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Rodriguez agrees to become Alabama's next football coach
TUSCALOOSA — University of Alabama officials and West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez have reached an agreement in principle for Rodriguez to become the Crimson Tide’s next head football coach, two sources close to the search told The Birmingham News tonight.

After Rodriguez’s representatives negotiated with Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore for most of today, Rodriguez has told Alabama officials he is ready to take the job offer he received this morning.

Sources close to the search said Rodriguez will make over $2 million per year with incentives and will have one of the highest-paid coaching staffs in the Southeastern Conference.

After two weeks of searching for a replacement for coach Mike Shula, who was fired Nov. 26, the only aspect of the process left is for Rodriguez to tell his team he is leaving his home state and alma mater.

Alabama officials are confident Rodriguez will sign his deal Friday morning, sources said, because the two sides have agreed on all economic and non economic issues.

Rodriguez followed his scheduled plans for today, even attending a news conference to publicize the Gator Bowl, which features the Mountaineers (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-4) on Jan. 1 in Jacksonville. A source has told The News that Gator Bowl officials have been warned not to expect Rodriguez to coach in the game.

During today’s Gator Bowl news conference, he limited questions to the bowl game and to West Virginia, but would not guarantee he would coach the Mountaineers in the bowl game.

 

[jjasper]

:lol The big east sucks we stole their best coach lol

 

[Tamanon]

Man, I didn't want to see Rodriguez in our conference, we got enough good coaches already!

 

[Karakand]

:lol The big east sucks we stole their best coach lol

Their best coach that was born and raised in West Virginia and played for the Mountaineers.

 

[Meier]

It's ****ing killing me that all these head coaches are being hired.. and yet we still wont announce our new OC until after the bowl. Such a stupid decision.

Glad that Jimbo is still available though -- crossing my fingers!

 

[jjasper]

Their best coach that was born and raised in West Virginia and played for the Mountaineers.

Who is that?

 

[Karakand]

Who is that?

Nouveau Richie Rich!

 

[Tamanon]

Who is that?

Rodriguez, he basically will turn into a traitor figure now there. He was basically NOTHING but West Virginia his entire life.

 

[Karakand]

Man, this college football awards show was a sham! No, not because Baby Heisman won the Maxwell Award (not that that helps). It's because Aaron Perez didn't win the Ray Guy Award!!! Did you assholes even watch the game on Saturday?!?!?

"Looks like I'm going to have to have my friend Brigham Harwell ask some tough questions..."

 

[dammitmattt]

About RR's hire.....****....

 

[Ripclawe]

Shannon is a good hire, players like him, great defensive coach and most importantly is respected big time in south florida high schools, so talent won't keep getting away.

 

[dammitmattt]

Man, looks like the SEC will be the conference to beat again next year. Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, and now Rodriguez... a lot of coaching talent is moving in that direction.

Now let's see if ASU lands Norm Chow! (Maybe Stanford can steal the coach from... I dunno, TCU or some lame mid-major like that).

Dude...the SEC is ALWAYS the conference to beat. ALWAYS.

 

[Karakand]

Now let's see if ASU lands Norm Chow!

While I find that prospect hilariously awesome I sincerely doubt we'll see it come to fruition (much to max_cool's chagrin I'm sure). Stanford landing TCU's coach... well who wouldn't move on up to big boy BCS football? :lol

 

[dammitmattt]

While I find that prospect hilariously awesome I sincerely doubt we'll see it come to fruition (much to max_cool's chagrin I'm sure). Stanford landing TCU's coach... well who wouldn't move on up to big boy BCS football? :lol

threeball am cry

 

[Lonestar]

just to cover my own ass, there is still a possibility that he doesn't sign. Some vague news, possibly agreed "in principal."

So, in case it turns south, laugh at the school, NOT ME!

 

[dammitmattt]

just to cover my own ass, there is still a possibility that he doesn't sign. Some vague news, possibly agreed "in principal."

So, in case it turns south, laugh at the school, NOT ME!

I have complete confidence in Alabama's ability to screw this up.

 

[bluemax]

While I find that prospect hilariously awesome I sincerely doubt we'll see it come to fruition (much to max_cool's chagrin I'm sure). Stanford landing TCU's coach... well who wouldn't move on up to big boy BCS football? :lol

I think it depends upon what the vastly overrated VY does for the rest of the season and if Fisher gets an extension. If Fisher stays than I think NC stays. If Fisher is fired than NC probably goes back to the college ranks.

