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CURIOUS INDEX, 1/16/08


Vere are dee paperzz?!?!?! Rich Rodriguez took papers from his office on leaving the job at West Virginia, and because they could be technically called property of the state of West Virginia, he could be accused tenuously of taking state property when he took files from his office the day after the press conference announcing him as the new coach at Michigan.

Or you could view this as another straw grabbed in an increasingly vindictive little bitchfight between West Virginia, who's clearly not being the tasteful dumpee here. They've already made an ill-advised hookup here by sleeping with one of his friends and then deciding to shack up with him after one--count 'em, that's one--great night. And now they're drunk on Pinot Grigio and calling complaining about how you still have one of their CDs and that book Eat, Pray, Love, which just proves that you were never straight all along. It just ended up in your gym bag. You don't take prescription pills late and night and read it until you cry and fall asleep. Nope.

West Virginia: work with us now. Don't be a Bernadine in this situation.

Why's offensive coordinator Major Applewhite leaving Alabama? Because he wasn't really in control--Alabama offensive line coach Joe Pendry was, according to Kirk Bohls and every Alabama and Texas contact we've talked to in the past couple of days.

Norm Chow, out at the Titans, could be back in the Pac-10 at UCLA, something we would love, love, love, especially because Bruins Nation spent a good two weeks railing about what a crap coach he was despite twirling the knobs on the controls of some of the most mind-melting offenses in college football history. Screeding is fundamental!

Bobby Reid of Oklahoma State could return for his senior season, but not with the Cowboys. Reid, the wellspring of Mike Gundy's "I'M A MAN I'M 40!" rant, seemed poised for stardom after a superb 2006 season, but then fell off the map and only attempted 14 passes in the Cowboys' last eleven games before leaving the team briefly, returning, and then declaring for the draft. Reid could play at D-1AA with a waiver next season, or stick with his intentions to go into the draft. (See? Even Rivals isn't using the new terminology. And they're square, daddy.)

From the same article... Allen Patrick got a hold of a ton of Oklahoma stickers and gave his helmet a look Oklahoma should consider for one game. Like, say, if they played Ocean Pacific University at Ron Jon Surf Shop Stadium.


Rad!

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I fail to see any fault with WFV in this situation. Regardless of his feelings toward the school and its administration, one would expect CRR to think more of his former players than to attempt such sabotage.

Re: Chow: As long as he doesn’t end up at Alabama, I’m cool. Given the Pendry/Saban micromanagement allegation, I’m not too concerned.

by TIGERinATL (no LSU fan) on Jan 16, 2008 9:46 AM EST reply actions  

I got a degree in Busyness for OPU. Sorry.

by Biggus Rickus on Jan 16, 2008 9:52 AM EST reply actions  

from, not for. Damn keyboard.

by Biggus Rickus on Jan 16, 2008 9:53 AM EST reply actions  

How about giving Norm Chow a shot at calling the plays at Florida? He’d call a better game without even knowing the system than Mullen did this year. At least Chow has experience as an OC.

by NativeSon on Jan 16, 2008 9:55 AM EST reply actions  

Is it true that you can’t detect human growth hormones in a blood test? Why did the RR stealing/shredding files topic lead me to asking this question? It’s all just too damn confusing for my feeble engineering mind. Maybe Coop can shed some light on the subject. Afterall, RR did have a coaching stint at Climpsin.

by Out of Conference on Jan 16, 2008 9:55 AM EST reply actions  

No post on Pacman? that story is great on so many levels…

by BodyTap on Jan 16, 2008 9:58 AM EST reply actions  

The fiancee has “Eat, Pray, Love.” I did not think it was a popular book. Shows what I know.

Glad I don’t own it, now.

I think her Mom also bought her the, “He’s Not Into You” book about a year after we started dating.

Yeah, this will end well for me.

by Coop on Jan 16, 2008 10:03 AM EST reply actions  

Coop,

I hope the inevitable divorce doesn’t cost you too much.

by Biggus Rickus on Jan 16, 2008 10:12 AM EST reply actions  

If blood testing can’t detect HGH, why are some pushing for the MLB to start using it?

I was under the impression that blood testing was the absolute catch all.

