Adam Howard - To UTRGV

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Now a fulltime staff member

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/7/3/mens-basketball-adam-howard-named-assistant-director-of-recruiting-and-operations

 

[OliviaPope40]

If only I had a title like that after being a manager.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[AH1971]

Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?

 

[Home Jersey]

Just now, AH1971 said:

Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?

 

Southland conference

[schoosier]

Should have went to the pros like Woody. Cut your teeth there for a few years like Sampson and go back to a college head job. Woody would give him a reference.

[Hoosier987]

22 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?

 

Yes it's division 1.  He's a DOBO. That's a very nice position for someone his age. A lot of former managers don't even make it to that level as CBB coaching / Support Staff is not an easy profession to break into. He's going to be just fine as he has a lot of connections. 

[TheWatShot]

3 hours ago, AH1971 said:

Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?

 

It wasn't because he was so valuable or irreplaceable. It was that firing an assistant coach in the first week of the season is usually a sign of dysfunction within the program. Something we came to expect with a program led by Mike Woodson. 

[8bucks]

On 5/7/2025 at 2:09 PM, AH1971 said:

Is that even Division 1? I thought this guy was supposed to be the second coming of Christ the way people acted when he was fired?

 

No need for such an extreme reaction. Why not just be happy for an IU guy to have found a place for a new start. 

[AH1971]

2 hours ago, 8bucks said:

No need for such an extreme reaction. Why not just be happy for an IU guy to have found a place for a new start. 

How is that extreme? I’ve literally never heard of UTRGV, have you? People were literally saying he’d be at Michigan and a recruiting thorn in our side. Why would I feel compelled to root for somebody fired for insubordination?
 

[Hoosierfan2017]

38 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

How is that extreme? I’ve literally never heard of UTRGV, have you? People were literally saying he’d be at Michigan and a recruiting thorn in our side. Why would I feel compelled to root for somebody fired for insubordination?
 

I’m with ya. Imagine how off the rails last season would’ve went if Trey and Leal’s lockers had stayed next to each other. 

[AH1971]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’m with ya. Imagine how off the rails last season would’ve went if Trey and Leal’s lockers had stayed next to each other. 

So he’s a martyr?? Help me out here?

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Hi Tyme

[8bucks]

15 hours ago, AH1971 said:

So he’s a martyr?? Help me out here?

He is just a guy. Had a disagreement with a coach many of us had some issues with. Doesn’t make him a hero nor a villain there. Was credited with some good work here. Now will get a chance to do more or not. No reason to vilify or have a parade. 

[AH1971]

20 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

He is just a guy. Had a disagreement with a coach many of us had some issues with. Doesn’t make him a hero nor a villain there. Was credited with some good work here. Now will get a chance to do more or not. No reason to vilify or have a parade. 

Who is having a parade? I have genuinely never heard of UTRGV. I thought he was supposed to be a rising star in the industry based on peoples reactions when he was let go. Seems like an odd choice to land. Nothing more, nothing less.

[OGIUAndy]

1 hour ago, 8bucks said:

He is just a guy. Had a disagreement with a coach many of us had some issues with. Doesn’t make him a hero nor a villain there. Was credited with some good work here. Now will get a chance to do more or not. No reason to vilify or have a parade. 

Honest question, what good work was he credited for? 

[ziggyiu]

I wish him well. If what is rumored is true, he was done a disservice. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

36 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Honest question, what good work was he credited for? 

He had more direct contact with a great many of our offers than our head coach.  He kept our name in front of a lot of the kids and did it remotely since he was not certified to be an on-the-road recruiter.   

[8bucks]

1 hour ago, OGIUAndy said:

Honest question, what good work was he credited for? 

 

[newcastle12]

On 5/8/2025 at 7:48 PM, AH1971 said:

How is that extreme? I’ve literally never heard of UTRGV, have you? People were literally saying he’d be at Michigan and a recruiting thorn in our side. Why would I feel compelled to root for somebody fired for insubordination?
 

Was he really insubordinate?  Is that why he got fired, or did a paranoid coach think he was ratting him out to the AD and maybe a certain media site?  Serious question.