Although this is not a Sooners news per se, this is very much related to us because we will play WVU in Fiesta Bowl and this news alone will create a HUGE impact to the outcome of the game.
As we all know by know, Rich Rodrigues just accepted the coaching job at Michigan. What does that mean to us? WVU will most likely play without their headcoach who brought them there in the first place. We've been there before. When Mike Stoops decided to coach Arizona, Sooners fell to Kansas State in Big 12 Championship when we were taunted as the best Sooners team ever. There was a sense of a vacuum in the coaching staff, lacking that fire and swagger that Mike brought to his defensive players. It was pretty much a gutwrenching hit to players morale.
So what will this do to WVU Morale? That's an open for debate. They can either be completely deflated like Falcons players when Petrino left for Arkansas, or they can be completely p*ssed that they'll swear an oath to hang half hundred to Sooners in Fiesta Bowl. It's tough, I tell ya.
I'm having hard time understanding the trend of coaching changes during this time of the season. The timing is just wrong. Everything is wrong. And to do this for the sake of recruiting season is just a lame excuse. The team and the fans deserve much more than this.
I don't see why Rodrigues is any different from Paterno. They are both the same yet Rich gets a pardon from the media.
He knew we're going to whip his team's ass, so...
His assistant Bill Stewart will most likely takes over his duty on Fiesta.
Still, I bet WVU players are pissed that their coach copped out from the biggest game of their season.
Check this out:
http://sports.espn.go.com...
There's some hurting among the players coping with his absence to the bowl game. At least he's man enough to tell his players in person that he's leaving to Michigan. Unlike Petrino...
As much as I'd like any opportunity to give Sooners advantages over WVU, I can't help but feel for their sympathy. That gotta sucks.
Well, maybe not. OU 52 - WVU 0 ;)
NCAA needs to do something about this. Petrino and Rodrigues are proof that the current NCAA schedules are flawed.
Now OU is in lose-lose situation. If we win, that's because Rich is not there. If we lose, we look worse because Rich is not there :(
Now OU is in lose-lose situation. If we win, that's because Rich is not there. If we lose, we look worse because Rich is not there :(
Like OU-Boise State game?
Yup
I'd say good riddance. This will help us a lot in Fiesta :D
Not if they got nothing to lose
Nick Saban seems to be interested to WVU job:
http://westvirginia.rival...
Nick Saban seems to be interested to WVU job:
http://westvirginia.rival...
LOL
Alright I gotta stop but it seems like WVU also shares the blame:
http://sports.espn.go.com...
He made quite a few demands:
- remove $5 fee for high school coaches to attend Mountaineers games.
- more money to pay graduate assistants.
- hiring an additional recruiting assistant.
- increase salary for his assistant coaches.
- have more control over sideline passes distribution.
- make sure players can resale their textbooks
Apparently WVU promised to fulfill those demands in order to keep Rodrigues from moving to Arkansas last year and never did it.
Those are pretty simple and selfless demands. No wonder boosters are pretty mad at WVU athletic director.
This guy is pretty f***ed. The entire West Virginia fans have been sending his family death threats. He got his ass sued. He's as bad as Petrino.