Oh, and RR was “definitely” coming to Clemson had Tommy taken the Arkansas job. Picking out houses on Lake Keowee and everything, according to the Clemson Rivals site.

Because, you know, those people are in the “know,” the guy on the message board.

by Coop on Jan 16, 2008 10:21 AM EST reply actions  

It’s the piss test that HGH doesn’t show up on. The blood test sees all.

by Biggus Rickus on Jan 16, 2008 10:23 AM EST reply actions  

The rumor du jor out of Oxford is that Kent Austin, former Ole Miss QB and current head coach of the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders will be announed as Offensive coordinator.

We’ll see.

by reb pup on Jan 16, 2008 10:32 AM EST reply actions  

Way to get caught, DickRod. Dumbass.

by Sandy Berger on Jan 16, 2008 10:36 AM EST reply actions  

Oregon’s helmets will be Hypercolor this year.

by Allahver Fist on Jan 16, 2008 10:38 AM EST reply actions  

so RR gets a pass on being a dickhead?

by wvjgrad69 on Jan 16, 2008 10:40 AM EST reply actions  

Coop, you’re all right as long as she’s not getting any letters / packages from publishers. Because nothing says spiritual quest like getting an advance.

by DC Trojan on Jan 16, 2008 10:42 AM EST reply actions  

There are blood tests for synthetic HGH, but they are not considered particularly reliable. One Congressman has suggested that MLB collect blood samples now and freeze them until an adequate test is developed because the act of collecting the samples would have a deterrent effect.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2008/01/15/2008-01-15_hgh_argument_freeze_now_test_later.html

by DevilGrad on Jan 16, 2008 10:45 AM EST reply actions  

Freezing baseball player’s blood now will bring Ted Williams back that much faster.

by Allahver Fist on Jan 16, 2008 10:47 AM EST reply actions  

If RR is such a dickhead, and wanted to leave so bad, why didn’t he go to Bama last year?

by T-Bird, T-Bird I love you on Jan 16, 2008 10:49 AM EST reply actions  

Coop, if she mentions that she wants to go to Italy to learn Italian, it’s over. My wife has that book and I’m watching her warily. Next thing you know, she’ll be asking for the right to vote.

by Kerwin4two on Jan 16, 2008 11:01 AM EST reply actions  

Reactions to Rodriguez situation….

WVU fan: WAAAAAAAAA, WAAAAAAAAAAAA, WAAAAAAAAAA, I didn’t want you anyway. I’m so much better off without you anyway. WAAAAAAA WAAAAAAA

U-M Fan: WHOOOOOOPEEEEE Tyrell Pryor’s coming! YAAAAAAAAAY Pryor. Wait don’t we have a kick ass law school that produces top notch attorneys that will have this $hit in litigation until the sad state of West Virginia runs out of money? YAAAAAAAAYYYY

OSU Fan: Uh-oh

by Mgo on Jan 16, 2008 11:14 AM EST reply actions  

If you don’t understand the difference between wanting Chow as an assistant, but not thinking he’s head coaching material, you don’t know Chow or football.

by Baker on Jan 16, 2008 11:22 AM EST reply actions  

What? No burning sofa on a WVU thread? Just a measly BMW?

Coop, just tell your finance the title’s wrong, it’s actually “Pray, Eat, Love”.

by yoyofutbawl on Jan 16, 2008 11:27 AM EST reply actions  

Threadjack…
So last night I had the UM-OSU hoops game on the tube while I was messing around with some stuff in the house for some background noise. I am not sure at what point I picked up the Musburger licking and massaging of Jimmy Tressel’s undercarriage, but I figured out that he started at the red eye and was working his way through the taint, when I decided I had enough and ran some stuff to the basement. Of course he was already anointing them their rightful place as the loser in the BCS championship game since all of those juniors are coming back for their senior season. When I came back up MINUTES later he was just finishing off on the tip, saying something about them landing the top recruit in the nation, the Pryor kid from Penn.

