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      <title>Latest Rich Rodriguez Scandal: Sorry Michigan, We Didn't Know!</title>
      <author>Randy  Warner</author>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Scent cover is commonly used in the State of West Virginia to mask the human oders that wild game can easily detect from a distance of several hundred yards depending on which direction the air is moving.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rich Rodriguez must have been a regular customer of Cabellas in Wheeling because (and I kid you not) we couldn&amp;#39;t smell anything while he was employed by WVU.&amp;nbsp;(This stuff must really work!)&amp;nbsp;He must have taken a private plane load with him to Michigan because the people there seem to be oblivious to the sickening, rank, classless and unethical odor&amp;nbsp;that eminates from his pores each time he responds to facts as they are presented.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just last week, a former WVU employee&amp;nbsp;(Larry Ashebrook)&amp;nbsp;responded to accusations by a former assistant football coach that he told the coach he wouldn&amp;#39;t be considered for the head coaching job because of his skin color.&amp;nbsp; The response was by way of afidavit which is&amp;nbsp;submitted under oath and&amp;nbsp;subjects the responder to perjury if proven to be false.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Details of a phone&amp;nbsp;conversation&amp;nbsp;between Ashbrook and the two coaches are readily available for&amp;nbsp;public veiwing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Ashbrook considered himself a friend to the former WVU coaches but was told, &amp;quot;this is about business not friendship&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Each time Ashbrook expressed concerns about his reputation and career it was blown off by Rich Rodriguez as being insignificant compared to Rodriguez&amp;#39; situation.&amp;nbsp; He was then offered help in finding employment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now Rodriguez says it&amp;#39;s all lies!&amp;nbsp; A sworn afidavit, subjecting the man to perjury is all lies!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Michiganites should know, as we have learned, that scent cover wears off.&amp;nbsp; You will eventually begin to smell the stink that surrounds your new football coach.&amp;nbsp; If the scent cover hadn&amp;#39;t been so effective on Dec. 11 we could have warned you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now all we can say is..... Sorry Michigan, We Didn&amp;#39;t Know!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:46:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <category>Big East Football</category>
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      <title>Michigan News: Rich Rodriguez's Wife to Guide Wolverines Spirit Team</title>
      <author>Randy  Warner</author>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="attributed_image" src="/image/file/8727/lead/random_key_18801_file_michigan.jpg" br_image_id="8727" border="0" width="236" height="157" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0pt" /&gt;In a press conference hastily convened this afternoon, University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman announced the hiring of Rita Rodriguez as the Wolverine&amp;#39;s new Head Cheerleading Coach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rodriguez, accompanied by her husband (newly hired head football coach Rich Rodriguez) and sporting her new &amp;quot;All Access Pass&amp;quot; declined to address the media directly allowing her agent, Mike Brown, to speak on her behalf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Mrs. Rita will bring to this program the discipline necessary to keep the football coaches focused on the football things.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is widely expected that Rodriguez will install her infamous &amp;quot;Spreadless Defense&amp;quot; at the University of Michigan.&amp;nbsp; The storied defense is built around the Nickel Press philosophy, but to accomplish this new strategy changes in personnel and recruiting will be necessary. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All existing staff members have been advised to &amp;quot;look for opportunities&amp;quot; and all existing female squad members have been dismissed, forfeiting their scholarships. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We have to have size and strength,&amp;quot; said Brown.&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;We need girls who can secure that nickel between their knees until the football coach gets home,&amp;quot; he added.&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s a new day in Michigan Cheering.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brown also indicated that high school sensation Torella Pryorski&amp;mdash;from somewhere in Pennsylvania&amp;mdash;has spoken with Mrs. Rita and could serve as the foundation of the new squad.&amp;nbsp; The 4&amp;#39;5&amp;quot;, 283 pound Pryorski is said to be considering Ohio State but is also entertaining an offer for an immediate opening at any offensive line position for the Oklahoma Sooners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;This creates so many opportunities,&amp;quot; said Brown.&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;With the change in school colors to Black and White and with the size of these girls, we can sell ads on their uniforms!!!&amp;nbsp; Yellow Book will display perfectly.&amp;nbsp; We can sell their uniforms at the end of game day and keep 10% of the money.&amp;nbsp; Next week they can buy new uniforms and sell new ads!!!&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s a win-win for m&amp;hellip;well, it&amp;#39;s a win.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;We all know these young ladies want to play in the Big Rod House,&amp;quot; referring to the required stadium name change as part of Rich Rodriguez&amp;#39; new contract.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brown said he has entered into an agreement with a manufacturer for a significant discount on truckloads of peroxide.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We want these girls to emulate their mentor,&amp;quot; Brown said.&amp;nbsp; In additon, &amp;quot;All cheerleaders will be required to live in a trailor park 17 miles outside of Ann Arbor.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Rita will frequently check in on her girls when her husband&amp;rsquo;s whereabouts are unknown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While details of the contract with Mrs. Rita will be made available next week, Mike Brown indicated that a buyout clause would not be an obstacle to her signing. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;If Mrs. Rita ever decides to leave the University of Michigan for any, and I mean any, reason the University will be required to pay her $4 million, and me just $2 million. It looks like we&amp;#39;re gonna be here for&amp;hellip;awhile.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:42:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/7788-michigan-news-rich-rodriguezs-wife-to-guide-wolverines-spirit-team</link>
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