best person to lead our MBB program. I predict, we will all see a more composed person going forward. In a year this will be a minor footnote.
February 21st, 2022 at 5:57 PM ^
Warde Manual’s seat should be hot for this. What an embarrassment for the University of Michigan.
February 22nd, 2022 at 1:55 PM ^
So there is no intent to hold Howard and the players to same standard displayed towards other coaches and players in the B10 and the nation?
That would be shameful.