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Just reported on ESPN Hot List..more later..but they claim it is definitive. Rick stays. :laugh1:
OT: Rodriguez to stay on at WVU
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Good.
So maybe he was not telling lies to his players and the media after all.
May have just been pulling this stunt to force WVU's hand to upgrade the facilities instead of just saying they will. Plus of course getting some more money for himself.
So maybe he was not telling lies to his players and the media after all.
May have just been pulling this stunt to force WVU's hand to upgrade the facilities instead of just saying they will. Plus of course getting some more money for himself.
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BrAinPaiNt;1217789 said:
Well, I count this one as a victory for the entire Big East, BP.
As things stand today, we cannot compete across the board in player talent...superlative coaching is the most likely way we can be competitive.
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http://alabama.scout.com/2/598994.html
Rodriguez Tells Bama No
Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore issued a statement Friday afternoon saying Rodriguez had turned Alabama down.
“I received word this afternoon that Coach Rodriguez has chosen to remain the head football coach at West Virginia," Moore said. "I fully respect his decision and wish him the best.
I want to remind everyone of what I said at the outset of this process: my only objective is to get the best person available to lead the Alabama football program. I remain determined to bring to our program a proven head coach with impressive credentials.
"While I am hoping to conclude the search soon, following a timeline is not my main priority. Hiring an outstanding head coach to lead our players is the most important thing, and that will continue to be my only objective.”
Rodriguez Tells Bama No
Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore issued a statement Friday afternoon saying Rodriguez had turned Alabama down.
“I received word this afternoon that Coach Rodriguez has chosen to remain the head football coach at West Virginia," Moore said. "I fully respect his decision and wish him the best.
I want to remind everyone of what I said at the outset of this process: my only objective is to get the best person available to lead the Alabama football program. I remain determined to bring to our program a proven head coach with impressive credentials.
"While I am hoping to conclude the search soon, following a timeline is not my main priority. Hiring an outstanding head coach to lead our players is the most important thing, and that will continue to be my only objective.”
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He pulled a John Calipari. Show just enough interest in another job to get a raise. 
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Yeagermeister;1217811 said:He pulled a John Calipari. Show just enough interest in another job to get a raise.
Yes a raise and to make WVU finally stop talking about facility upgrades and start making them.
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Just another for manic since he just loves WVU.
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Rich Rodriguez will remain the head coach at West Virginia, a team source confirmed to ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Rodriguez met with his team at 3 p.m. ET to inform them of the decision.
WBOY-TV in Morgantown, W.Va., initially reported that -- despite rumors that Rodriguez was a top candidate for the vacant job in Alabama -- the lauded coach would stay with the Mountaineers. Alabama athletic director Mal Moore also confirmed that Rodriguez had removed himself from consideration for that job.
Rodriguez spent Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla., where he participated in a press conference to promote the Toyota Gator Bowl between the Mountaineers and Georgia Tech on Jan. 1.
Rodriguez was in his office Friday and planned to meet with West Virginia recruits. This is the final weekend that coaches can have contact with prospects in person for about a month.
Later in the day, the coach planned to preside over the first practice in preparation for the Gator Bowl.
A West Virginia television station reported that Mountaineers athletic officials were looking to counter Alabama's offer on Friday. Citing sources, WBOY-TV said the school and Rodriguez's representatives were actively negotiating.
The station also said that Alabama had set a 3 p.m. ET deadline for Rodriguez to take its job offer.
Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, senior associate athletic director Finus Gaston and university attorneys spent Thursday meeting in Tuscaloosa with Rodriguez's representative, Mike Brown.
Though the university made inquiries into the availability of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier and Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban, Rodriguez is the first coach with whom Moore entered serious discussion. Though Rodriguez won the Big East Conference championship and the Sugar Bowl last season, the most important day of his career will be Friday. The 43-year-old Rodriguez will decide whether to leave his alma mater and his home state to take on one of the most pressurized jobs in college football.
