Newsstand: Social media reacts to Michigan firing Juwan Howard

Tweets Of The Day

Michigan fired head basketball coach Juwan Howard after five seasons, with athletic director Warde Manuel announcing the news Friday afternoon.

After a comprehensive review of the program, I have decided that Juwan will not return as our men’s basketball coach,” said Manuel. “Juwan is among the greatest Wolverines to ever be associated with our basketball program. I know how much it meant, to not only Juwan, but to all of us for him to return here to lead this program. Despite his love of his alma mater and the positive experience that our student-athletes had under his leadership, it was clear to me that the program was not living up to our expectations and not trending in the right direction. I am thankful for Juwan’s dedication, passion and commitment to U-M and for all that he, and his legacy, will continue to mean to Michigan.”

The Wolverines also announced that a national search will begin “immediately.”

Here are some social media reactions to the news:

• Elizabeth Jeffries, daughter of Michigan associate head coach Phil Martelli:

• Garth Tschetter, father of Michigan forward Will Tschetter:

• Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central three-star signee Durral Brooks:

• A Michigan fan:

• ESPN’s Pete Thamel:

• Another Michigan fan:

• The Big Ten Network panel:

Quote Of The Day

“I think complementary football plays into identify of a program. We know who we are. We’re the University of Michigan. We know how we want to play football; we know how we want to win football games. That’s not going to change at all, and that’s obviously instilled by the head coach. However Coach Moore wants to do that, that’s how we’ll go about that. But right now, we’re going to be complementary. We’re going to make sure we don’t put the defense in bad situation and the defense isn’t going to put us in bad situations and special teams, as well. To be a great coordinator, you’ve got to be able to adapt to your players. What do they do best?”

— Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell

Headlines Of The Day

• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: Kirk Campbell on a potential ‘first round pick’ at OL, style of offense he’ll employ 
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: Early Michigan basketball coach Hot Board — who replaces Juwan Howard?
• Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Chain mail: Discussing the fallout of Juwan Howard’s firing, what’s next and who makes sense for Michigan basketball
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: How appealing is Michigan basketball’s head-coaching job? ‘It depends’
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Donovan Edwards has ‘assumed a major leadership role,’ Michigan RB room is ‘loaded’

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