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They are like the crazy ex-girlfriend that just can't let go.
Mother: Rodriguez's relatives getting harassed since his departure
Jan. 8, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports
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GRANT TOWN, W.Va. -- Relatives of Rich Rodriguez have been harassed and threatened in the three weeks since his resignation as West Virginia football coach.
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His mother, Arleen Rodriguez, told the Charleston Daily Mail her teenage grandson received a death threat and found other harassing notes taped to his locker at East Fairmont High School. Arleen said her 12-year-old granddaughter had to be escorted to classes.
Mountaineer fans furious over Rodriguez's Dec. 16 decision to accept the coaching job at Michigan also vandalized his home near Morgantown, hanging signs on a fence and tossing a mailbox in the yard.
"He put seven years into WVU and now everybody thinks he's garbage," his mother said. "Think like a parent. That's all I can say. Think about it. Think about what you're doing."
The backlash has been even more venomous on the Facebook social networking site, where dozens of groups with profanity-laced names have formed, devoted to wishing ill for Rodriguez and his family.
A similar but short-lived fury boiled up last month against Mountaineer kicker Pat McAfee, who received angry text messages and had his car vandalized after missing two field goals in West Virginia's 13-9 loss to Pitt. The loss knocked WVU out of national championship contention, but the team went on without Rodriguez to beat Oklahoma at the Fiesta Bowl.
Several wealthy football boosters claim there was behind-the-scenes tension between Rodriguez and the WVU administration, but the coach has yet to publicly discuss the matter.
"I don't think he felt wanted at WVU anymore," his mother said.
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They are like the crazy ex-girlfriend that just can't let go.
Jeez...get a life people.
Anyways...you all should check out their Scout.com message board. It is comedic gold...much like above.
WV is a strange place. Absolutely beautiful. The people there will scare you, though, in a Deliverance sort of way.
These fans are nothing more than losers with time on their hands. LCD.
This story is so strange. Usually, when I think of people who are rational and sophisticated in how they live their lives, West Virginia is the first place that comes to mind.
Are they the ones that light couches on fire?
Yeah, the intentions of a few nutcases speak for the entire WVU fan base.
Right... a few nut cases.Yeah, the intentions of a few nutcases speak for the entire WVU fan base.
September 30, 2005
Morgantown FD orders couches removed from porches
Prior to this week's game between Virginia Tech and West Virginia, the Morgantown Fire Department sent out 500 letters of abatement to residents of the Sunnyside neighborhood ordering residents to move all indoor furniture out of their yards and off of their porches.
Sunnyside was the neighborhood where most of the trouble occurred in 2003 after the Mountaineers defeated the Hokies in a Wednesday night game. City crews will start removing furniture Friday morning and $1,000 fines will be assessed for "failing to remove a fire hazard." WVU officials have threatened to take away athletic event privileges or expulsion for lawbreakers.
The Morgantown FD will double its usual manpower from 11 to 22 firefighters on duty Saturday because of the possibility of problems. West Virginia State Police will add 20-30 additional troopers as well (55-60 is their usual number.)
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