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muffler dragon
Bien. Bien chiludo.
Dryden;1192822; said:
Zippercat;1193703; said:
Truth be told, RR (like many of such ilk) continues to say that he has a double when, in fact, it's a single wide. Oh, the competitions that run rampant in that segment of society. Just don't get him started on whether NASCAR drivers are athletes or not.
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HailToMichigan;1192697; said:
Uh, no, they don't actually. They give you the receipt to provide proof of transfer of ownership. Guarantees of free return are typically not printed on the register receipt.
MaizeandBlue;1192664; said:
Costed? Uh, no. Can't say I ever did. We're on a grammar drive here, you know!
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Steve19;1193924; said:Costed? Uh, no. Can't say I ever did. We're on a grammar drive here, you know!
That's you're opinion, Steve.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Garrison: Rodriguez 'very distraught' in private meeting before he resigned
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said in a deposition that former football coach Rich Rodriguez was "very distraught" in a private meeting the night before he resigned and accepted the top job at Michigan, complaining about harsh public reaction to a lost shot at a national championship.
As part of the $4 million lawsuit the university has filed over a buyout clause in the coach's contract, Garrison testified the two had a tense final meeting Dec. 15 -- one in which the president admits he may have raised his voice and one in which Rodriguez allegedly put his head in his hands and complained about how difficult his choice was.
A transcript of Garrison's deposition was released late Monday, along with testimony by chief of staff Craig Walker, assistant athletic director Mike Parsons and two members of the WVU Board of Governors.
Garrison also denied in the June proceeding he had misled Rodriguez into signing the contract that was in effect when he quit, disputing assertions he told the coach he didn't believe in and wouldn't enforce buyouts.
Nor did he suggest that if a dispute arose, the parties would probably settle for $2 million, Garrison testified.
He acknowledged, however, he told Rodriguez he might change his position in future contracts, and that he "would like the university to look at other options besides liquidated damages provisions, if they fit the circumstances."
Garrison also revealed he had a testy exchange with sports agent Mike Brown in the summer, before he'd assumed the presidency, in which Brown vowed to "shop, as he put it, Product Rodriguez on the open market."
Garrison found Brown's remarks about the state and the university "fairly disparaging" and said he later told Rodriguez that Brown did not have the coach's best interests in mind.
Garrison's account of the pivotal final meeting differs greatly from the recollections of Rodriguez, who claims he urged Garrison to keep a variety of promises that had not been kept.
The only point on which the two apparently agree is that each felt the other had become a different person.
Rodriguez had unresolved demands involving assistant coaches, a personal Web site, free passes for high school coaches and other matters. He says Garrison unequivocally refused to meet them.
Garrison, however, says he reiterated his commitment to working on the outstanding issues but could not give a firm answer that evening.
"I didn't say 'yes' or 'no.' What I said was, 'We will continue to look at these items,'" Garrison testified.
Garrison acknowledged he was surprised that Rodriguez had "engaged in meaningful, apparent negotiations" with Michigan the day before and that he had to learn of those talks through the media. He also said it's possible he raised his voice as the conversation became more heated.
"I don't know if I yelled or not, but there was, there was one point in the conversation where I did become aggravated, and it was the point in the conversation when I expressed my strong feelings -- which I maintain today -- that there is great value in coaching at your alma mater, at your home university and in your home state."
Rodriguez "didn't think the place was necessarily any more special than anyplace else," Garrison testified, "and I was angry about that."
Rodriguez complained about criticism that followed the Mountaineers' Dec. 1 loss to Pittsburgh, which kept West Virginia out of the national championship game.
"He did indicate his frustration that he was not supported or valued at the university," Garrison said. "And I simply did not agree with that."
Walker and athletic director Ed Pastilong also had a final meeting with Rodriguez on Dec. 15. Walker, too, testified the university was still considering the coach' demands. He was then asked if Rodriguez would still be coach if his demands had been met that day.
"I have no idea," Walker said. "If I was guessing, there would be an additional list. If those got done, there would be an additional list. Coach Rodriguez was very driven, always wanted to be the very best. That's a credible thing, but if those things were done, there would've been a new list, then a new list."
Walker said his last words were, "We want you as our coach. This is where you've grown up, and you're a big part of this. We want you as a coach." The two have not spoken since.
