Rodriguez' attorney to respond to shredding allegations; Michigan Wolverines...

mlive ^ | 1/15/2008 | jim carty

[redrunner]

Let the feuding begin...

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Has a coach ever been so hated after leaving a program?

[Dante3]

I have no respect for Rodriguez. Michigan made a mistake to hire him. An example of a lack of good character.

[Paladin2]

All those records sound suspect to me. Destruction of same can only be a good thing for the surveiled.

[TCats]

The whole hiring thing was handled in an incredibly inept and unethical way from the start. The fact that mallet (QB) and THE two receivers who actually provided some light in an otherwise dismal season (Arrington and Manningham) are leaving is not a vote of confidence in this man. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[Paladin2]

The LSU guy would have been better?

[AppyPappy]

It probably was a bad idea to sue Rodriguez. He can hurt them more than they can hurt him.

[redrunner]

Charleston Gazette article here.

[almcbean]

‘eerGate? What’s a West Virginia shredder? A hungry goat.

[rintense]

Typical for a U of Michigan team.

[Osage Orange]

Knowing Coach Miles when he was here at OSU....I was surprised his word actually meant something.

IOW, I was surprised he didn't bolt to MU.

[rintense]

Nick Saban for leaving Michigan State for LSU, and then leaving LSU for the dolphins.

[redrunner]

You would think that the WVU athletic director would have put a pad lock on Rodriguez’s door when he to the UofM job... I think the AD might be in some hot water...

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Sign this Rodrequez guy up with Chertoff in the Homeland Security Office. He’s got potential!

[Paladin2]

My understanding is that Miles did have some ethical "issues".

That Rod would have similar is questionable, but I don't really follow this stuff too closely. Based on last Friday's events, Coach Rod has some hockey skills to learn.

[Azzurri]

The whole hiring thing was handled in an incredibly inept and unethical way from the start. The fact that mallet (QB) and THE two receivers who actually provided some light in an otherwise dismal season (Arrington and Manningham) are leaving is not a vote of confidence in this man. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Rodriguez' attitude when Mallet decided to leave was pretty poor. He basically said "good riddance...he's not on our team anymore, so I don't care about him". Mallet is a drop-back QB who came to Michigan because that was their system. Rodriguez runs a spread offense with a running QB, not Mallet's style. Mallet had to look out for his own future, it was the right thing to leave if he dreams of playing in the NFL. Rodriguez could've patted him on the back and said "best of luck", I'll help you out finding a new university. But, no, he chose to be a jerk about it.

[Paladin2]

Last I checked, the coach is > the players. Many players can learn new things and become better players. Many HS players have been given new positions to the player’s great advantage. Who knows the particulars. True UoMI players would have stayed and adapted.

[Palmetto]

Coach Rod: Genius, but a bit of a hot-head.

He will likely own the Big 10. He’s an outstanding coach.

[prolifefirst]

Doesn’t it seem that all the Division I coaches in memory are dirty?

I’ve just come from a Notre Dame site (ndnation.com) where they are gloating, but Lou Holtz was always covering his tracks (see the overwhelming first-hand testomony in “Under the Tarnished Dome”).

I say all this as a ND alum.

[redrunner]

The Golden Domers might be gloating now, but we should keep our excitmnent in check until the Irish beat the Wolverines again... (Which should happen on September 13...) Go Irish...