FWIW I think Fisher and NC would've been a lot happier with Leinart, but the owner is a huge Texas fan.

 

[Brian Fellows]

I think it depends upon what the vastly overrated VY does for the rest of the season and if Fisher gets an extension. If Fisher stays than I think NC stays. If Fisher is fired than NC probably goes back to the college ranks.

FWIW I think Fisher and NC would've been a lot happier with Leinart, but the owner is a huge Texas fan.

Wow someones still bitter..........

 

[Karakand]

threeball am cry

:lol mid-majors

I think it depends upon what the vastly overrated VY does for the rest of the season and if Fisher gets an extension.

:lol It's a shame Texas-Age stopped posting in these threads (omg season lost no BCS bowl game for the Horns!!!) 'cause that statement would lead to at least a page and a half of entertaining posts. Anyways... I could see Chow coming back to college if he didn't like the way things were going down in Tennessee but I just don't see Arizona State landing him (as an offensive coordinator or head coach).

And hey, speaking of overrated quarterbacks...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/austin_murphy/12/07/murphys.law/2.html

Hard day or not, I guess I was looking for a little more bravura, a little more fire out of this gunslinger from Shreveport. "He was rattled," said Van, the chatty Bruins corner. "You could see it in his eyes. Normally a quarterback of his stature is confident and composed, but he was rattled. [He came to the line] looking for where the blitz was coming from instead of looking for his reads and his checkdowns."

That said, it's not Booty's style to be loud and extroverted. He is understated, a rock; players are calmed by his steadiness and cool. Davis, the Bruins defensive end, was not. At one point in the second quarter, "they false started," Davis recalled, and he and Booty ended up chest to chest. "He was like, 'Hey, hey, hey -- just calm down.' Well, I'm never gonna calm down."

Man, it must suck to have Rodney Van talk smack on you. Even I think that guy is a bum (him too since he pulled himself out of a game this season for being terrible). It's not too late to save the season, Coach Carroll! Play the pride of Mission Viejo Mark Sanchez against the Wolverines. He's no Trinity League quarterback like Palmer, Leinart or St. Patrick but he's still better than that SEC sleeper agent.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

:lol The big east sucks we stole their best coach lol

Um, Bobby Petrino says hi. You lose.

 

[whytemyke]

Rodriguez is a bastard for flat out lying to the WVU faithful and then flipping out on the air. As a guy who's been cheering a program that just had that happen to them as well, I feel for 'em. College football ain't about tradition, making good kids into good professionals and focusing on graduating as many kids as possible anymore. The days of Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno and *gasp* Lloyd Carr are gone. It's all a money grubbing business now.

Seeing as how it's money grubbing as all shit, I say **** it. They should start paying these kids a stipend as well. Alabama can afford to pay Richie Rod 2 mil a year but they can't afford to throw fifty bucks a week at the guy playing WR so he can get a six pack and a pizza on Sunday's while he's relaxing and icing after the game? **** that.

 

[AntoneM]

While I find that prospect hilariously awesome I sincerely doubt we'll see it come to fruition (much to max_cool's chagrin I'm sure). Stanford landing TCU's coach... well who wouldn't move on up to big boy BCS football? :lol

I'm sure that ASU is waiting to see who wins the I-AA championship before they announce their new head coach... :'(

 

[Alcibiades]

Rodriguez got out at a great time:

Perfect record against Rutgers was almost lost this year, and the Big East has a number of growing powers (Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida). West Virginia was not going to dominate and contend yearly for a NC.

Now he can go to 'Bama, and it's a win-win for him.

If he's great, good job for success in the SEC.

If he sucks, he gets alotta money anyway.

 

[Rabbit Lord]

The BCS sucks asshole and should be destroyed, along with those who actually think its a good idea

BCS is the biggest running joke in sports

word.

 

[Meier]

I think it depends upon what the vastly overrated VY does for the rest of the season and if Fisher gets an extension. If Fisher stays than I think NC stays. If Fisher is fired than NC probably goes back to the college ranks.

FWIW I think Fisher and NC would've been a lot happier with Leinart, but the owner is a huge Texas fan.

VY is showing that's he going to be a winner wherever he goes. It's astounding how strong he has looked over the past number of weeks. Don't count out a VY-lead team that is losing. Re, Jeff Fisher: Of course some of this is to save face, but he was on PTI the other week and adamant about how they would have taken VY even with the #1 pick and how they all agreed on it. Now I don't know if I believe that about Chow, but I can't see why the others wouldn't feel that way.