West Virginia increased Rodriguez's salary to $1.1 million last summer. The terms of his contract include a $2 million payment to the university if he leaves before Aug. 31, 2007.
Sources told ESPN's Joe Schad that Alabama extended a six-year, $12 million offer to Rodriguez and that Alabama would pay West Virginia a $2 million buyout. The proposed deal would make Rodriguez among the top 10 highest-paid college coaches in the nation, doubling his current salary.
The Birmingham News reported on its Web site late Thursday that Rodriguez was offered more than $2 million a year with incentives and would have one of the highest-paid coaching staffs in the Southeastern Conference.
The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, said Alabama officials expected him to sign the deal on Friday.
However, West Virginia tailback Steve Slaton, in Orlando to attend Thursday night's Home Depot College Football Awards Show at Walt Disney World Resort, told ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach that Rodriguez told his team he's not going anywhere.
When told later that a deal could be imminent, however, Slaton told Schad, "It's a business. He's got to do what's best for his family. It hurts, but we'll be OK."
Center Dan Mozes added, "I'm disappointed. He said he was going to be there his whole career. I'd think he'd stick to his word. If you graduated from there and were a coach there, why would you leave? Maybe it's the money."
Moore did not immediately return a call to his home. Alabama spokesman Doug Walker said the university did not have an announcement scheduled.
A call to Rodriguez's cell phone was not answered.
Saban said earlier Thursday that Alabama had contacted his agent regarding the coaching vacancy, but he wasn't interested.
"I'm flattered that they may have been interested in me, but it never really progressed, because we just never let it progress," Saban said after practice in Davie, Fla.
The Press-Register of Mobile, citing unidentified sources, first reported the offer to Rodriguez from Moore on its Web site.
During his appearance in Jacksonville, Rodriguez declined to respond to questions about the Alabama job but said he planned to meet with West Virginia recruits Friday morning and preside over practice later in the day.
Rodriguez said all the attention on him lately has been a mixed bag.
"It's been tough on me, but I've not let it distract from my day-to-day duties," he said. "When other people have come to talk to my staff or myself personally, it's very flattering. I'd rather have it that way than the other way. I coached a long time and nobody ever called.
"Now some people have expressed an interest in my staff and myself and while it's flattering, it's not changed who we are," he said.
Rodriguez and his wife, Rita, met with Moore on Tuesday night in New York City before the College Football Hall of Fame induction banquet.
Rodriguez has built West Virginia into a Big East power, winning the Sugar Bowl after the 2005 season and a share of three straight league titles. The Mountaineers are 10-2 and will play Georgia Tech on Jan. 1.
In June, Rodriguez signed a seven-year contract that pays him
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Rich Rodriguez will remain the head coach at West Virginia, a team source confirmed to ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Rodriguez met with his team at 3 p.m. ET to inform them of the decision.
WBOY-TV in Morgantown, W.Va., initially reported that -- despite rumors that Rodriguez was a top candidate for the vacant job in Alabama -- the lauded coach would stay with the Mountaineers. Alabama athletic director Mal Moore also confirmed that Rodriguez had removed himself from consideration for that job.
Rodriguez spent Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla., where he participated in a press conference to promote the Toyota Gator Bowl between the Mountaineers and Georgia Tech on Jan. 1.
Rodriguez was in his office Friday and planned to meet with West Virginia recruits. This is the final weekend that coaches can have contact with prospects in person for about a month.
Later in the day, the coach planned to preside over the first practice in preparation for the Gator Bowl.
A West Virginia television station reported that Mountaineers athletic officials were looking to counter Alabama's offer on Friday. Citing sources, WBOY-TV said the school and Rodriguez's representatives were actively negotiating.
The station also said that Alabama had set a 3 p.m. ET deadline for Rodriguez to take its job offer.
Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, senior associate athletic director Finus Gaston and university attorneys spent Thursday meeting in Tuscaloosa with Rodriguez's representative, Mike Brown.
