Rich Rodriguez

[SmokeyDog1973]

What are yall’s thoughts on him as coach? Would he be a good fit at Tennessee or is he way past his prime?

 

[VOLnMiami]

He would be a cheap hire for sure...Good coach but a bad recruiter.

 

[UTwild82]

Nah. I wish he would have stayed at West Virginia. He had things rolling there. But it doesn't seem like he's been able to get things rolling since.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

He couldn't win at Michigan or Arizona and Ole Miss's offense got better after he left....

Ummm, where is the HELL NO button?

 

[chattavol420]

Why would it be anyone on planet earth but freeze? He’s one of the most proven guys out there. Literally...based solely on coaching talent he’s got to be a top 5 coach in America. It’s a slam dunk. The dude grew up and began his coaching career in Tennessee (Memphis) and has called tn his dream job. I couldn’t possibly give a rats a$$ less that he called some damn escorts while he was at ole miss.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

What are yall’s thoughts on him as coach? Would he be a good fit at Tennessee or is he way past his prime?

In his final days at Michigan he did some weird stuff but I cannot remember the details. Something about orchestrating some prayer services for his job on the Michigan campus or something similar. Maybe someone can remember it. I was also a WVU fan so I was pro Rodriquez at one time. Hadn’t thought about him in years.

 

[TartanTurff]

I put Rich in the Brady Hoke bucket, better suited to the decade just past not the decade coming down the pike

 

[madbamahater]

No no no no no no no no no no no

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Nah. I wish he would have stayed at West Virginia. He had things rolling there. But it doesn't seem like he's been able to get things rolling since.

WVU was very entertaining in those years. Four bowl wins in a row and kicked Oklahoma’s ass in one of those bowl wins.

 

[butchna]

Let’s put an end to this.

Rodriguez's former administrative assistant filed a multimillion-dollar claim accusing him of sexually harassing her and creating a hostile work environment for years. Rodriguez was fired on January 2, 2018 after a three-month internal investigation by the Arizona Wildcats. He admitted to having an extramarital affair, but denied all allegations of other sexual misconduct.

 

[SmokeyDog1973]

WVU was very entertaining in those years. Four bowl wins in a row and kicked Oklahoma’s ass in one of those bowl wins.

Yea they were I remember they beat Georgia in the sugar bowl one year.

 

[ATPVol]

That time when Rich Rodriguez turned down Alabama to stay at West Virginia.... probably ranks up there with worst career decisions in the history of the planet.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

 

[ArdentVol]

Nah. I wish he would have stayed at West Virginia. He had things rolling there. But it doesn't seem like he's been able to get things rolling since.

And to think he almost left those mountains for Tuscaloosa.
Must of been the work of Satan

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

And to think he almost left those mountains for Tuscaloosa.
Must of been the work of Satan

Saban is also from WV

 

[OneManGang]

 

[WhenUrVolUrVFL]

Why would it be anyone on planet earth but freeze? He’s one of the most proven guys out there. Literally...based solely on coaching talent he’s got to be a top 5 coach in America. It’s a slam dunk. The dude grew up and began his coaching career in Tennessee (Memphis) and has called tn his dream job. I couldn’t possibly give a rats a$$ less that he called some damn escorts while he was at ole miss.

I’ve come to realize our fan base is/are idiots. They dig in to stupid decisions, scoff at out of the box suggestions that could fix our situation, and would rather just slowly fade into oblivion.

Hugh Freeze would be the best case scenario, and, well—we make bad decisions. Like firing Fulmer in 2009. Worst decision a program has EVER made. Not even arguable anymore. We saw what happened.

 

[BowlBrother85]

That time when Rich Rodriguez turned down Alabama to stay at West Virginia.... probably ranks up there with worst career decisions in the history of the planet.

That was in December of 2006... and damn, I wish he had taken it.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

That was in December of 2006... and damn, I wish he had taken it.

He did take it, Mal Moore wanted to hire him and then the boosters stepped in and told Mal Moore if he valued his job to rescind the offer. He did, boosters hired Saban and the rest is history. That will happen here when Tennessee get serious about football, if ( thats a big if ) Hugh Freeze is hired here it won't be because of Fulmer it will be because someone with a lot of money told Fulmer to stay out of the way.

 

[CAVPUT]

Let’s put an end to this.

No end to the names in the coaching recycle bin.

 

[Mightyvol]

There is a reason it’s “FREEZING” in Tennessee! JUST DO IT!

 

[shane80]

No. Please don't even go there.

 

[EZE]

Nah. I wish he would have stayed at West Virginia. He had things rolling there. But it doesn't seem like he's been able to get things rolling since.

I agree. But, he got lucky with Pat White, who was a very, very good college QB. Players like that make even a mediocre coach look good.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

 

[igotworms]

And to think he almost left those mountains for Tuscaloosa.
Must of been the work of Satan

Yeah, it must HAVE been