Rich Rodriguez (official thread)

[Bleed S & G]

Originally Posted by MaizeandBlue

wow so much hate

[shetuck]

Originally Posted by cincibuck

You know, the "We're above football, we don't take it seriously, we don't get fanatical," crap is one thing that just really gets my fever going. I've been on the OSU team bus being rocked by Michigan fans, I've heard the insults shouted at Coach Hayes, starting with 'mother [censored]er' and descending from there. I've heard the "our real rivalry is with the Spartans," bull [censored]. I've endured Desmond Howard doing Heisman poses in the Buckeye end zone. I've checked out the wolverine websites bemoaning the change from the 90s to today in The Game. Through it all I keep hearing this mantra from the Michigan faithful, "we're above football, we don't take it seriosuly, we don't get fanatical," and now, "Wow, so much hate."

You get as good as you give.

The mantra doesn't fly. Why the hell would any of you spend any time on an OSU website if it weren't for the fact that football and The Game matter a great deal to Michigan students, alums and fans?

that needed to be said. thank you cinci for saying it.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Yahoo!

Michigan's Rodriguez is recruiting for dear life

By Matt Hayes -

Let me tell you a story about a man and his predicament. Only weeks ago, Rich Rodriguez was fresh and free and his future had never looked brighter.
Now everything hinges on the decision of an 18-year-old kid.
I'm not simplifying or dramatizing when I say national signing day will be the most important event in Rodriguez's coaching career. He left his home and alma mater, his comfort zone, for the unknown last month when he agreed to coach the behemoth that is Michigan.
Almost Heaven, this ain't. At Michigan, we're better than you. At Michigan, we hire stand-up men in a sit-down world. And at Michigan -- I can hear Bo yelling this now -- we sure as hell don't hire coaches who embarrass the institution.
Yet here we are: The new coach is in the middle of a messy public divorce with his former school, one that has peeled back layers of questionable ethics, broken promises, multimillion-dollar lawsuits and -- drum roll, please -- the powerful influence of sports agents.

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[NFBuck]

Ticker on E!spn says DickRod is offering to pay 1.5 mil to buy out the remainder of his WVU contract. Yeah, nothing like trying to negotiate against an already signed contract.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by MaizeandBlue

wow so much hate

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by NFBuck

Ticker on E!spn says DickRod is offering to pay 1.5 mil to buy out the remainder of his WVU contract. Yeah, nothing like trying to negotiate against an already signed contract.

ESPN News

Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez has offered to pay the school $1.5 million to buy out the final six years of his contract, according to a letter of credit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg, W.Va.
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In the latest court filing, Rodriguez's attorneys wrote: "The amount of the Letter of Credit is equal to the maximum liquidated damages provision [penalty] at the date of termination provided in the first amendment to the original Employment Agreement. In any event, the amount of the letter of credit exceeds the first payment that Plaintiff claims is due."
Former Mountaineers basketball coach John Beilein, who was hired as Michigan's coach last April, paid West Virginia $1.5 million to buy out the final five years of his contract. The amount was $1 million less than the penalty called for in Beilein's contract, which ran through the 2012 season.