Sneaking out of Morgantown

WBill@ · 12-17-2007, 10:41 AM

The Wizard of Odds

Check out these images of Rich Rodriguez and his party (including wife Rita) slipping out of Morgantown early last Friday for a flight to Toledo and his thought-to-be-secret meeting with Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman and athletic director Bill Martin. Our friends at Losers With Socks have more images, somewhat poor in quality because they were shot with a cameraphone.

As you know by now, Rodriguez is Michigan's new coach, and everybody in West Virginia is pissed off, starting with Governor Joe Manchin, a former Mountaineer quarterback who has his own parking spot outside of Mountaineer Field.

And check out this newly created MySpace page for the "Traitor."

This breakup had the ugliest of endings. According to Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette, West Virginia officials first received word of Rodriguez's departure when graduate assistant Mike Parrish handed athletic director Ed Pastilong a short letter of resignation from the coach. A grad assistant. Quite manly of you, Rich!

In addition, Rodriguez told quarterback recruit Terrell Pryor about his decision before he told anybody at West Virginia. Pryor, of course, has just added Michigan to his list of schools.

Big Kahuna · 12-17-2007, 10:48 AM

wow. just wow. what a classy guy.

Big M · 12-17-2007, 10:51 AM

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wow. just wow. what a classy guy.

Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

ChefKosmo · 12-17-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Big M

Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

I think it's more of this...

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West Virginia officials first received word of Rodriguez's departure when graduate assistant Mike Parrish handed athletic director Ed Pastilong a short letter of resignation from the coach.

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In addition, Rodriguez told quarterback recruit

Terrelle Pryor about his decision before he told anybody at West Virginia. Pryor, of course, has just added Michigan to his list of schools.

Big Kahuna · 12-17-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Big M

Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

you believe this is proper protocol?

According to Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette, West Virginia officials first received word of Rodriguez's departure when graduate assistant Mike Parrish handed athletic director Ed Pastilong a short letter of resignation from the coach. A grad assistan

You're new coach needs to:

1. Learn to be respectful
2. Grow some balls

steveschneider · 12-17-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Big M

Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

I guess if you're just a money grubber with no integrity, he did it text book style.

Guy's like Tressel and Lloyd have integrity...your new coach, he aint got it.

Big Kahuna · 12-17-2007, 11:00 AM

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I guess if you're just a money grubber with no integrity, he did it text book style.

Guy's like Tressel and Lloyd have it...your new coach, he aint got it.

Sorry. Lloyd didn't have it either.

wvaspartan · 12-17-2007, 11:01 AM

And FYI....Big M.....the pictures are of him leaving for his "secret" meeting with UM in Toledo not of him leaving yesterday to go to Ann Arbor for the news conference.

steveschneider · 12-17-2007, 11:12 AM

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Sorry. Lloyd didn't have it either.

I sort of agree with you.

I guess my measure is by loyalty to a school and his players. I can't ever picture LLoyd doing what Dick Rod just did.

Ralph_Wiggum · 12-17-2007, 11:15 AM

I don't think it's a big deal. Saban pulled that crap when he left us and he still won a national title.

sec.27 · 12-17-2007, 11:19 AM

We all rememer when $aban walked out on us in the middle of the season. I certainly have no interest in WV football, but what this guy did to his players and their program stinks, just like what $aban did to MSU. I personally think he set our program back eight years. And anyone who thinks his quitting two weeks before a BCS bowl doesn't hinder WV's chances of winning is kidding themselves.

The NCAA ought to institute some policy preventing coaches from jumping ship like this - or at least preventing programs like um and LSU from bribing coaches away from teams whose seasons are not yet over. It is unfair to the kids who were recruited by and played for their coach..

sparty06 · 12-17-2007, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

you believe this is proper protocol?

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Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

According to Mitch Vingle of the Charleston Gazette, West Virginia officials first received word of Rodriguez's departure when graduate assistant Mike Parrish handed athletic director Ed Pastilong a short letter of resignation from the coach. A grad assistan

You're new coach needs to:

1. Learn to be respectful
2. Grow some balls

That's one of my best friends, I talked to him Saturday night and he really didn't believe Rod to leave. Just talked to him last night and he said most of the assistants are coming to um with him.