Entire article: ESPN - Garrison: Rodriguez 'very distraught' in private meeting before he resigned - College Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said in a deposition that former football coach Rich Rodriguez was "very distraught" in a private meeting the night before he resigned and accepted the top job at Michigan, complaining about harsh public reaction to a lost shot at a national championship.
As part of the $4 million lawsuit the university has filed over a buyout clause in the coach's contract, Garrison testified the two had a tense final meeting Dec. 15 -- one in which the president admits he may have raised his voice and one in which Rodriguez allegedly put his head in his hands and complained about how difficult his choice was.
A transcript of Garrison's deposition was released late Monday, along with testimony by chief of staff Craig Walker, assistant athletic director Mike Parsons and two members of the WVU Board of Governors.
Garrison also denied in the June proceeding he had misled Rodriguez into signing the contract that was in effect when he quit, disputing assertions he told the coach he didn't believe in and wouldn't enforce buyouts.
Nor did he suggest that if a dispute arose, the parties would probably settle for $2 million, Garrison testified.
He acknowledged, however, he told Rodriguez he might change his position in future contracts, and that he "would like the university to look at other options besides liquidated damages provisions, if they fit the circumstances."
Garrison also revealed he had a testy exchange with sports agent Mike Brown in the summer, before he'd assumed the presidency, in which Brown vowed to "shop, as he put it, Product Rodriguez on the open market."
Garrison found Brown's remarks about the state and the university "fairly disparaging" and said he later told Rodriguez that Brown did not have the coach's best interests in mind.
Garrison's account of the pivotal final meeting differs greatly from the recollections of Rodriguez, who claims he urged Garrison to keep a variety of promises that had not been kept.
The only point on which the two apparently agree is that each felt the other had become a different person.
Rodriguez had unresolved demands involving assistant coaches, a personal Web site, free passes for high school coaches and other matters. He says Garrison unequivocally refused to meet them.
Garrison, however, says he reiterated his commitment to working on the outstanding issues but could not give a firm answer that evening.
"I didn't say 'yes' or 'no.' What I said was, 'We will continue to look at these items,'" Garrison testified.
Garrison acknowledged he was surprised that Rodriguez had "engaged in meaningful, apparent negotiations" with Michigan the day before and that he had to learn of those talks through the media. He also said it's possible he raised his voice as the conversation became more heated.
"I don't know if I yelled or not, but there was, there was one point in the conversation where I did become aggravated, and it was the point in the conversation when I expressed my strong feelings -- which I maintain today -- that there is great value in coaching at your alma mater, at your home university and in your home state."
Rodriguez "didn't think the place was necessarily any more special than anyplace else," Garrison testified, "and I was angry about that."
Rodriguez complained about criticism that followed the Mountaineers' Dec. 1 loss to Pittsburgh, which kept West Virginia out of the national championship game.
"He did indicate his frustration that he was not supported or valued at the university," Garrison said. "And I simply did not agree with that."
Walker and athletic director Ed Pastilong also had a final meeting with Rodriguez on Dec. 15. Walker, too, testified the university was still considering the coach' demands. He was then asked if Rodriguez would still be coach if his demands had been met that day.
"I have no idea," Walker said. "If I was guessing, there would be an additional list. If those got done, there would be an additional list. Coach Rodriguez was very driven, always wanted to be the very best. That's a credible thing, but if those things were done, there would've been a new list, then a new list."
Walker said his last words were, "We want you as our coach. This is where you've grown up, and you're a big part of this. We want you as a coach." The two have not spoken since.
Entire article: ESPN - Garrison: Rodriguez 'very distraught' in private meeting before he resigned - College Football
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I find this all very distressing. I even feel a bit choked up thinking about poor RR. So desperate for Mountaineer love and yet feeling so much angst over a harsh public reaction to his loss against a team he well should have beat.
What is it with fans today? After all, didn't he cry on the sidelines during the game? Doesn't that count for something? And why didn't Oprah or Dr Phil call to help him work through this on air? At least, Jerry Springer? And why should he have to honor his agreement and pay $4 million. Nobody loved him, why should he pay?
I'm so....so....well, so distraught.
What is it with fans today? After all, didn't he cry on the sidelines during the game? Doesn't that count for something? And why didn't Oprah or Dr Phil call to help him work through this on air? At least, Jerry Springer? And why should he have to honor his agreement and pay $4 million. Nobody loved him, why should he pay?
