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Though it’s not a pro football story (but for Rich Rodriguez’s “contribution” of Pacman Jones and Chris Henry to the NFL), a legal battle has waged between the new Michigan coach and his former employer in his home state of West Virginia.
At issue is whether Rodriguez will honor a commitment to pay $4 million pursuant to his contract, based on his premature departure from West Virginia University.
The matter is now close to a resolution, with one side essentially caving in. The full story is right here, courtesy of MDS of our sister site CFT.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Ah, it just wouldn’t be PFT if we didn’t have to deal with Florio’s delusional opinion that anyone outside of the state of West Virginia cares about this story.
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am
you think we can add Rodriguez to the turd watch? i mean he did put Pacman, oo i mena Adam Jones and Henery in the NFL. not to mention he is a turd himself for trying not to pay WVU the money that he owed them
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I can think of another Rodriguez who will be out more $millions than this guy.
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:11 am
At least you noted that this is NOT an NFL story before you bagged on RR again. Give us a break up here in Michigan. We have to deal with the Lions. The least the football gods can do is give us a college team that’s worth watching.
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:33 am
west virginia has football ????
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I was disappointed when he came to the Big10. He doesn’t fit our style.
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:49 am
“Though it’s not a pro football story…”
Did your brain not throw up a flag at this point?
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July 9th, 2008 at 11:55 am
They took er jobs
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Is this guy gonna try to run that wishbone kinda thing at UM? I don’t see that working in the Big 10. Get ready for more losses to Ohio St, unfortunately.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
“dangfunky says: July 9th, 2008 at 10:33 am west virginia has football ????”
Not being able to see your face while making this comment… I sort of picture it looking like thousands of slack-jawed SEC powerhouse Georgia fans - while their team was getting it’s @ss kicked in the Sugar Bowl by the Mountaineers.
And for indignant Big 10 fans (the most overrated college football conference in America)… UM got it’s ass kicked by Appalachian State man!! Even “that wishbone kinda thing” has GOT to be an improvement. LOL
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
what i want to know is where did the 2 1/2 million
come from?is this taxpayer money?
if this is taxpayer money,the board of michigan should
be taken out into the street and shot.
putting the board on trial would only constitute a bigger
waste of the public treasury,shoot them.
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Michigan is welcome to the turd known as RicRod, it goes with the Rod that running the Lions. UWV is lucky to be rid of ROD and should just call it even and drop the suit to show they are the better man
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July 9th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
“it goes with the Rod that running the Lions”? “they are the better man”?
wow. that’s all I have to say.
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
wock says:
July 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Not being able to see your face while making this comment… I sort of picture it looking like thousands of slack-jawed SEC powerhouse Georgia fans
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A WVU fan calling someone else slack-jawed? Pot calling the kettle black?
/not a Georgia fan, just found that funny
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
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CoryDangerous says:
July 9th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I was disappointed when he came to the Big10. He doesn’t fit our style.
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What style is that? Overrated and underachieving?
And Florio, how upset were you with his 11 win seasons before he bolted?
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July 10th, 2008 at 5:33 am
This was all petty crap on WVU’s part. Really helped reel in that big name coach. What’s his name again? Who Cares! You keep throwing out App. State beating Michigan what about Pitt beating WVU? Pitt lost to Syracuse they won like what one game? Your called West Virginia because Virginia doesn’t even want to be confused with you! LOSERS!!
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