Some fella from the Houston Chronicle was on yesterday and saying the Titans/Texans game was the biggest of the year since the Dallas game and how the fans were gonna be packed with UT fans cheering on VY. Poor Texans. :lol

 

[Tamanon]

Rodriguez is a bastard for flat out lying to the WVU faithful and then flipping out on the air. As a guy who's been cheering a program that just had that happen to them as well, I feel for 'em. College football ain't about tradition, making good kids into good professionals and focusing on graduating as many kids as possible anymore. The days of Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno and *gasp* Lloyd Carr are gone. It's all a money grubbing business now.

Seeing as how it's money grubbing as all shit, I say **** it. They should start paying these kids a stipend as well. Alabama can afford to pay Richie Rod 2 mil a year but they can't afford to throw fifty bucks a week at the guy playing WR so he can get a six pack and a pizza on Sunday's while he's relaxing and icing after the game? **** that.

Dude, schools can afford to pay players, easily. And if you don't think they're already getting money from other channels on the side, you're crazy

 

[jjasper]

Um, Bobby Petrino says hi. You lose.

You missed the earlier part of the thread it was a joke. Right now I think you are probably right but if things continue the way they are I think Greg Schiano should be in the running too.

Also about Schiano I am pretty sure that he turned down the Miami job because he is more interested in becoming Penn St's coach once Joe Pa leaves.

About YV how can you say anything bad about him right now he won at Texas and is now starting to win at Tennessee

 

[impirius]

<recruiting>

QB Stephen Garcia finally made it official and committed to the Gamecocks! This guy's gonna be a star in a couple of years.

Remember folks, you heard it here first!

</recruiting>

 

[jjasper]

dude did he rip his shirt off? Or was he a weakass and unbutton it?

 

[impirius]

Actually I think he just yawned and accidentally popped all the buttons off

 

[Meier]

Looks like Chris Rainey has been cleared to play by the Polk County School Board

"At this time, there is no credible evidence that Chris Rainey accepted remuneration, gifts, or donations for his participation in football or any other sports at Lakeland High School," the school board said. "As such, there is no reason, at this time, to rule Chris Rainey ineligible to participate in the football program at Lakeland High School."

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2006/12/7/205073.html?title=Rainey+cleared+to+play+

I guess his own words aren't enough evidence. :lol Don't wanna jeopardize those ticket sales, I imagine!

 

[Lonestar]

:/ Sweep it under the rug policy, STILL IN MASS EFFECT

 

[pxleyes]

Looks like Chris Rainey has been cleared to play by the Polk County School Board

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2006/12/7/205073.html?title=Rainey+cleared+to+play+

I guess his own words aren't enough evidence. :lol Don't wanna jeopardize those ticket sales, I imagine!

Wow, after the state so easily slapped that probation on Nease, I expected SOMETHING to come out of this.

 

[dammitmattt]

Dude, BCS schools can afford to pay players, easily. And if you don't think they're already getting money from other channels on the side, you're crazy

Fixed

Spoiler

threeball am cry...again

 

[Tamanon]

Wow, after the state so easily slapped that probation on Nease, I expected SOMETHING to come out of this.

Yeah I'm not surprised it passed the School Board, they're probably involved:lol

 

[jjasper]

If this happened at UT it would be all over the news but no one seems to be talking about this:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/12/07/bc.fbc.vanderbilt.player.ap/index.html

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Vanderbilt punter faces assault charges after police said he hit his ex-girlfriend and a teammate and then threatened him with a knife in the off-campus apartment the two players shared.

****ing crazy punters, that is the 2nd time this year.

 

[dammitmattt]

If this happened at UT it would be all over the news but no one seems to be talking about this:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/12/07/bc.fbc.vanderbilt.player.ap/index.html

****ing crazy punters, that is the 2nd time this year.

Punters have a tough life. I say let them do whatever they want.

 

[Tamanon]

We need to get these weapons out of the hands of punters, a known vicious breed

 

[bluemax]

VY is showing that's he going to be a winner wherever he goes. It's astounding how strong he has looked over the past number of weeks. Don't count out a VY-lead team that is losing. Re, Jeff Fisher: Of course some of this is to save face, but he was on PTI the other week and adamant about how they would have taken VY even with the #1 pick and how they all agreed on it. Now I don't know if I believe that about Chow, but I can't see why the others wouldn't feel that way.

