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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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It looks to me like TSUN is willing to let the lawsuit continue in a weak attempt to save the university and/or some of its well-heeled boosters a few bucks.
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And the beauty of all this is that neither reputation nor money are unlimited. When/If there is a ruling against RR UM takes a hit for standing behind a guy who was in the wrong.

And while there are certainly boosters who can come up with the cash it is nice to see them handing it over to WVU rather than building a new weight room or a new boat house for the ladies rowing team.

They are playing catch up with OSU and they are about to fall another 4 mil behind.
 
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LightningRod;1176185; said:
I also believe that the redacted portion of RR's term sheet with Michigan contains a provision that obligates Michigan to pay if RR is required to pay. How this clause falls under attorney/client privilege is beyond me. It is a contract provision that is part of a contract of a Michigan state employee. There is no privilege that protects this clause from disclosure.
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Pardon my likely ignorance, but......

The contract is between RR and the university, and so theoretically by extension the people and taxpayers of the state of Michigan. I would argue strongly in favor of the entire contract being fair game if the case were in a Michigan court, and even a federal court would seem to have a strong say. But the state of West Virginia is trying the case - what is the legal basis for one state to open up another's contracts?
 
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HailToMichigan;1176412; said:
Pardon my likely ignorance, but......

The contract is between RR and the university, and so theoretically by extension the people and taxpayers of the state of Michigan. I would argue strongly in favor of the entire contract being fair game if the case were in a Michigan court, and even a federal court would seem to have a strong say. But the state of West Virginia is trying the case - what is the legal basis for one state to open up another's contracts?
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Because it may reasonably lead to discoverable relevant evidence with respect to WVUs dispute with RR. Who's state the case is in (Mich or WV) is not a proper issue for consideration.
 
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HailToMichigan;1176412; said:
Pardon my likely ignorance, but......

The contract is between RR and the university, and so theoretically by extension the people and taxpayers of the state of Michigan. I would argue strongly in favor of the entire contract being fair game if the case were in a Michigan court, and even a federal court would seem to have a strong say. But the state of West Virginia is trying the case - what is the legal basis for one state to open up another's contracts?
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What is the legal basis for calling it "attorney/client privilege" which is what LightingRod states RR and his atty claim.
 
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Scout.com: Former Wolverine Signs With GVSU

former Michigan Wolverine Quintin Patilla

?There were a lot of things I didn?t agree with,? he said, ?I didn?t like what was going on. My health issues were present when the old staff was there and I felt like the new staff didn?t care too much.?
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I guess he must be lazy and a cry baby like Boren :shake:
 
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HailToMichigan;1176412; said:
Pardon my likely ignorance, but......

The contract is between RR and the university, and so theoretically by extension the people and taxpayers of the state of Michigan. I would argue strongly in favor of the entire contract being fair game if the case were in a Michigan court, and even a federal court would seem to have a strong say. But the state of West Virginia is trying the case - what is the legal basis for one state to open up another's contracts?
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UM is a state university as opposed to a private university, and RR's contract may be obtained by a freedom of information act request. This FOIA request is the same process that required PSU to divulge the contents of JoePa's contract. By comparison, Weis's contract cannot be accessed by a FOIA request because ND is a private institution. Access to RR's contract can be accessed by media and other interested people who desire to have access to the contract without any need for a lawsuit.
 
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