I'm so....so....well, so distraught.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
I feel dirty.
I feel dirty. I'm sitting here catching up on BP and getting a couple things for work done over coffee at the clubhouse before getting in 36 holes today. Why do I feel dirty? I'm on my week long annual trip to our family house in Gaylord, MI. Started my trip off with a wedding in A^2 and then headed up to a friend's cabin on Lake Huron.
So, my friend with the cabin on LH is a tsun alum. He and I have always had a very friendly relationship when it comes to tOSU and tsun. We had a pretty interesting discussion about the coaching situation. Some interesting things that came up were:
1) His kids are in the same school as the coach's kids. He said that he thought it was a "good choice" for him to move to Saline as opposed to A^2 because "you know, the people in A^2 are pretty rabid about their football." That comment struck me as odd. Seems as though he's avoiding A^2? Not exactly like Saline is really that far from A^2. Just a strange comment. It'd be like JT living in Lancaster or something? Just strange.
2) Got the sense that there is a lot of heat on him right now (yeah, who'd of thunk it? Just confirmation I guess). People want him to do well and there definately was a sense of needing a "change." But with that, with how things have gone, people are kind of holding him at arms length... kind of taking a "wait and see" approach.
3) "Rounding Error for M*ch*g*n football." That is the term my friend used to describe the $4,000,000 issue. He totally agreed with me that he thinks that the situation is be handled in a very strange (read: poor) way. From a PR perspective all the way to just doing the right thing for WVU, tsun and the coach's family.
So, I'm going to just ignore the fact that I'm stuck with a bunch of skunkbears for the week and enjoy some golf. That will be me out there with a scarlet tOSU LAX ball cap.
Muck Fichigan.
Out of here.
I feel dirty. I'm sitting here catching up on BP and getting a couple things for work done over coffee at the clubhouse before getting in 36 holes today. Why do I feel dirty? I'm on my week long annual trip to our family house in Gaylord, MI. Started my trip off with a wedding in A^2 and then headed up to a friend's cabin on Lake Huron.
So, my friend with the cabin on LH is a tsun alum. He and I have always had a very friendly relationship when it comes to tOSU and tsun. We had a pretty interesting discussion about the coaching situation. Some interesting things that came up were:
1) His kids are in the same school as the coach's kids. He said that he thought it was a "good choice" for him to move to Saline as opposed to A^2 because "you know, the people in A^2 are pretty rabid about their football." That comment struck me as odd. Seems as though he's avoiding A^2? Not exactly like Saline is really that far from A^2. Just a strange comment. It'd be like JT living in Lancaster or something? Just strange.
2) Got the sense that there is a lot of heat on him right now (yeah, who'd of thunk it? Just confirmation I guess). People want him to do well and there definately was a sense of needing a "change." But with that, with how things have gone, people are kind of holding him at arms length... kind of taking a "wait and see" approach.
3) "Rounding Error for M*ch*g*n football." That is the term my friend used to describe the $4,000,000 issue. He totally agreed with me that he thinks that the situation is be handled in a very strange (read: poor) way. From a PR perspective all the way to just doing the right thing for WVU, tsun and the coach's family.
So, I'm going to just ignore the fact that I'm stuck with a bunch of skunkbears for the week and enjoy some golf. That will be me out there with a scarlet tOSU LAX ball cap.
Muck Fichigan.
Out of here.
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spurrier
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I agree he has, but the spoiled lsu fans are fickle. The lsu faithful dont like him and were begging him to go to michigan before he made it to the nc game. is it stupid? yes. But Lsu fans are spoiled and always think the grass is greener on the other side.NFBuck;1186249; said:
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OregonBuckeye;1196467; said:
Considering the demise of the long-running after the game show, Michigan Replay, the jury is out. Is it a sign of wisdom? Or is it a sign of compassion? Either way, it seems like RR knows enough to assume that no one will want to replay a number of games this year.
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'Michigan Replay' is finished
Wow. Further down, after the Michigan Replay non-story, is an even better story ... Tom Lemming still being a giant douche.
Wow. Further down, after the Michigan Replay non-story, is an even better story ... Tom Lemming still being a giant douche.
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