I think it's time to immortalize West Virginia. This thread is set up to do just that. West Virginia is providing the nation with examples of how to behave with class and dignity. I encourage all to participate, to show us all the fine examples of West Virginia culture you can find. This first one is funny, and a good way to start.

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Look at this! Is this what passes for media in West Virginia? Is THIS what it means to be a journalist in that state?
I have a feeling that this may not be an actual interview. That the reporters here have staged a "fake" interview in an attempt to further smear the good name of Rich Rodriguez.

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Speaking of pathetic...

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Had it not obviously reacted like gas I was wondering if that was a stream of urine on the shirt.

Nothing says anger and betrayal like John Denver music.

I wonder how West Virginians would feel if the found a diary from the late John Denver which claimed West Virginia was actually his 2nd favorite state and he only sang about it because he was offered a lot of money?

In their defense, I will say WV has some great whitewater rafting. However, I remember driving by a YMCA and there was a sign that said "Where families come together - yes, in THAT way"

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I don;t know about y'all, but I'm FEEEEEEELING the UM-OSU game next year. These hicks, and the national attention, and all the rest have elevated the UM-OSU game to almost God Like Status. This rivlary is only going to get more and more heated. Hopefully we steal Terrelle Pryor from the Buckeyes and take this thing up a notch.
I think that's the problem with the SEC: They have nothing like UM-OSU, the old Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry, or even Notre Dame-USC.

I'm LOVING that UM can be the most hated school in the country--Notoriety is a good thing. I say, maybe one day come out in ALL BLUE uni's, man, just to freak some shit out up in this mug.

If UM win that game they should plant their flag in the middle of their field.

Too soon to start the OGT thread?

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WOW WVU is pathetic.

I'm headed over to the "Fuck Ben Wallace/Sergei Fedorov thread."

When my great grandfather's parents came to the US, they raised him in West Virginia. He later left West Virginia for Michigan.

No joke. True story.

is your grandfather rich rodriguez?

This was way before Rich Rod.

West Virginia football files – These are the files missing from the WVU football office. Note: the files do not contain English words, but communication written in the official alphabet of the state of West Virginia: pictures of livestock and burning couches.
opening bid: $300

Now emails have been released telling more details of how WVU should have seen this coming months ago. Helps RR in his lawsuit? Maybe.

Nationally people have almost stopped ripping RR and have moved squarely to WVU. Did they really think this was going to work out for them and make them look good? They better hope their coach does good things, because I'm not sure what other decent coach would take that job in the near future.

That is, other than Terry "Please, please, please forget that Auburn was on probation while I was there and I'm chubby and begging for a job" Bowden.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3220161


Mountaineers fans get to rip and shred Rodriguez at ECHL game
ESPN.com news services

Updated: January 29, 2008, 11:00 AM ET

The Wheeling Nailers, taking advantage of the rancor felt by the state's residents toward a certain former West Virginia football coach, is holding a "Shred Rich Rodriguez" night on Saturday.


The ECHL hockey team's promotion is playing off reports that Rodriguez was seen shredding team-related documents in his office about the same time he left the Mountaineers to take the Michigan coaching job in mid-December.


So on Saturday night, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, the Nailers are playing host to the Charlotte Checkers, as well as an industrial-sized paper shredder. Fans who bring in a newspaper article or picture of the reviled coach to be shredded will receive a discount off tickets.

Any fan wearing WVU apparel at the game will get $2 lopped off the ticket price.

Ohio State fans, natural enemies of Michigan, get to share the love on this one -- anyone wearing Buckeyes paraphernalia also gets a discount on tickets.


"Everybody is so upset," Nailers co-president Rob Brooks said in Monday's edition of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register. "We wanted to let [fans] release some frustration."


In addition, any fan wearing University of Michigan apparel "will be charged double in order to help Rodriguez pay his $4 million buyout to WVU," according to the Nailers' news release announcing the promotion.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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One of my buddies said "It's like WVU is a woman that Rodriguez broke up with. First the crying, then the anger, now tearing up all the old photos and articles of them together, and even sleeping with Ohio State to get back at Rich Rod. The only think left is the pregnancy rumors to get Rich Rod back."

^ Sounds like my ex. Except the pregnancy thing was true.

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Nice.

Seconded.

Tripled.

As one who has made that mistake, why is it that people always seem to decide to have kids before they even decide if they like each other?

Yeah.

Classic, Fool. Very well done.

Bill Stewart out.

Keep throwing stones at Coach Cal's castle, MountainQUEERS. Ha!

CLEVELAND, OH—Following the Wildcats’ 78-39 victory over West Virginia in the Sweet 16, Kentucky sources confirmed that coach John Calipari had canceled Friday’s practice so the players could get fitted for NBA draft suits. “Coach told us it was really important to be prepared, because draft night is just around the corner and we all need to get measured for suits,” said freshman center Karl-Anthony Towns, adding that Calipari had insisted that it was far more convenient for the tailor to see Kentucky’s starting five at the same appointment. “It’ll be June before we know it, and coach reminded everybody that a bunch of offensive and defensive drills won’t do anything to help us look our best when we’re on the stage representing our new NBA teams.” At press time, Calipari encouraged Kentucky players to leave their schedules open early next week in order to start meeting with agents to discuss potential endorsement deals.

Mxy, what did you read before the Onion existed?