It’s only a matter of time before Howard is gone. The bigger question is whether our coach gets the call to apply.

Michigan's the sort of job and has the sort of athletic budget where their coaching search can be comprised of head coaches at other P5 schools. I'd be surprised if Boals is on their shortlist.

Note: I'm playing contrarian here and not trying to slam the coach.

Maybe we should settle down on the "Boals to..." talk.

So far, he's led Ohio to MAC records that earned an eight seed, a five seed and what's realistically unlikely to be a one seed this year. He recruited very few of the key pieces of the team that won the MAC tournament and beat UVA. Even looking at this year, two of the three top scorers were recruited by Saul Phillips. And while Sears is a clear home run, he has faltered against elite competition and been unable to adjust his game thus far.

Simply put, Boals has plenty of work left to do before leaving Athens. Does that guarantee no one will come calling with a big paycheck? No, but if I were the AD at Michigan or anywhere else I'd want a longer and better track record.

If this is the case then there will be another P5 program with an open position.

They aren't gonna fire him.

But there isn't "plenty of blame to go around." He is trying to act like Gard gently grabbing his elbow so he could explain and talk thru it (you know, like adults do) is the entire reason it escalated. Give me a break. If he showed a little regret and responsibility I'd say this shouldn't be a big deal.

Here we go again......