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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Your Turn To TalkI never really thought that www.thankscoachrod.com would ever get as many visitors as it has thus far. I want to thank all of you who have taken the time
to stop by and think the site is good enough to visit again. Over the last 2 months I have given you my opinions of
Coach Rod and the WVU athletic Dept. Some good comments and some bad. I suppose it depends on what side you are
on.
I have not made any money from the website. I have not asked for any money nor have I been offered any.
This is a site for you and I to use for fun. I have even put links to other for-profit sites just to help keep you informed.
These other sites have done nothing for me. Why even WVMETRONEWS.com stopped posting my comments on their site.
Of course as a former employee of their parent company, I know some of the folks who are in control therefore, it doesn't
surprise me.
Anyway, I would like to open the site up to you a little more. I have always had a place where
you could leave your comments and leave feedback. What I want to do now is post your thoughts to my blog. If you
wish, send me your thoughts in an email and I will post them. Wvdj105@aol.com is the email address.
You never know. You may end up with a job at Sports Illustrated. Ha!
Thankscoachrod.com is getting more and more hits. Especially from www.bleachrreport.com. So come on! Give it a shot. Let's see what you can say to enlighten readers.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Another Plea to Coach Rod and those who try to make things better by hurting innocence.Having just watched the ESPN video (viewable from the thankscoachrod.com home page) and seeing Coach Rod with tears in his eyes, I must say it hurt just a little. Even though he did what he did
to us, it is still hard to see a fellow West Virginian in turmoil. I must repeat myself, stop messing with Coach Rod's
family. That is just stupid. You can read about that below, in my Blog post from January 8, 2008, if you wish.
C'mon be a Mountaineer.
Having said that, none of the law enforcement agencies in Coach Rod's home
county took a report made by any of the family claiming threats or any similar actions. Some of the things that have
reportedly been happening since the "great escape" (how CR seems to perceive it) are things that the authorities
probably should have known about. So are they true? Who knows? All I can say is, if you are partaking in
any of these actions, STOP.
OK then... I now must re-post a Blog entry from the first of the month.
It is a call to action addressed to Coach Rod. Just remind us that you DO care Coach...
Just make peace with the fans Coach Rod (originally posted 2/1/08)
In the ever evolving conflict surrounding the departure of Coach Rod, I would like to make one simple request.
Although I feel that the fault of this college football mockery does not lie solely with Coach Rod, I feel he should
address the fans and tell us what he thinks we need to hear. So, here goes.
Coach Rod, in most of my blog entries
I would put a line though the title of Coach in front of your name to help illustrate my frustration. However, this
one time I am pleading to you for some sort of resolution with the Mountaineer Faithful so, I will submit to the demeaning
gesture this once.
Coach Rod, issue a statement, give an interview, write a letter to the editor of every
newspaper in WV or whatever you feel would help the Mountaineer fans to oscillate once again.
Coach Rod, we are tired
of hearing all of the stories from the news sources. We are WAY tired of hearing from your agent, Mike Brown.
Can we please hear from you. I think if we ALL were honest we can accept the fact that the administration didn't
help much but, you chose to leave over things that could have been overlooked for the sake of the respect you had gained.
Your giving up and leaving surely was not indicative of all of your pep talks to the team and to the fans.
If I can be be honest, I may have to think about but, (Not that anyone would actually give you the chance) I might
even accept you back someday to coach. Although, it would come down to your tact and honesty to the fans and the State
of West Virginia, now.
I can understand your not wanting to say much during recruiting and your first days
at a new school but, once you sign Pryor AND actually sign the contract at Michigan and before it's too late, will you
please consider imploring to the fans your true feelings. I know you are sorry for some of the things that have happened.
Be the leader that you are and just let it out. You were once WV's favorite son. Now a mere prodigal.
One of these days you may "come to yourself" and want to come home. Will you be accepted? What you do
now will ultimately have an effect on what happens on that day.
Coach Rod, congratulations on the new job.
I am always happy to see someone from West Virginia do well in life. Face it, this state doesn't get a lot of recognition
for good things. Most of it could go away if you just let your feelings show one more time. Whadda' ya say
Coach? How 'bout them 'Eers... (END)
OK back to now.... Coach
Rod, you have had several opportunities to do this. When will it happen? That is the latest question to you Sir.
5:11 pm est
Monday, February 11, 2008
No news is good news???Fortunately for those who are fed up with the whole controversy, there has been nothing much to write about. Unfortunately,
those who like to see the continuous bashing of Coach Rod are getting bored. We could always discuss
recruiting but, that's old news and it's getting older. I could talk about the fact that Coach
Rod really racked up on his recruiting though, he has yet to sign # 1 prospect, Terrelle Pryor. I could talk about the
fact that Mr. Pryor may not even go to a Big Ten School and may end up in Oregon. I could talk about the slim chance
of Pryor choosing WVU. I could talk about the fact that Coach Stew didn't do too bad himself in the recruiting.
