"...There was criticism about his perceived tight-fisted control, in games and with the team and staff. There were concerns about the number of players who transferred, though only a few found success elsewhere: Drew Gordon (New Mexico), Mike Moser (Nevada Las Vegas), Chace Stanback (UNLV) and Matt Carlino (Brigham Young)...."

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar...fired-20130325

Article about howland being fired at ucla.

Did that make howland softer?