An accusation was made that Rodriguez deliberately sabotaged the last game he coached at WVU, against the University of Pittsburgh, in order to avoid being in a situation of negotiating with Michigan while coaching WVU in the BCS Championship.
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Ahhhh.....THAT explains how WVU lost that game. What a hoot! Even if it was an honest loss, there is no way a good coach loses that game. Michigan just hired a guy who is probably not going to continue the Blue tradition of winning all the games they are supposed to win.
Still, I don't think what Rodriquez is doing is so bad...hell, he was there for 7 years, which is damn close to an eternity. That's the coaching business, they are all hired guns and its foolish to view them as anything other than that.
That $4 million buyout clause is pretty steep...real steep. Used to be, the buyouts were set at a price point that boosters (at the receiving university) could afford to make the payoff to get their new guy.
I can't see Michigan picking up even half that tab. In my book, if anything, it proves he's a dummy.......for signing a contract with that term.
