ESPN could do the same thing to Saban, Tubberville, Muschamp, Brian Kelly, etc. but choose not to. This entire thing is a non issue.
This is why I believe it was a hatchet job. Howard could rant on these other coaches, but they don't play in his alma mater's division. He can foresee the whipping we're going to lay on the Wolverines every year, so he's doing what he can to undermine us on tv.