tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post1506944411036105017..comments2023-10-31T08:24:26.150-07:00Comments on The Wizard of Odds: Rich Rod Is Not Looking Too GoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-20402834020375887372008-04-21T06:58:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:58:00.000-07:00pay up deadbeatpay up deadbeatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-78655434286259152122008-04-20T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-20T20:37:00.000-07:00if you recall, it was RR's agent Brown who first m...if you recall, it was RR's agent Brown who first made the racism accusation. I wonder if RR and Magee even knew he was going to do that. An accusation like this is going to be taken seriously and investigated. For months Magee gave very vague answers on the topic. I think when pressed they had to manufacture a name. Now they need that person to back up the story. In exchange for his cooperation, RR is offering Aschebrook a job at Michigan. To sum up, in a matter of material significance to RR, he is asking Aschebrook to file a false affidavit in exchange for the offer of a job at Michigan. RR really could end up in "the big house" this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-38440241295506475272008-04-20T14:57:00.000-07:002008-04-20T14:57:00.000-07:00"Slander plain and simple."...and claiming that so..."Slander plain and simple."<BR/><BR/>...and claiming that someone made racist remarks or that someone's family is being harassed with zero proof to back it up isn't? I mean he could've called the cops concerning the latter, but then again that would've been filing a false police report which is a no no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-71539159900803384702008-04-20T08:37:00.000-07:002008-04-20T08:37:00.000-07:00Slander plain and simple.Slander plain and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-81468285320089492272008-04-18T20:30:00.000-07:002008-04-18T20:30:00.000-07:00Bucktown Skins, If you can't see the problem here,...Bucktown Skins,<BR/><BR/> If you can't see the problem here, you are in serious need of an ethics course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-63564326830128885642008-04-18T11:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T11:45:00.000-07:00I'm sorry, but this affidavit (assuming it's true)...I'm sorry, but this affidavit (assuming it's true) clearly has Rich Rodriguez responding to someone saying that they didn't want to be part of something that wasn't true by offering him a job.<BR/><BR/>No questioning the statement that he was being sucked into something that wasn't true - just "I'll get you a job". Rationalize all you want, this reads like an attempt to buy this guy's cooperation in perpetuating a falsehood, or at least make him think he would be rewarded.<BR/><BR/>There is no question that some reporters have jumbled that facts and made it sound like Aschebrook was accused of being a racist, which is not the case. But that is completely beside the fact that this fellow (who appears to have no axe to grind)is painting a pretty clear picture of three men who have fabricated very serious allegations against an institution of higher learning for no reason other than their own economic benefit, and reacted to being called out by someone who they wrongly implicated in their attempt by offering to buy his cooperation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-7548723646611250482008-04-18T11:01:00.000-07:002008-04-18T11:01:00.000-07:00Bucktown skins fan: The problem is that Magee's ag...Bucktown skins fan: <BR/><BR/>The problem is that Magee's agent Mike Brown said Aschebrook told Magee, who is black, that he wouldn't have a chance at Rodriguez's former job because of his skin color. <BR/><BR/>My personal guess is that Mike Brown has been waging a PR war to help Rich look like the good guy in this and that this racism claim was part of that PR spin. <BR/><BR/>I do agree with you that this will just be more he said/she said BS that we will have to sit through until the matter of the 4 million buyout is done. <BR/><BR/>Ideally this will end quickly so we can all get back to obsessing over recruits, spring practices, and next years schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-5114586486103290772008-04-18T08:02:00.000-07:002008-04-18T08:02:00.000-07:00What did Rodriguez do wrong? He told a "loyal" fr...What did Rodriguez do wrong? He told a "loyal" friend that he could get him a job at Michigan. Why does that reflect poorly on RR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-78013479697256623282008-04-18T06:10:00.000-07:002008-04-18T06:10:00.000-07:00My take: Magee's agent never claimed that Aschebro...My take: Magee's agent never claimed that Aschebrook was a racist, just that he delivered a message about the WVU powers that be. Aschebrook is upset that he is now being portrayed as a racist by the media. That is not Magee's, Rodriguez's or their agent's fault. No where in the conversation did Rodriguez or Magee say that the claim was false. Aschebrook is the only one denying it. Seems like just another "he said-he said" pissing contest.<BR/><BR/>Rodriguez offered him a job because of their previous relationship, not for some grand X-Files type, cover-up scheme. He was trying to help out a loyal friend, who unfortunately got caught in the crossfire. Seems like a pretty stand up move to me.<BR/><BR/>The only issue here is whether or not Aschebrook really said what Magee's agent claims he said. There is no way to prove that, and nothing said by Rodriguez or Magee (as stated by Aschebrook) contradicts that earlier claim.<BR/><BR/>For full disclosure, I will admit that I am a Michigan man, and this whole situation sickens me. It needs to end now.<BR/><BR/>But, the affidavit is far from explosive... more like a bunch of smoke in a disgusting back and forth PR battle. Nothing in that document tells me anything of substance other than the fact that Aschebrook doesn't like the way everything went down. <BR/><BR/>Well none of us do...Bucktown Skins Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577613692839802550noreply@blogger.com