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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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NFBuck;1163565; said:
Might be time for this guy again...


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Now see what you did.
 
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LightningRod;1163353; said:
You have to love a guy like RR. Here is a LINK that contains a copy of his first amended employment agreement with WVU. The WVU attorney established in the deposition that all of the handwritten changes in the 1st amended agreement were made by RR in his handwriting. These were items that RR had trouble with that he insisted on changing before he signed the amended agreement. RR's 2nd amended agreement (the agreement that is the subject of this current lawsuit) is also posted at the web site linked above. Notice that the 2nd amended agreement has no hand written changes although RR is now claiming that the $4 million liquidated damages clause really bothered him. During this line of questioning it was revealed that RR stopped using his lawyer for contract legal advice and started using Mike Brown for counsel even though Mike Brown is not a lawyer and had little experience with these matters. Nice move RR. Maybe he'll go to his auto mechanic if he ever needs heart surgery.

As for what RR has to hide, BB73 nailed it. Rita was in the room when the discussion of strategy to screw WVU out of $4 million took place with RR's present lawyers. That is the testimony that will ultimately come out of this after the judge orders Rita to testify.
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I'm not a lawyer, except in certain other personalities, in which case I am but cannot remember in this personality.

So, my question is this.

If RR and his wife and attorneys are in a room and they have a discussion about avoiding the $4 million payment. If he denies it, she denies it, and the attorneys claim privilege, who is going to reveal it. So, if that discussion did take place, how would WVU prove it?
 
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Steve19;1163593; said:
I'm not a lawyer, except in certain other personalities, in which case I am but cannot remember in this personality.

So, my question is this.

If RR and his wife and attorneys are in a room and they have a discussion about avoiding the $4 million payment. If he denies it, she denies it, and the attorneys claim privilege, who is going to reveal it. So, if that discussion did take place, how would WVU prove it?
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The questioning about UM agreeing to pay RR's $4 million WVU buy out centered around a redacted portion of the term sheet that RR signed with the UM. RR's attorney would not permit RR to answer any questions concerning the redacted portion of the UM term sheet. The attorney also prevented RR from testifying on anything that was said while Rita was in the room on the grounds that Rita was working as his agent on the case. The judge will decide a motion to compel testimony, and in that motion will be a request to compel disclosure of the redacted portion of the term sheet. If either RR or Rita claim no knowledge about UM's agreement to pay the WVU buy out amount, both will look at best like two fools and at worst will border on perjury.
 
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The high irony about these released deposition transcripts is that this is only part of what robon wanted let loose to the media - from LightningRod's linked site:
With the deposition of West Virginia University athletic director Ed Pastilong scheduled for Friday at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, a key question pertaining to WVU’s lawsuit against Rich Rodriguez remains: to what extent will the videotaped depositions of Rodriguez and Pastilong enter public record?

At a motions hearing on April 3, WVU attorneys expressed concern that videotaped testimony of the concerned parties might show up on YouTube. Wakefield then asked Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Robert Stone to order that the depositions be conducted in private and that all copies and transcripts of the videotaped depositions be kept private.

In opposing the request, Marv Robon, co-counsel for Rodriguez, argued to Stone, “This is a case involving a public institution. We don’t think the court should impose a gag order on the media, which is what the other side is suggesting…We have nothing to hide.”
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So if Robon had his way (he didn't - release of the videos was ruled against) we would not only read how he made a fool of himself, (see Pastilong deposition) we would see it by way of the video on the Inter-Tubes. What a brilliant legal mind Robon does possess.
 
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sandgk;1163625; said:
The high irony about these released deposition transcripts is that this is only part of what robon wanted let loose to the media - from LightningRod's linked site:

So if Robon had his way (he didn't - release of the videos was ruled against) we would not only read how he made a fool of himself, (see Pastilong deposition) we would see it by way of the video on the Inter-Tubes. What a brilliant legal mind Robon does possess.
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Sounds to me like he knew that request would be denied. It just gave him another chance to say "We have nothing to hide"!
 
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I suppose that his group of Michigan men did not want to take a shot at a 20 year old.

Charles Woodson, other U-M alums talk about meeting Rich Rodriguez

U-M football coach Rich Rodriguez admitted he has a lot of people to meet in his role as the program?s new face.

Bit by bit, he?s trying. At the Saturday night gala dinner to raise money for the new Mott Children?s Hospital, Rodriguez tried to meet as many of the former Wolverines as he could.

A number of them played in the golf event Sunday and a few shared their thoughts on the new coach.
Jeff Backus, former offensive lineman

?I don?t have any first-hand impressions. My only impression is what I read in the media. Right now it?s a little bit different than what the University of Michigan and Michigan men are used to, so much attention in the media. But I?m sure the more he?s known, the more positive it will be. I always have (come to practices) and I still plan on doing that. I think it?s important, no matter who the coach is, for former players to show their face and support the program and be part of the tradition that?s so special here.?
Jay Riemersma, former tight end

?I met him last night. Favorable (impression.) I?m looking forward to seeing what he?s going to accomplish. He?s got a good resume and got new stuff... He did a great job (Saturday) night pulling us aside and saying hey, come down and see us anytime you want and I?m going to have to take him up on that. It?s the policy they?ve had for a number of years here, I expect it will continue and I?m looking forward to seeing what he can accomplish.?
Charles Woodson, former defensive back

?I met him a couple months ago and saw him again last night. I?m pulling for him. Our program has got to get back on top and we?ve got to beat Ohio State. That?s the main thing... People are excited. They really don?t know what to expect. It?s a new system and much different from what Michigan is used to, but people are welcoming the change and hopefully he?ll come in and get the people he needs to run his system and we?ll win ballgames. That?s all we?re worried about.?
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Apophis wrote:

5/20/2008 5:42:53 AM
Talk about lukewarm support at best. Do you think that maybe our former players have seen how RR has treated Braylon Edwards and others? Little or no respect for our traditions, our history our alums and former players. It now appears to be all about RR. We may as well forget all that talk about our helmets, uniforms, song, stadium etc. All the things that make us Michigan. It's clear that RR cares nothing about any of this. And when he is finished using us he will be on his way for that job he really wanted all along. Probably in the SEC. Probably in the south. Now we're having hog roasts. What's next? Half-time tractor pulls? Mud bogs? Tobacco spitting? by the women? We have sold our souls. Apophis
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MaizeandBlue;1167124; said:
I am really happy to see [insert person or persons associated with Michigan here] saying positive things about [insert person, place, or thing associated with Michigan here].
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There, now you never have to post anything new ever again. Just copy and paste that. I did that just for you, because I care, and because they probably miss you over at the Scout board.
 
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