About the only thing I can say for sure after learning of this is that one of Rich Rodriguez’s many arguments in this ongoing saga has been dismissed and the lawsuit brought forth by WVU will be decided in state court.

U.S. District Judge John Bailey issued an order Monday morning granting West Virginia University’s motion to remand its case against former head football coach Rich Rodriguez to Monongalia County Circuit Court.

Bailey found that WVU is “an arm or alter ego of the state” and therefore not a citizen. For the case to be heard in federal court, it would have to be between two citizens.

Rodriguez, for some off reason, wanted the case in federal court because he felt he was a citizen of Michigan at the time he was served papers and that he could not be sued in state court by the state because the state was actually a citizen of the state and not its alter ego.€

Go ahead and read that back if you must. I’ll be right here … Welcome back. From the beginning, the matter of jurisdiction didn’t seem that significant to me — and I wasn’t alone.

Flaherty admitted jurisdiction is not a major concern in litigating the suit against Rodriguez.

“I don’t think it’s very important at all,” he said. “We can try this case anywhere and we feel comfortable we can resolve the case in either state or federal court. The problem is that the court has to have jurisdiction and we believe the law is clear and the federal court does not have jurisdiction.”

Then again, Rodriguez gains a small victory in that he is not to pay WVU’s bill for when the case was moved to federal court (temporarily) by Rodriguez. Every little penny helps, I assume, when you’re on the hook for $4 million.