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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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NFBuck;1084101; said:
Seeing these pictures of him in press conferences and stumping on the recruiting trail, one word comes to mind when I see his image...creep.
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Creeps everywhere cringed when they heard of this comparison. They are considering litigation as well.
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There's a contention regarding when he stopped living in WV and started living in TSUN, which could affect whether the case is heard in the WV state court in Morgantown or the federal court in Clarksburg, WV.

It's humorous to read about where he was when he sent his letter(s) of resignation, where the kids were in school, and when he signed a lease, etc.

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Rodriguez argues Michigan residency to keep case in fed court

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Rich Rodriguez defended his Michigan residency in an effort to keep the West Virginia University lawsuit in federal court.

Rich and Rita Rodriguez signed a lease on a townhouse in Ann Arbor, Mich., establishing residency in that state the day before West Virginia sued him over a $4 million buyout clause in his contract, his lawyer said in court documents filed Monday night.

The couple also registered as Michigan voters and obtained Michigan driver licenses on Dec. 27, the same day the lawsuit was filed in a state court in West Virginia.

Those are among the arguments attorney Marv Robon made in documents arguing the lawsuit should remain in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg, W.Va.

The university wants the case sent back to Monongalia County Circuit
Court in Morgantown, where it originated.

WVU claims Rodriguez was living in West Virginia and his children were attending West Virginia schools when the lawsuit was filed. The school also said Rodriguez mailed a second resignation letter Jan. 10, using his Morgantown residence as the return address.

Rodriguez, however, offered federal Judge John P. Bailey proof of residency with a FedEx tracking label showing he sent that letter from Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Tiller steamed after losing top prospect (to RR)
Roy Roundtree, a nationally ranked receiver and kick returner from Ohio, signed with Michigan on the first day of the college football signing period.
Roundtree committed to Purdue in May and reaffirmed his decision many times since.
He signed with new Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez after a visit to Ann Arbor, Mich., last weekend.
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"If we had an early signing date, you wouldn't have another outfit with a guy in a wizard hat selling snake oil get a guy at the last minute, but that's what happened," Tiller said.
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"The problem when you lose a recruit at this late date is it's really impossible to bounce back and recover," Tiller said. "You have to wait a full year to recover. Given the position, etc., that could be detrimental."On the other side of the coin, maybe the guy did you a favor. It makes you wonder about the guy, the people surrounding him, the people in that building who would let that happen. I can say this: We won't go back in that building again and we won't be the only institution not to."
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"We're not the only school it's happened to," Tiller said, "but whatever issues are out there are solvable if we address them in an adult type manner."
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I'm not sure what caused the headline to say 'fist'.

I think I'll file away the name of Bill Urbanik as a talent evaluator.

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Rodriguez's fist Michigan class solid with or without Pryor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Rich Rodriguez's first recruiting class at Michigan might be remembered by the star he didn't get.

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"The only thing I can talk about are the guys that signed on this list," Rodriguez said when asked about Pryor.

Takkle.com's Bill Urbanik said it will not be a big loss for Rodriguez if the 6-foot-6, 235-pound Pryor chooses to play elsewhere.

"He's an athlete, but he's nothing like Pat White was at West Virginia for Rodriguez," said Urbanik, a former coach and scout. "He's about twice (White's) size, which hurts his quickness, so perhaps Rodriguez can find a better fit for his offense."

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While Rodriguez didn't sign Pryor, he did add a quarterback -- Justin Feagin -- to a team lacking depth at the position because freshman Ryan Mallett transferred to Arkansas.

"I know everybody is concerned about the quarterback position because that is the focal point of everybody's offense," Rodriguez said. "But we'll be OK."
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I think we're all going to end up hating Michigan 4x as bad because of Dick Rod, which isn't necessarily a good thing considering our fans already hate them. Them coming to columbus could be quite the spectacle next year and definatly in a couple years.

The guy is just not very ethical, and already has coaches in the big ten up in arms. Great start Rich!!
 
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"If we had an early signing date, you wouldn't have another outfit with a guy in a wizard hat selling snake oil get a guy at the last minute, but that's what happened," Tiller said.
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Coach Rich with his Rod ?

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sandgk;1086329; said:
Is this the same Bill Urbanik who was a Wake Forest and Bengals assistant coach? (Previously a coach post-tragedy at Marshall)?
(Which would make him a member of the '68 tOSU NC team).
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I'm assuming it's the same guy. He also said this:

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"To me, he's a glamour guy who's overrated," said Bill Urbanik, a longtime NFL and college assistant who does player analysis for Takkle.com. "He'll be good but not great. He's a power forward, but now you want him to play point guard. I've seen too many big guys fail at quarterback."

Urbanik, who grew up in Donora, Pa., near Jeannette, also said, "Put him in Texas or California and he'd be pretty good, but not No. 1 in the country. There, they all can run like he can run, and they'll catch him. He doesn't have great quickness."

Urbanik's service ranks Pryor No. 16, the lowest such ranking by any of the major services.

"If he's at the Heisman Trophy presentation in four years, you'll know I was wrong," Urbanik said.
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Sorry, I've gotten us off topic. Back to the snake oil salesman. :wink2:
 
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