If This is Rich Rodriguez' "BOMBSHELL", Then Where's the "BOMB"?

In his latest letter, sent to Athletic Director Ed Pastilong, Rodriguez restated his displeasure with how slowly WVU was responding to additional demands he made in December, 2006, when he passed up a $12 million deal at Alabama. They included allowing him to have his own web site, an issue that raised legal concerns for the university.

Rodriguez ultimately signed the new contract with West Virginia on August 24, 2007. Though the university has acknowledged it planned to reduce his buyout clause to $2 million in 2008, the January 10, letter claims that Garrison told Rodriguez he did not believe in buyouts and might eliminate it entirely.

"He knew I did not want to sign it with the large buyout, but assured me that as soon as he took office ,he would address it,'' Rodriguez' letter says. "I told him the four million buyout was unfair and Garrison agreed, but said the Board of Governors would not change it at the time due to publicity concerns.''

E-mails from Garrison's chief of staff, Craig Walker, show the university was still working on Rodriguez' demands as of December 13, 2007, and the administration has told the AP it did not change its position after that date.

Rodriguez' letter, however, claims that he was told on December 15 , in a private meeting with Garrison, that the university had done all it could and would not honor his outstanding requests.

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