“Rodriguez complained about criticism that followed the Mountaineers’ Dec. 1 loss to Pittsburgh, which kept West Virginia out of the national championship game.”

You’ve GOT to be kidding me.

In the deposition that is part of the messy divorce between Rich Rod and West Virginia U, it was revealed that Rich Rod simply could not take the pressure after losing a shot at the national championship when he was upset at home by the underdog Pittsburgh Panthers.

“Rich Rodriguez was “very distraught” in a private meeting the night before he resigned and accepted the top job at Michigan, complaining about harsh public reaction to a lost shot at a national championship.”

So how does he respond to the harsh public reaction to a school not used to even competing for the big stage? He decides to become the coach of the tradition laden Michigan Wolverines. But hey, if he continues to coach like he did in the Big East, constantly being upset by the Bulls of South Florida, or losing to Louisville or Pittsburgh, then he sure won’t be having that problem at Michigan.

But it just wasn’t the pressure, Rich Rod didn’t feel needed.

“He did indicate his frustration that he was not supported or valued at the university,” Garrison (West Virginia University’s president) said. “And I simply did not agree with that.”

Awww. Maybe West Virginia should have sent him flowers daily and instructed the assistant coaches to give him a hug every time they passed. Common man, this is just getting pathetic.

If he couldn’t handle the pressure and criticism at a program like West Virginia where a national championship is a privilege and not considered a birthright like Wolverine fans believe, then he sure picked the right place to coach.

I can’t wait for the Rich Rod era to start in the Big Ten, he couldn’t succeed in the Big East, what makes you think he will be able to in Ann Arbor? Oh yeah, the mythical humongous talent gap between the Wolverines and Mountaineers must propel Rich Rod to instant success.

This is a coach that could not coach his heavily favored team over a scrappy underdog Pittsburgh team at home no less. There were multiple talented teams in the past few years Rich Rod just could not motivate game in and game out, losing to teams like South Florida and Louisville mid season making them the team that just couldn’t get over the hump. Its not a talent level problem. Its a coaching ability problem that Big Ten fans should enjoy watching in the years to come.

And now, next to liar and snake, Rich Rod can now add girly man to his resume.

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