Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

[lvbuckeye]

shit, i thought i got the ninja edit in on time!

 

[LightningRod]

Legal camp Rodriguez is a real hoot. It's fun watching the public relations battle in this lawsuit. Bray Cary, a media mogul in WV (if there is such a thing) offered RR a 1 hour prime time spot to take whatever shots RR wanted to take against WVU. I previously linked the interview archives (the crocodile tears for missing the best friend's funeral was the highlite). Camp Rod follows this up by finding a renowned WV schill to write a "letter to the editor" type piece ( LINK )about how RR is believable. The author of this masterpiece, Vic Sprouse, is none other than the WV State Senator who is not seeking reelection in 2008 (you'll see why shortly). Sprouse is the fine individual who left his 3rd wife while she was pregnant to dally with another. The sad part is that he knew there were problems with the fetus, and the baby was born with CHARGE Syndrome. Sprouse's reaction ( LINK ) - it's not his problem - let welfare take care of it. I don't think RR could have found a better spokesperson for his cause since they share the same philosophy when it comes to personal responsibility.

 

[Steve19]

1. He cries on the sideline like a sissy girl.
2. He's a pompous ass.
3. He dicked over 85 kids and his alma mater as they were beginning to prepare for their BCS bowl game.
4. Read the depositions from his court case. (Hint: He's not exactly "loyal" and a bit of a liar)
5. wait...


Yeah, just do that.

What's not to love?

 

[Bleed S & G]

1. He cries on the sideline like a sissy girl.

 

[LightningRod]

Topping off a great 4 day recruiting stretch with a figurative slap by the court upside RR's head.

Big win in court for WVU

Written proposals between former WVU Football Coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan are now evidence in WVU?s attempt to get Rodriguez to pay a $4 million buyout. The university scored a handful of court victories during a Monday morning hearing in Morgantown.

Monongalia County Circuit Judge Robert Stone agreed with WVU attorney Jeff Wakefield that four draft letters between Rodriguez and Michigan should be part of the record. Those letters were related to Rodriguez?s future at Michigan and were written while he was still under contract with WVU. All of the letters were drafts and the fourth letter was signed by Rodriguez. The letters talk about the buyout.

Wakefield says WVU wanted the ruling from Stone because it shows Rodriguez was knowledgeable about the buyout before he took the Michigan job.

?It will demonstrate we believe that Mr. Rodriguez was clearly negotiating with the University of Michigan, that he had this provision in his contract that he needed to honor and needed to be paid,? Wakefield said.

While Rodriguez was negotiating his contract with Michigan during his meeting on December 13th, Rodriguez contacted his CPA to figure out what the tax ramifications would be if Rodriguez were to pay the $4 million buyout. Also, Wakefield presented that Rodriguez was in the presence of an attorney named Bennett Spire during his negotiations with Michigan.

?Mr. Spire was an attorney who represented Mr. Rodriguez throughout the negotiations of the second amendment of the contract and one of the key things is Mr. Rodriguez clearly had a lawyer who was advising him. They?re (Rodriguez? lawyers) trying to say that his advice was limited. We don?t believe that?s true and so we want access to those communications,? Wakefield said.

Wakefield wants to prove Rodriguez did have legal advice when he was negotiating his contract with Michigan. Judge Stone ruled Rodriguez?s attorneys have 15 days to put together a log of the transactions between Rodriguez and Michigan during the negotiations of the contract.

Wakefield also requested all of the contracts Rodriguez has ever negotiated in real estate and endorsements to prove that Rodriguez had experience in negotiating contracts to prove that WVU didn?t trick him into signing his contract that included the $4 million dollar buyout.

Wakefield made it clear during the court hearing that WVU doesn?t care if it?s Rodriguez who pays the money or Michigan. Rodriguez attorney Sean McGinley said they are trying to prove that the $4 million in damages is more than Rodriguez should have to pay to WVU.

Judge Stone ruled that Rodriguez?s lawyers also have 15 days to gather all of the contracts in real estate and endorsements that he has negotiated before he signed his contract with WVU.

At the end of Monday's hearing Rodriguez?s lawyer, McGinley, walked past all the reporters when he was leaving the courtroom without saying a word.

 

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[DaveyBoy]

RR is losing so much support in Michigan

I live near Ann Arbor and work with dozens of UM grads. A couple in my department who are big time UM fans as they are alums. They are now finally starting to doubt the soundness of the judgement to hire RR. The point of the story is that even some of the most supportive fans he had during the first few months of his tenure are starting to turn on him.

It seems the reports from the trial in WV are taking a big toll on RR's image in AA.

 

[sandgk]

I'll take Rod's so Dicked for $1,000 Alex ...

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

it's either arrogance or stupidity (most likely both) that would lead somebody to claim a buyout clause that he signed is too much. don't fucking sign it if it's too much you ridiculous jackass.



and the michigan fans back him like he's a poor schlub being taken to the cleaners by big mean WVU. a jackass leading jackasses is very appropriate.

 

[NFBuck]

Um, yep...still an ass.

 

[OCBucksFan]

I live near Ann Arbor and work with dozens of UM grads. A couple in my department who are big time UM fans as they are alums. They are now finally starting to doubt the soundness of the judgement to hire RR. The point of the story is that even some of the most supportive fans he had during the first few months of his tenure are starting to turn on him.

It seems the reports from the trial in WV are taking a big toll on RR's image in AA.

Yeah, my bosses are tsun grads, pretty cool group of people actually, but today I was putting up a picture of the 2006 Team and one of them came in. Partially to razz me about the Lakers, and partially just saying hi. So, he sits down, and we go back and forth, and then I start talking about the uniforms and he'd seen them saying "I don't like what he's doing, my expectations are really high for us, but he doesn't leave my hopes very high at all." Saying "You can say one thing for sure about Lloyd Carr, he's a good man, I don't think you can say that about RR."

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

I also posted this in the Kevin Newsome recruit thread, but thought it was appropriate to the Rich Rodriguez thread as well. From the Virginian-Pilot (the quoted person is Kevin Newsome's former high school coach and close family friend):

"I thought when he picked Michigan, he jumped the gun a little bit, and I was disappointed," Johnston said. "I told him that."

Johnston is not a big fan of Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez, who told Newsome he was "their guy" and then continued to recruit several other top quarterbacks. Michigan received a second QB commitment just days after Newsome's pledge.

 

[Oh8ch]

I also posted this in the Kevin Newsome recruit thread, but thought it was appropriate to the Rich Rodriguez thread as well.

This post effectively trashes RR. It is appropriate to post it in any thread you choose.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I love the potential of the Michigan football program going up in flames like a funeral pyre...

 

[MaizeandBlue]

it's either arrogance or stupidity (most likely both) that would lead somebody to claim a buyout clause that he signed is too much. don't fucking sign it if it's too much you ridiculous jackass.

lets be honest here, we have done something similiar on a smaller scale and some point or another. ever bought a car or a new tv then looked back and thought to yourself "hey that costed way too much for this" but RichRod tried doing the right thing before the start of last season by signing it just so it would be done with and in good faith that it would have been reduced at a later time.