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December 14, 2007

RUMOR RUMOR RUMOR

Okay, it’s being reported by our contractor, so all due conflict of interest-y stuff noted, but hyah goes: your gasping Michigan coaching rumor of the day is Rich Rodriguez negotiating with officials from Michigan.

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45 Responses to “RUMOR RUMOR RUMOR”

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newaztiger says:

I thought he was going to Alabama.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
2

HoustonsNutts says:

That was my job. Damnit.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
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D-nice says:

Good fit. The school colors are essentially the same, as is the capacity to “blow it” when it matters most.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
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SunDawg says:

Do you think Rodriguez took our CHEESECAKE with him?

Seriously, that’s the only reason I came to work today.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
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okhrana says:

OT

Just since you guys enjoyed those Arkasas or South Carolina dick/nutt jokes, I figured you’d enjoy this one.

http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/patriots/index.php/2007/12/14/pees-on-wilson/

December 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
6

Coop says:

Toledo, Ohio? You want to negotiate at the Toledo f’ing Residence Inn?

For that reason alone, I would tell Michigan that I am staying in couch burning land.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
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Jthomas666 says:

They’d be well advised to contact Rita first, as she makes all the job decisions in the Rodriguez household.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
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Techie says:

So, what, Michigan will get 8-10 wins a year, but lose the big games that knock them out of the either the title game or a BCS bowl.

Yeah, I can see Rodriguez at Ann Arbor.

December 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
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Signal to Noise says:

Why Rodriguez would even consider going to a program committed to big, lumbering, immobile quarterbacks with his offense is beyond me.

It would be amusing if Morgantown lost both its basketball and football head coaches to Ann Arbor in such a quick span.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
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MFUkrainians says:

Michigan the Harvard….. err… West Virginia…. of the Midwest.

Yup. Sounds like a winner to me.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
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Rival says:

Don’t you know never to trust a contractor?

I bet The Sporting News would so install the wrong kitchen cabinets in your house and then make you feel like it was your fault before correcting the mistake three months later.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
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NDTom says:

@9 The thought of Mallet running a spread makes me too happy for this to really be true.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
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Eric says:

I gather they want to hire him because of how well his offense played against them in the first game of this seas…

Oh – THOSE Mountaineers. My bad.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
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MFUkrainians says:

@12

Hey NDTom, maybe you should focus on hungry Charlie and getting 4 wins before you starting getting tight in the pants about young Mallett.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
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Big Ten Joe says:

Ooh. As a fan of two teams in the Big Ten, neither of which is Michigan, Rodriguez to the Wolverines is the first rumor I’ve heard (since Les Miles) that has made me think, “uh oh.” As a fan of the Big Ten generally, though, I think it would be an awesome hire.

Remember when Randy Walker’s Northwestern spread took the Big Ten by storm in 2000? Guess the name of one of the primary coaches to whom he (and current Oklahoma OC Kevin Wilson) had gone for consultation in the off-season prior.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
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Coop says:

If true, Mallett may fulfill all those Internet rumors from the summer that had him transferring to Arkansas.

Mallett has to be salivating at the idea of being the next Brian Brohm.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
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Yukon Cornelius says:

Ain’t that the same play he ran against Bama last year?

December 14th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
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tbliggins says:

Mallett did run the spread in high school and, to be kind, had “issues” taking snaps under center this year. It might not be the White spread, but he would be fine in RR’s system. There is no way UM ponies up the cash to get him out of Morgantown, though.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
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Mike says:

How many more million is he going to wring out of WVU for this one?

December 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
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David Puddy says:

this makes perfect sense…DickRod signs a contract, pledges his commitment to WVU and goes and pulls this shit. That’s Nick Saban Mickey Mouse shit. Guess honoring a contract isn’t the fashionable thing to do, but I guess the money must be that much better?

Fuck ‘im, let’s hire Jimbo Fisher.

December 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
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Pirate_mate says:

#7 speaks the truth. They are talking to the wrong Rodriquez.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
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Rob says:

Michigan is the nerdy little kid in high school who asked all the cheerleaders out the prom and got rejected each and every single time.

It’s funny, but also a little sad.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
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Rowdy Gaines says:

#16 – Coop – I believe that would be the first recorded occurrence of a QB actually transferring TO Arkansas — Petrino’s already making history

December 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
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beckett929 says:

David –

I’d kill for us to get Fisher! I was on board with RichRod leaving last year because of Fisher wanting out of LSU.

Hopefully if RR leaves, Bowden doesnt die between the hire date and us contacting him.

