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brettheeer
Didn't take you long to follow the guys out from West By Gawd Virginia to the Wild Wild Wild West.
We got it, West By Gawd Virginia has some issues losing it's Home-grown Coaches and their success.
But please do not bring that toxic language to the community..."Dick Fraud?" From all that I have seen and read about Coach Rodriguez' tenure at your school was an aspiring success.Where is the the Fraud in that?
Coach RR put in his system,put West By Gawd Virginia on the College Football map and left there in pursuit of the American Dream.
Dayum he was more popular than your Govenor.He will have one heck of a time overshadowing Arizona's' Gov.Brewer,she's made it to SNL. Coach "Rich" Rod could have run a successful Political campaign in your state. And By Gawd you probably would have voted for him and his State cabinet.(Casteel,Dewes,"K",Smith,Gibson and the others.) Oh Hell with it, the gang's all here.
So in the future spare us the "DikRod",the "RailRoad",and The "Dick Frauds." He's Coach Rodriguez,Arizona Football's HC,period.
How long will this staff stay at Arizona? Let's just say,as long as money is green and the skies stay blue.
BTW you can keep your Luck,we've got Byrne

Amen!!
Great post Taz.
Its amazing how the WVU fans forget who got them on the
College Football map as you noted..... Coach Rich Rodriquez thats who!!

The WVU fans just can't understand why their own would want to go somewhere
else and even refer to Tucson as a cestpool. That being said by people who have
never been to Arizona or Tucson. Hows the weather in December, January and February
all you West Virginians?????? Pretty dreary and cold from what I have heard.
Coach Casteel got tired of being looked over for the Head Coaching position at WVU.

From what I understand, it wasn't a hard decision for him to leave WVU!!

brettheer - Welcome to the board.

I don't think we need to get into stereotypes but I can tell you that WV and AZ are abut as polar opposite as can be in 1 respect. 'Native' Arizonans are tiny % of the population - almost everyone here (or their parents) came from somewhere else. That opens a world of possibilities and experiences but it also makes us very envious of states like WV where community and being from there matters.

I find that admirable and while few here will likely admit it, they are jealous. We would love to have the pride WV has and we will someday, but for now us transplanted Iowans, Coloradans, Michiganites etc.... will all have our eyes peeled on our parents home teams and our AZ teams.

If what I read in Bacon's Three and Out is true, your beef is not with RR's ego, it's with your former University president (now discredited), AD and (disgraced) Governor (do you guys have a board of regents?). When Alumni donate money for the things RR was asking for (not a penny for himself) and the administration takes it and spends it elsewhere - why would anyone stay and work for those types of bosses?

And, I'm not saying this to be disparaging, but look beyond the really weirdly shaped border lines you have in West Virginia and see that the coaching is a fluid profession. You may be close geographically to Penn State but that's not normal. I bet the average coaching tenure nationwide is probably 5-6 years. The high profile winners aren't going to change coaches that often, but look at the bottom 2/3rds of any league and you don't see very many ten year had coaches. Homegrown means very little, winning is everything.

I agree with you. A couple of nice seasons and he's outta here. But that's life. If you think Holgerson will stay forever, that's just as unlikely.

Wineknow, does not speak for every one here. There is nothing wrong with a little arbitrary friction among fan basis, and cities. College Football is regional and therefore lends itself well to rivalry and dispute. I would be glad to fight it out on this board with any WVU fan and then share a beer if we ever hook up in a bowl game.

Also, Don't speak for me when you say people are envious of the culture of West Virginia. Personally, I find small town America rather horrifying. There is nothing to do but go to church and get involved in other peoples business. Maybe its because I live for part of the year in Tucson and the other time overseas but I've never understood the whole country living thing. The worth of a community is not based on the length of time or the number of generations people have been there, its based on the lifestyle of the community and the cultural aspects that make that community unique.

ooooookayyyyy. And that, ladies and gentlemen, summarizes the typical WVU fans' feelings toward Coach Rodriguez and the exodus of WVU and Pitt coaches to the University of Arizona. Extreme bitterness and feelings of betrayal towards Rodriguez for having the audacity to leave WVU, even though it was four years ago. Confusion why Casteel would leave the great WVU for the cesspool desert, a "lateral move at best", when he really wants to be a head coach. And finally, their prediction that everybody will leave Arizona in 2 to 3 years. All of this while communicating in some form of hard to follow grammar, part texting, and the obvious need for a spellchecker. Thanks for enlightening us......buh bye.

And of course, every single WVU fan feels exactly the same....just like how we all agree on everything.

Yes, welcome Chino 28.

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Bear Down!

actually it was very laughable...i enjoyed it very much..it put a huge smile on my face...I didnt mean to be against you guys just thought i would help you out a bit with some inside knowledge on ol' Rich rod, and by the way wineknow i am not angry anymore i was saddened at his lies that he told to his players and the state of WV, that is why he is called all those names. Thanks to the rest of you who knew what i was getting at just some banter and... TO..Gary randazzo i would love to play Zona, i wish the Mounties would schedule more non conference games it would be good, like WVU vs Clemson all over again....lmao