July 9, 2008

Rich Rod to roll wheelbarrow full of money to WVU

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has reached an agreement with West Virginia to settle his $4 million buyout clause and end a lawsuit brought on after his departure from the Mountaineers.

The tentative agreement, which university attorney Tom Flaherty expects will be approved by the WVU Board of Governors later Wednesday, would end a case that had been set for trial this fall. It also may end a bitter public feud.

"It's a case that should have settled a long time ago and could have settled a long time ago. It's in the best interest of everyone to resolve it," Flaherty said.

Well, gee whiz. I'm just shocked. An agreement was reached on the very same day that a hearing was to be held that could have compelled Michigan athletic director Bill Martin and Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman to testify as to their knowledge of Coach Rod's buyout clause at WVU.

But I'm sure that didn't have anything at all to do with the settlement. No, sir. No way. No how. Yeah, right.

Michigan boosters will $2.5 million of the settlement, plus all of Rodriguez's legal bills resulting from the case. Rodriguez will foot the rest of the bill in three easy payments of just $500,000 each.

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Rich Rod to roll wheelbarrow full of money to WVU
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has reached an agreement with West Virginia to settle his $4 million buyout clause and end a lawsuit brought on after his departure from the Mountaineers.
The tentative agreement, which university attorney Tom Flaherty expects will be approved by the WVU Board of Governors later Wednesday, would end a case that had been set for trial this fall. It also may end a bitter public feud. "It's a case that should have settled a long time ago and could have settled a long time ago. It's in the best interest of everyone to resolve it," Flaherty said.
Well, gee whiz. I'm just shocked. An agreement was reached on the very same day that a hearing was to be held that could have compelled Michigan athletic director Bill Martin and Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman to testify as to their knowledge of Coach Rod's buyout clause at WVU. But I'm sure that didn't have anything at all to do with the settlement. No, sir. No way. No how. Yeah, right. Michigan boosters will $2.5 million of the settlement, plus all of Rodriguez's legal bills resulting from the case. Rodriguez will foot the rest of the bill in three easy payments of just $500,000 each.