Pat White's little bro' Coley looks to be the next QB at WVU, providing Coach Stew does not use him elsewhere.
I never doubted but, the top pick Josh Jenkins also added himself to the Mountaineer team among several other 2, 3 and 4
star recruits including Terrance Kerns and J.J. Dorsey. However, I don't want to talk about recruiting. We
could discuss great staff that Coach Stew has put together but, that goes without saying. We could talk about the loss
of 3 great WVU players who were cut from the team for getting arrested for drugs and how Coach Stew will not accept stupid.
BUT, there again, needs no discussion. I guess I will just re-iterate my disgust with Coach Rod. You did
us wrong. You left on selfish motive. Money or not. Administration or not. You did not have to leave.
You say they forced you out. NOPE! You let what they were doing effect your ego and you made the decision to leave.
Thanks again Coach Rod for "a very long time". Hope your son decides against U-M in the class
of 2017 or whatever it is you said at WVU and U-M. Blaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, Yadaaaaaaaaaa...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Coach Rod needs a Geo Graphy lesinSounds a lot like a story you might hear about on the latest episode of "48 Hours Investigates".
A man and his wife are on the run. Everyone is looking for them with the intent of making them
pay for what they had done. Perhaps they will be hanged in the town square. Maybe they will be stoned to death.
Or it could be way rougher than that. Something like a $4 million buyout with no loss of life.
In hopes to protect the innocent I will change the names in this story.
As a law enforcement officer by day, I see
many driver's licenses. Some from WV, MD, PA, OR and an occasional Michigan driver's license. Often times
however, I run across one in which the information is falsified, causing the license to be invalid.
Ok, to the
point. Coach Rod and Rita Rod are trying to keep their case in federal court, claiming they
were residents of the state of Michigan when it the lawsuit was filed.
Their lawyer is stating that they
were getting driver's licences and switching their voter rights to the state of Michigan on the day that
the lawsuit was filed (Dec 27th 2007). Not to mention the fact that they signed a lease on a townhouse on December
26th.
Let me put it this way. There is NO WAY that the Rods were able to get all of this accomplished in the time
they had. If there are driver's licenses that were obtained BEFORE the lawsuit was filed then they are invalid.
Perhaps they were obtained the same day but, after the lawsuit was filed. As do many states, I am sure the state of
Michigan allows one to register to vote when at the DMV for licensing purposes.
If one were to know where Coach
Rod spent Christmas they would know the improbability of these things taking place before the lawsuit was filed.
In conclusion, his kids were still in school in WV, all of his things were still in WV. Of course his "intentions"
were to move his residency to Michigan but, it wasn't fast enough. Face it, Coach Rod, you were
just a too slow for WVU. Which should make you feel stupid, seeing as you were going against Garrison.
Ok,
This entry may make no sense but, i think you get the picture. If the Case stays in Federal Court then, the judge needs
to go to Michigan too....
Friday, February 1, 2008
Just make peace with the fans Coach Rod
In the ever evolving conflict surrounding the departure of Coach Rod, I would like to make one simple request.
Although I feel that the fault of this college football mockery does not lie solely with Coach Rod, I feel he should
address the fans and tell us what he thinks we need to hear. So, here goes.
Coach Rod, in most of my blog entries
I would put a line though the title of Coach in front of your name to help illustrate my frustration. However, this
one time I am pleading to you for some sort of resolution with the Mountaineer Faithful so, I will submit to the demeaning
gesture this once.
Coach Rod, issue a statement, give an interview, write a letter to the editor of every
newspaper in WV or whatever you feel would help the Mountaineer fans to oscillate once again.
Coach Rod, we are tired
of hearing all of the stories from the news sources. We are WAY tired of hearing from your agent, Mike Brown.
Can we please hear from you. I think if we ALL were honest we can accept the fact that the administration didn't
help much but, you chose to leave over things that could have been overlooked for the sake of the respect you had gained.
Your giving up and leaving surely was not indicative of all of your pep talks to the team and to the fans.
If I can be be honest, I may have to think about but, (Not that anyone would actually give you the chance) I might
even accept you back someday to coach. Although, it would come down to your tact and honesty to the fans and the State
of West Virginia, now.
I can understand your not wanting to say much during recruiting and your first days
at a new school but, once you sign Pryor AND actually sign the contract at Michigan and before it's too late, will you
please consider imploring to the fans your true feelings. I know you are sorry for some of the things that have happened.
Be the leader that you are and just let it out. You were once WV's favorite son. Now a mere prodigal.
One of these days you may "come to yourself" and want to come home. Will you be accepted? What you do
now will ultimately have an effect on what happens on that day.
Coach Rod, congratulations on the new job.
I am always happy to see someone from West Virginia do well in life. Face it, this state doesn't get a lot of recognition
for good things. Most of it could go away if you just let your feelings show one more time. Whadda' ya say
Coach? How 'bout them 'Eers...
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