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[QUOTE="dinosaurbbq, post: 570594, member: 1333"]
Dick Rod is and was a douche.  I don't like him.  He wasn't a nice guy.  There were so many things he did wrong in the process of leaving for Michigan.  Anyone who thinks he is a good guy doesnt know the facts.  i do, personally.  Everyone can understand why he would leave WVU for Michigan.  it wasnt a good move for him, but you can certainly understand it.  WVU fans felt jilted just like we just did with Doug leaving, but they understood his reasoning.

in no particular order, here are some of the things he did wrong:
He used his WVU university issued phone to call recruits to steer them to his new school before telling his old players or administrators he was leaving.
He refused to pay WVU his buyout even though Michigan was paying for it as part of his deal because he didn't want to have to pay taxes on it.  So he got sued and ended up paying every dime when it was better later on for his tax treatment.
He suggested Assistant Coach Calvin Magee make an untrue baseless allegation of racial discrimination against WVU and a former coach to assist Coach Dick Rod in the defense of that lawsuit.
When NCAA investigated Michigan for too many minutes of practice time, Dick Rod suggested they investigate WVU for the same practice which he said he violated much more extensively at WVU.
He destroyed records at WVU upon leaving to assist him in defense of his lawsuit.

Dick Rod didn't save the Big East.  Pat White saved the Big East.  Dick Rod owes his public acclamation to Pat White.  Also, they didn't just beat Georgia--a game I watched in person.  They beat back to back to back years Georgia, Georgia Tech and the crowning jewel-- Oklahoma after Dick Rod left.  Oklahoma was bigger than Georgia.
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