Some fella from the Houston Chronicle was on yesterday and saying the Titans/Texans game was the biggest of the year since the Dallas game and how the fans were gonna be packed with UT fans cheering on VY. Poor Texans. :lol

I'm not sure how long you can be a winner when you only complete 50% of your passes. Then again Brett Favre throws more INT than anyone and he's going to the HOF someday, so I guess rep counts for something.

:lol It's a shame Texas-Age stopped posting in these threads (omg season lost no BCS bowl game for the Horns!!!) 'cause that statement would lead to at least a page and a half of entertaining posts. Anyways... I could see Chow coming back to college if he didn't like the way things were going down in Tennessee but I just don't see Arizona State landing him (as an offensive coordinator or head coach).

And hey, speaking of overrated quarterbacks...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/austin_murphy/12/07/murphys.law/2.html

Man, it must suck to have Rodney Van talk smack on you. Even I think that guy is a bum (him too since he pulled himself out of a game this season for being terrible). It's not too late to save the season, Coach Carroll! Play the pride of Mission Viejo Mark Sanchez against the Wolverines. He's no Trinity League quarterback like Palmer, Leinart or St. Patrick but he's still better than that SEC sleeper agent.

I haven't had a chance to talk to hear anything from Chow's son about how his dad is feeling these days, but I'm still pretty certain he would've preferred Leinart. It seemed like such a logical choice but that's probably just homerism.

If Booty doesn't come up big in the Rose Bowl then I promise the fans will start talking about Sanchez for starter. Sure it's fun having a QB named Booty but I think most people around here feel Sanchez has the better arm. People were sick of Booty's deflections BEFORE the OSU game. Now that passes deflected at the line have sort of cost us two games it's gonna be an even bigger thing.

I'm not sure how PC will handle it. On defense and at RB he's changed players around based on who was performing and who wasn't but for the rest of Offense there hasn't been much in the way of midseason changes during his tenure.

 

[Karakand]

max_cool... I'm so sorry buddy.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/1207asucoachONLINE-CP.html

Arizona State is on the verge of naming its new football coach, perhaps today or Saturday.

The field narrowed Thursday seemingly to Mike Price, Dennis Erickson and Mike Riley. Price, the 10th winningest active coach in Division I-A, might be at the top of the list, and some sources believe he is the choice to replace Dirk Koetter.

edit: I'll reply to your post when I'm home from work, bluemax.

 

[Meier]

http://www.newsobserver.com/1235/story/518801.html

Pretty good. :lol

 

[pxleyes]

So now RR is NOT a done deal for Bama.

This guy is turning out to be pretty pathetic.

 

[jjasper]

So now RR is NOT a done deal for Bama.

This guy is turning out to be pretty pathetic.

Probably not interested in the job and just wants to get a pay raise from WVU

Damn there are over 7,100 fans on the WVU rival's site right now

Anyway, not like he could do anything at Bama. He runs some fancy-ass fad offense that would get destroyed by any REAL defense like what you'd find in the SEC.

Spoiler

Where are the Urban Meyer haters now?

I am not a Meyer hater but his offense isn't exactly lighting the SEC on fire right now.

 

[AntoneM]

max_cool... I'm so sorry buddy.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/1207asucoachONLINE-CP.html

GODDAMNSONOFABITCH!

I probably would prefer the head coach of the IAA national champs to any of those guys. But, I guess I should expect it from the AD that extended Koetters contract for 3 year before this season.


at least I'm done with finals for the day
so I can drink this news away

 

[jjasper]

ESPN reporting that Rich is staying at WVU, no doubt a richer man.

Edit: And here it is:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2690016

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.

 

[impirius]

Odds of seeing "Richer Rodriguez" headline on ESPN.com: 2.5:1


edit: hahahaha, WVU's Rivals site crashed under the weight of 10K users

 

[pxleyes]

Odds of seeing "Richer Rodriguez" headline on ESPN.com: 2.5:1


edit: hahahaha, WVU's Rivals site crashed under the weight of 10K users

:lol :lol :lol

RR is now the most unreliable coach in college football.

 

[jjasper]

:lol The big east sucks this is proof that a big east coach couldn't make it in the sec

 

[pxleyes]

:lol The big east sucks this is proof that a big east coach couldn't make it in the sec

:lol I love your comments now about this situation. Pure brilliance.

 

[impirius]

:lol The big east sucks this is proof that a big east coach couldn't make it in the sec

hahahahahahahaha