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Rich Rodriguez (official thread of last laughs)

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Funny stuff on the M-Zone again; especially if you are old enough to remember the Reagan assassination attempt, Haig saying he is in charge, and Nixon's farewell, etc.

Coaching Coup D'Etat: 24 Hours That Shook a (Wolverine) Nation

These have been strange days in A2 this week. Luckily, the MZone's Ann Arbor Bureau Chief, Mikoyan of Michigan Exposures, was there to capture The 24 Hours That Shook a (Wolverine) Nation.

Tuesday Afternoon

First came the false reports out of A2 that an attempt on Rich Rod's job had succeeded during the famous 18 hour "First Meeting" with athletic director Dave Brandon. Below is a picture of Rodriguez on his way to that meeting. Notice the reporter from Fox 2 Detroit (under the arrow) waiting to proclaim the "death" of Rodriguez.


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Tuesday Evening

In the chaotic next few hours - after Fox 2 Detroit erroneously reported that Rich Rod was fired - who can forget Greg Robinson taking the podium at Schembechler Hall and declaring that he was in charge.


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Robinson even went so far as to name a new Defensive Coordinator - Mr. Bearington.

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Wednesday Morning

Finally, after an almost biblical 40 days and 40 nights "evaluation," Brandon fired Rich Rod at the infamous "Second Meeting." Below, Rich Rod waves good-bye to his players and staff from outside South Quad before departing back to Big East.


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Greg Henson said:
The disaster that has going on at Michigan over the last 3 years has largly been orchestrated by former Head Coach Lloyd Carr and his minions.

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Saw this linked in some posts over at S&M. If true, it's a pretty interesting view behind the scenes of Michigan football. If it's not true, it's still a pretty funny view behind the scenes. Either way, win!
 
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BuckeyeBill;1851475; said:
Saw this linked in some posts over at S&M. If true, it's a pretty interesting view behind the scenes of Michigan football. If it's not true, it's still a pretty funny view behind the scenes. Either way, win!
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Interesting, yes. The part that leaves me confused is which particular faction was successful in getting RichRod hired. One would think it was the Lloyds; however, apparently, Lloyd sabotaged him from day one.

Methinks that the mastermind is none other than GBYBMYMSOB! He's still in control!!!
 
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See they never supported me, only Billy did, no one else! This is not my fault, they blamed me when it was really Lloyds fault and everyone knows that. Anyways, I gotta go, you know the rule, 30 minutes or it's free.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5996783

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Bill Martin landed a hot coach who seemed like a good guy, too. He turned out to be a poor fit for college football's winningest program.

The former athletic director, though, said he agreed with Dave Brandon's decision to fire Rich Rodriguez three seasons later.

"People can look back and say what they want, but remember where he was when we hired him," Martin said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, a day after his hand-picked coach was bought out of the final three years of his contract.

But couldn't Martin have figured out ahead of time that Rodriguez's style on and off the field wasn't going to mesh at Michigan?

"I'm not going to go back and second guess the decision," Martin told the AP. "We'll never know what would've happened if Rich got full support from the Michigan family."

No, we won't.
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RR needs to find a way to stay out of court.

Attorney sues Rodriguez over sale of home
1/5/2011 2:00 PM By Chris Dickerson -Monongalia Bureau

MORGANTOWN - A Weirton attorney is suing former West Virginia University and newly fired Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez over problems with the purchase of the coach's Morgantown home.

Raymond A. Hinerman Sr. and his wife Barbara B. Hinerman filed the lawsuit Dec. 27 in Monongalia Circuit Court against Richard and Rita Rodriguez. Hinerman is representing himself.

In the complaint, the Hinermans say they signed a purchase agreement for the home located in Greystone Estates for $1.3 million and was ready to close on the property on Dec. 20. The sellers asked for that closing to be moved to Dec. 22, and the buyers agreed.

On Dec. 21, the Realtor for the Rodriguezes advised the Hinermans that a room they previously hadn't been able to inspect -- because it was full of children's toys and, on one occasion, the door wouldn't open -- had suffered a water leak. On the final inspection on Dec. 22, there were ongoing attempts to dry out the "strong musty smell and obvious water leak."

The Hinermans say that all sales documents including the deed were at the Realtor's office and ready for the closing when the Rodriguezes' attorney called "stating that there would be no sale until the buyers signed a document accepting full responsibility for the leak and its consequences."

The Hinermans refused to sign the document and "demanded the sale proceed and tendered the full purchase price to the Realtor." Later, in a phone conversation with the Rodriguezes' counsel, Hinerman says he was told the sellers "were unilaterally continuing the closing until sometime before Dec. 31, 2010."

The Hinermans argue that the leak and damages are not their responsibility and that the Rodriguezes should fix it. The Rodriguezes refuse, and the closing had not been reset at the time of the filing on Dec. 27. The Hinermans say they have been harmed financially by the postponement.

The Hinermans say the Rodriguezes are creating an anticipatory breach of contract. They also say the Rodriguezes "are aware of another buyer willing to pay more than the contracted sale price."
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Rich_Rodriguez;1851523; said:
See they never supported me, only Billy did, no one else! This is not my fault, they blamed me when it was really Lloyds fault and everyone knows that. Anyways, I gotta go, you know the rule, 30 minutes or it's free.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5996783
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Hey, maybe you still have hope. With all the high profile coaches indicating that they are not interested in the scUM job maybe "the pizza guy" will find out that after his "nationwide search" that you are the best guy for the job after all and rehire you. It could happen, look at the number of times George Steinbrenner hired and fired Billy Martin.

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