Sadly, Houston Nutt already has a job, or that crazy motherfucker in the land of burning couches would just be too nice of a fit…

December 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
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shovel pass says:

Um…Am I the only one who thinks this whole Michigan thing smells a little funny. How is it that they have not hired a new coach in one of the most sought after positions in college football. Did Les Miles actually SIGN that contract extension LSU was talking about. I guess after Nick Saban’s shinanigans last year, I don’t trust any of these guys.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
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stapler says:

Michigan is just dragging this search out long enough so they can hire Les Miles the day after the championship game. It’s obvious.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:

This is a strange parallel to last years search for Alabama….I had heard that we had Nick Saban since Nov of last year and had to wait til the season….same for Michigan…..they supposedly have had Miles locked down, have to wait it out, and here comes Mr. Rita Rodriquez, both of em, and we of course offer him alot less money than Saban(due to Nick having a NC ring)
and he agrees in principle, then Jimmy Sexton calls and squashes it, promptly Rich gets a raise from WVU and some improvements on facilities……he is playing the game, and I’m 90% sure Les is already Michigans, just playing the waiting game….Rich is looking for a bump, again

December 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
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CouchBurnin'Girl says:

It would be amusing if Morgantown lost both its basketball and football head coaches to Ann Arbor in such a quick span.

No, STN, that would not be funny at all.

I don’t see it happening – $4M is a lot of money and U of M would have to buy into a few years of suck while Rod installed his offence. And I have to keep telling myself these things so I don’t freakout at the very idea of this.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
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Yinka Double Dare says:

Seeing as how it worked out for West Virginia when Michigan took their basketball coach, maybe they should want us to take their football coach too?

I mean, Huggins is going to win a lot in Morgantown, possibly more than they did under Beilein, at least until he lands the program on probation.

Of course, there isn’t a coach alum waiting in the wings like there was for basketball, so maybe not so much.

December 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
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TIGERinATL says:

Has the bama fan who put together coachrod.com sold the domain to some Michigan fan yet? That was probably the most comical coaching hire gun jumping I have witnessed. Photoshopped him into Bama gear and all. WFV to Michigan would be a snap with just a logo change.

December 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
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The Last Dragon says:

Boy Pelican Pants – you sure are hung up on that idea of Miles still going. I really don’t see it. They’d be taking quite a risk that Rod will take the job if they do indeed plan on hiring Miles.

December 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

Rita:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g189/eahennin/RodsWife.jpg

December 14th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
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TIGERinATL says:

Pelican must go to a very good fortune teller. Mal Moore didn’t even know as much, or he wouldn’t have bothered “unofficially” offering the Bama job to Spurrer and Rich Rod just so they could say no.

But if I recall, Saban was the first hot name on bama’s list, but he turned them down initially. So yes, we all heard that Saban was locked down (even though he didn’t even consider it until after his season), because bama fans are always certain that the best case scenario is right around the corner, waiting to return them to national dominance, and are always willing to tell whoever will listen.

December 14th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
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Kate says:

#30:

http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/images/a/a8/Rodriguez.jpg

That’s actually pretty good.

December 14th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
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Kate says:

Aaand if that one doesn’t work: http://i12.tinypic.com/8e6mo9g.jpg

If Rodriguez does go to Michigan, I humbly propose a certain Mountaineer fan site change a few letters of their name, something like wemustignitethiscoach.com, at least for a day. Except people in WV might actually do something like that, so maybe not.

December 14th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:

#32
Is it me or does her hair style remind you of a Pekinese dog? Pekinese dogs are good lap dogs and I am sure she fits the mold, except when they sneeze, and since their noses are basically shotgun barrells, you dont want to be in the line of fire when they Snarf…
#33
If you believe everything you hear “officially”-(meaning via media outlets, WWL, etc) about a coaching search, you probaly believe that hiring Tony Franklin as your O-coordinator is a good hire….many deals are made months before they are official…most times many involved are on a need to know basis, and there is alot they dont need to know even though they are part of the “search” in their mind….

December 14th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
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UTEx says:

#32- She is attractive, but that hair…

Rodriguez should take the SMU job. His wife would fit in perfectly in Dallas.

December 14th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
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Albino Tornado says:

Senora Rodriguez reminds me of the “executive matchmakers” you see in the back half of airline magazines.

December 14th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
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fotodog says:

You know who Michigan and the schools should have been going after?… Jerry Moore at App St. Hell, he already p3wned the Wolverines and now he won his 3rd Div 1AA title. Sounds like getting a coach to out-Tressel Tressel, especially with the spread.

December 15th, 2007 at 12:33 am
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Rich Brooks says:

This is bullshit.

December 15th, 2007 at 11:49 am
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hunglikehussain says:

# 39

I think he is older than LLLoyd Carr.

December 15th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
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Etch Westgrin says:

Rod: Okay, family, we’re moving to Ann Arbor. Let’s get on the plane.

Rita: Okay Rod. Sounds good.

Kids: Okay dad. We’re excited.

Rita’s Hair: Hell no, we aren’t Rod. I’m not leaving West Fucking Virginia. This is home for me. Fuck you, I’m not going.

December 16th, 2007 at 11:45 am
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Gurn says:

Looks like it’s a done deal.

December 16th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
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Kate says:

Well, as if there weren’t reason enough to hate Michigan, they have to go and steal the other Mountaineer coach too.

December 16th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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beckett929 says:

as a lifelong ‘eer fan… I’m disappointed to lose one of our own, but glad hes gone at the same time… a gimmick offense with no Plan B when the run isnt working has gotten us beat the last two years in games we shouldve won…

December 16th, 2007 at 3:12 pm