On Product Rodriguez
July 1, 2008 by Mike CasazzaApologies for not having the five depositions released after 4:30 p.m. yesterday posted online, but we honestly couldn’t find someone who knew how to do it. Bad timing. It happens. Of the five — President Mike Garrison, Chief of Staff Craig Walker, Deputy Director of Athletics Mike Parsons and Board of Governors members Steve Farmer and Parry Petroplus — Garrison’s was by far the most in-depth and most interesting.
Clearly, the greatest tidbit was learning about the first meeting between Garrison and Rich Rodriguez’s agent, Mike Brown. Seems Brown referred to his client as Product Rodriguez and made it quite clear he had every intention to shop his product around because it was too good to remain on WVU’s shelves.
Product Rodriguez. He’ll never be the same after this. Nor should he.
Feel free to search for and share opinions on this matter. They’re all over the place and mostly the same, though I contend a story with jokes about Mike Brown’s I.P.O. and Rodriuguez’s Dec. 1 dividend would be pretty entertaining.
There was much more, especially with Garrison’s deposition, and a few things that stand out or need to be highlighted — namely Dusty Rutledge.
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