Though the university made inquiries into the availability of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier and Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban, Rodriguez is the first coach with whom Moore entered serious discussion. Though Rodriguez won the Big East Conference championship and the Sugar Bowl last season, the most important day of his career will be Friday. The 43-year-old Rodriguez will decide whether to leave his alma mater and his home state to take on one of the most pressurized jobs in college football.
West Virginia increased Rodriguez's salary to $1.1 million last summer. The terms of his contract include a $2 million payment to the university if he leaves before Aug. 31, 2007.
Sources told ESPN's Joe Schad that Alabama extended a six-year, $12 million offer to Rodriguez and that Alabama would pay West Virginia a $2 million buyout. The proposed deal would make Rodriguez among the top 10 highest-paid college coaches in the nation, doubling his current salary.
The Birmingham News reported on its Web site late Thursday that Rodriguez was offered more than $2 million a year with incentives and would have one of the highest-paid coaching staffs in the Southeastern Conference.
The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, said Alabama officials expected him to sign the deal on Friday.
However, West Virginia tailback Steve Slaton, in Orlando to attend Thursday night's Home Depot College Football Awards Show at Walt Disney World Resort, told ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach that Rodriguez told his team he's not going anywhere.
When told later that a deal could be imminent, however, Slaton told Schad, "It's a business. He's got to do what's best for his family. It hurts, but we'll be OK."
Center Dan Mozes added, "I'm disappointed. He said he was going to be there his whole career. I'd think he'd stick to his word. If you graduated from there and were a coach there, why would you leave? Maybe it's the money."
Moore did not immediately return a call to his home. Alabama spokesman Doug Walker said the university did not have an announcement scheduled.
A call to Rodriguez's cell phone was not answered.
Saban said earlier Thursday that Alabama had contacted his agent regarding the coaching vacancy, but he wasn't interested.
"I'm flattered that they may have been interested in me, but it never really progressed, because we just never let it progress," Saban said after practice in Davie, Fla.
The Press-Register of Mobile, citing unidentified sources, first reported the offer to Rodriguez from Moore on its Web site.
During his appearance in Jacksonville, Rodriguez declined to respond to questions about the Alabama job but said he planned to meet with West Virginia recruits Friday morning and preside over practice later in the day.
Rodriguez said all the attention on him lately has been a mixed bag.
"It's been tough on me, but I've not let it distract from my day-to-day duties," he said. "When other people have come to talk to my staff or myself personally, it's very flattering. I'd rather have it that way than the other way. I coached a long time and nobody ever called.
"Now some people have expressed an interest in my staff and myself and while it's flattering, it's not changed who we are," he said.
Rodriguez and his wife, Rita, met with Moore on Tuesday night in New York City before the College Football Hall of Fame induction banquet.
Rodriguez has built West Virginia into a Big East power, winning the Sugar Bowl after the 2005 season and a share of three straight league titles. The Mountaineers are 10-2 and will play Georgia Tech on Jan. 1.
In June, Rodriguez signed a seven-year contract that pays him
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LaTunaNostra;1217796 said:
Agreed.
Big Schools went after WVU, Louisville and Rutgers head coach and they all stayed.
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ConcordCowboy;1217885 said:And they're all crazy.
Speaking of coaches staying put...how about that Saban turning down a reported 50 mil offer.
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Found this on a WVU board, the person there said they found it on a GT board.
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BrAinPaiNt;1218372 said:Found this on a WVU board, the person there said they found it on a GT board.
FUNNY!
But you know BP, there's really only one face that would look right under the Bear's famous hat.
Tuna's.
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LaTunaNostra;1218476 said:
You know I wonder if he would take a college job in the New York/New Jersey area once he left the cowboys.
It would be closer to his home and probably would not be as stressful.
At one time there was speculation he was thinking about the Kentucky job so I take it there is some interest in college football....maybe he longs for the old days and teaching young people.
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BrAinPaiNt;1218502 said:
Too old now, BP. The demands of recruiting..tho of course, just his name would pull them in.
I think this is it for Bill...football done with soon... unless he can get some perfect consulting gig when he's done coaching in Dallas, like Ron Wolf seems to do.