My Thoughts On The PPG Article

Read it here.

I know this came out this morning and has probably made all the rounds at this point, but some of us have real jobs to deal with. Let me start out by saying I don't know how much of this I take at face value. Currently, the RRod side of the story is the only one being heard.
The major point of this is that the AD only had to agree to some trivial bullshit to get RR to stay. The demands listed are indeed trivial, and shouldn't have been that big a deal to the AD. That being said, shouldn't they have been equally as trivial to Rich?
Do we really believe that RR would leave over shit like free parking for high school coaches? If that side can claim that the dispute is so childish that there's no reason for those requests to be denied, can the other side not claim that they aren't worth leaving over? I mean, let's be serious about this.
Rich Rod is using this garbage as a means to get out of the buyout. He is doing anything and everything he can to make it null and void. That's why he put the January 3 date on his resignation. That's why he's airing grievances against supposed "broken promises". He doesn't want to pay for leaving, and making the AD look like it screwed him is his only option.
So let's look at it another way. If Rich is the victim here of a power play, why is he trying to destroy WVU football on his way out? Filing a suit to get out of the buyout, leaving before a BCS game, contacting WVU recruits, badmouthing WVU...are these things a person does to a place they claim to love? Actually, yes, and I'll explain here in a minute.
No matter what explanation he gives for leaving, realize this. Rich Rodriguez is now trying to destroy WVU football, and that makes him no victim in my book. He has proven now that he's the asshole many of us thought he was. He has finally pushed his "WVU is the stepping stone" routine too many times, and now wants to break free with no repercussions, while killing our program at the same time.
As for the donors mentioned, well, to each their own. It's rumored that most of the guys in question are RR donors first, and WVU donors second. There's another group out there that supports WVU in this clusterfuck, and they have not been heard from at this point. Neither has the AD. So before everybody stands up for that sneaky bastard, let's get the other side of this story. And it is next.

Read the response from the WVU Board of Governors here. This shit is going to get ugly, and it's not going to be over soon.

I hope Michigan truly realizes what they've "won". His remarks say he's happy to be there and that he came because he loves what Michigan has to offer. His actions say he's a bitter, scorned lover and wishes he hadn't cheated. He really reminds me of a guy who is now dating the mistress fulltime, but can't get over the one he truly loved. The guy who fucked around and treated her like shit, and ultimately got told to fuck off. In that situation, what's the guy's next reaction? Bitterness, anger, and nasty, nasty bullshit. In other words, exactly the situation we're going to have right now.
Rich, you have fucked up with your little poker game, and I hope you enjoy second-guessing yourself from here on out. WVU is currently in the process of suing for full custody, child support, and burning all your possessions. And without Patrick White, you will be exposed for the mediocre egomaniac that you are. Enjoy Wolverines, enjoy.