Meanwhile… back right in front of you Mr. CJT “Service Center” how about an update on the hoops game you are actually covering.

by skinnyphatman on Jan 16, 2008 11:31 AM EST reply actions  

The guy version is “Eat, Love, Leave”.

by oc phil on Jan 16, 2008 11:34 AM EST reply actions  

skinny @23

We played MSU last night. That is the basketball school up north. BTW, Pryor probably will go to the Bucks, just to piss everyone off.

by Crabapple Buck on Jan 16, 2008 11:43 AM EST reply actions  

The best part about all you guys dumping on RR is that WVU is not even specifying what was “shredded”, while RR has said exactly what he took and destroyed.
RR was your savior, now he’s a douchebag. Nice WVU, nice.

by Scalz1 on Jan 16, 2008 11:43 AM EST reply actions  

CB, you are right, it was MSU, I was just so mesmerised by the BM fawning over CJT, that I lost all sense of time and space, and of course the correct opponent for OSU.

by skinnyphatman on Jan 16, 2008 11:46 AM EST reply actions  

FULMER CUP TOTE-BOARD IS LIGHT -

What have you guys heard about this Vols being busted for pot this weekend thing? And if it’s true the recruit in question committed to Oklahoma yesterday, who gets the points?

by PeterPumpkinhead on Jan 16, 2008 11:50 AM EST reply actions  

Hell hath no fury like a hillbilly scorned.

by Biggus Rickus on Jan 16, 2008 11:54 AM EST reply actions  

If you don’t understand the difference between wanting Chow as an assistant, but not thinking he’s head coaching material, you don’t know Chow or football.

Is this our AOL Commenter Award-winner of the week?

by Orson Swindle on Jan 16, 2008 12:07 PM EST reply actions  

Orson,

What is with the Zwinky ad?

“Hi cutie, what’s your name?”

Looks like a pedophile trap, fer shur.

by hunglikehussain on Jan 16, 2008 12:43 PM EST reply actions  

Oh Oh Dept:

Hope Chow does not take the ucla job.

He could sit back in his Manhattan Beach home, get reaquainted with the old lady, whom he has not seen in three years, find out if he can salvage the relationship with his USC-student-son, while still collecting $1+ million for the next two years and enjoy his life…..Or,….

he can take the ucla job with all of the stress and no extra money, make life a bit more difficult for USC, but still get whacked by PCarroll in the end…..

..Chow: Take the money and run! There will be many opportunities next year….

…even Ken Norton (ucla grad, now coaching at USC) did not take der Schlicktermeister Rick Nuheisel’s fools gold bait.

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Jan 16, 2008 2:09 PM EST reply actions  

SKLM: Chow would have to be harboring a massive issue with Carroll and/or USC to take the UCLA job since he’d basically be doing it for free. Based on what he said in the LA Times I totally expect him to take the year off and enjoy the million dollars coming in from the Titans.

If Chow really wants to go against USC somebody else in the Pac 10 will make room for him next year or the year after that.

by oc phil on Jan 16, 2008 4:20 PM EST reply actions  

#28

the recruit is not a current player, nor was the recruit arrested.

by Cincy on Jan 16, 2008 4:49 PM EST reply actions  

To all you stupid fucking Michigan fans that claim RR is some sort of WVU savior, you must have only watched football since 1999. Jesus are you people fucking idiots. I can’t wait until you discover what you’ve got.

And I don’t understand how everything RR says you assholes take as gospel, while anything WVU says requires concrete proof. RR lied about what was shredded, lied about how his family has been treated, lied about not knowing he was being sued, lied about not knowing there was a buyout, lied about talking to Michigan, lied to Michigan about wanting to be at Michigan, lied to his wife while fucking 1 cheerleader and 2 real estate agents. Why do you insist on believing this guy, when no one at WVU has for years? Fucking blue idiots.

by louholtzlithp on Jan 16, 2008 6:06 PM EST reply actions  

#24
Or the Tommy LaSorta version,
Booze,Porno,Sex,Pay,Leave…..or Pac Man Jones Cliff-Notes version:
Strippers,Missing Cash, Shoot,Leave w/ Handcuffs,Suspension

by Mr Pelican Pants on Jan 16, 2008 8:16 PM EST reply actions  

Oh, Oh Part TWO:

#33, Scott Wolfe of the Daily News writes that the Chow-ucla negotiations are in an advanced stage….

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Jan 16, 2008 8:28 PM EST reply actions  

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