Vince of 231 · 12-17-2007, 11:24 AM

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I don't think it's a big deal. Saban pulled that crap when he left us and he still won a national title.

Actually, $aban met with his team to tell them. I think his departure was suspected and rumored, but was not confirmed until he told them to their faces.

As far as RR's departure style, this fits in perfectly with Lloyd's lame sore-loser hand shakes.

Cuchulainn · 12-17-2007, 11:42 AM

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That's one of my best friends, I talked to him Saturday night and he really didn't believe Rod to leave. Just talked to him last night and he said most of the assistants are coming to um with him.

I hope that includes the D cordinator and the 3-3-5.

sparty06 · 12-17-2007, 11:48 AM

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I hope that includes the D cordinator and the 3-3-5.

He said the head coaching job at WVU will probably go to Terry Bowden or one of the assistants so besides the assistant getting promoted, most of them will be gone.

Oh, and the WVU women's soccer coached interviewed at um also. Add another to the list!!

sec.27 · 12-17-2007, 11:51 AM

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besides the assistant getting promoted, most of them will be gone.

Before or after the bowl game?

I wonder if there is an airplane sitting on a runway in Morgantown waiting for all the assistants to get on board.

sparty06 · 12-17-2007, 11:55 AM

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Before or after the bowl game?

I wonder if there is an airplane sitting on a runway in Morgantown waiting for all the assistants to get on board.

My friend who was the Grad Asisstant said he is staying at WVU until after the Fiesta Bowl and then he's going to Ann Arbor. He thinks a majority of the staff will stay until that game and then decide.

Jason Grillis Sofa · 12-17-2007, 11:55 AM

Those pics are from yesterday, not Friday. Otherwise his OC and DB coach/RC wouldn't be with him.

daggermouth · 12-17-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Big M

Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

You would think everything's fine with how he left.

Bullwrinkle · 12-17-2007, 12:04 PM

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Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

Let's start with: you don't profess your love for your Alma Mater and then flirt with the Bama job - only to use it get big $$ and a contract extension from your employer, profess how happy you are to stay at the place you love - and then sneak out to meet with the scUM brass. Leaving your AD and University President in the dark, and then having a grad assistant deliver your resignation.

Classy!!!!!

Congrats Big M - you have your very own Petrino - $aban clown to deal with.

steveschneider · 12-17-2007, 12:06 PM

How did Dantonio leave Cinci? He didn't coach in the bowl game right?

newlander · 12-17-2007, 12:10 PM

scUM and their legion of band wagon, mullett wearing fans couldn't care LESS what kind of GUY he is. Just about wins and losses. Same as it's always been. He'll be no better or worse than Carr IMO. He won't beat OSU and top level teams with that offense. Not much of a defensive scheme either. They paid MILLIONS for a guy that will deliver about the same as English would have delivered: 8-10 wins per year. Not bad, but not LES MILES like either.

Voodoo76 · 12-17-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullwrinkle

Classy!!!!!

Congrats Big M - you have your very own Petrino - $aban clown to deal with.

Will be interesting to see how the Det press deals with the annual "where is RR interviewing" rumors. That hurt MSU recruiting as much as anything over the years.

Voodoo76 · 12-17-2007, 12:15 PM

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Umm..how exactly was he supposed to leave?

I guarantee you I would not send a co-op student to deliver a letter to my CEO.

PortlandSpartan · 12-17-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sec.27

We all rememer when $aban walked out on us in the middle of the season. I certainly have no interest in WV football, but what this guy did to his players and their program stinks, just like what $aban did to MSU. I personally think he set our program back eight years. And anyone who thinks his quitting two weeks before a BCS bowl doesn't hinder WV's chances of winning is kidding themselves.

The NCAA ought to institute some policy preventing coaches from jumping ship like this - or at least preventing programs like um and LSU from bribing coaches away from teams whose seasons are not yet over. It is unfair to the kids who were recruited by and played for their coach..

You do realize that we grabbed Dantonio before Cincy's season was done right?