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Genjiro · 07-09-2008, 02:50 PM

Rodriguez, Michigan to pay WVU $4 million - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports

The settlement was reached on what had been a key deadline in the case. As part of the discovery process, a judge had given Rodriguez until the end of Tuesday to reveal whether the University of Michigan or anyone else had agreed to pay WVU on his behalf.

Flaherty said a document was produced, but he could not immediately divulge its contents.

Adding pressure to Rodriguez was a lawsuit WVU filed in a Michigan court last week, asking a judge to order Bill Martin and president Mary Sue Coleman to testify in depositions. A hearing on that request had been set for Wednesday afternoon.

WVU also recently got an Ohio court to issue a subpoena for testimony and records from Mike Wilcox, Rodriguez’s financial adviser.

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I wonder what skeletons were in the closet that made Michigan decide to settle so quick? A lot of speculation that the UM AD were largely behind this whole fiasco getting RR to fight it, and its just a BIT coincidental that when the Michigan AD and president were going to be called in for depositions that they settle in just a matter of hours (settled in less than 48 hours). It was obvious RR was a fucking moron, and rather clueless in this whole process, the actual transcripts of the depositions running around show just how bad RR and his legal team got absolutely manhandled. So much for all the shit talking Michigan fans and everyone else who said he was innocent and would never pay a dime. I'm done with this entire ordeal and glad to be moving on, but OSU fans will have their entire next-door-neighbor state wearing red from now on whenever they play Michigan.

07-09-2008, 02:50 PM	#280 (permalink)
Genjiro We bawlin boi! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,817	Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million Rodriguez, Michigan to pay WVU $4 million - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports The settlement was reached on what had been a key deadline in the case. As part of the discovery process, a judge had given Rodriguez until the end of Tuesday to reveal whether the University of Michigan or anyone else had agreed to pay WVU on his behalf. Flaherty said a document was produced, but he could not immediately divulge its contents. Adding pressure to Rodriguez was a lawsuit WVU filed in a Michigan court last week, asking a judge to order Bill Martin and president Mary Sue Coleman to testify in depositions. A hearing on that request had been set for Wednesday afternoon. WVU also recently got an Ohio court to issue a subpoena for testimony and records from Mike Wilcox, Rodriguez’s financial adviser. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder what skeletons were in the closet that made Michigan decide to settle so quick? A lot of speculation that the UM AD were largely behind this whole fiasco getting RR to fight it, and its just a BIT coincidental that when the Michigan AD and president were going to be called in for depositions that they settle in just a matter of hours (settled in less than 48 hours). It was obvious RR was a fucking moron, and rather clueless in this whole process, the actual transcripts of the depositions running around show just how bad RR and his legal team got absolutely manhandled. So much for all the shit talking Michigan fans and everyone else who said he was innocent and would never pay a dime. I'm done with this entire ordeal and glad to be moving on, but OSU fans will have their entire next-door-neighbor state wearing red from now on whenever they play Michigan. __________________ Genjiro--Legacy of Steel--EQ1 sexy monk (retired) Entreri--Guildleader of Ardent Legion--EQ2 (retired) WarEagle86: "What the hell, does everyone at WVU run a 4.2 or something? Never seen that much speed before." Last edited by Genjiro : 07-09-2008 at 02:55 PM.