SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via the Detroit Free Press) spotted an interesting article in the Fairmont Times-West Virginian, in which the mother of former West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez wrote a former letter urging Mountaineer fans to stop slamming her son for accepting the Michigan job.
In a letter written to the FAIRMONT TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN, Rich’s mother explains that his decision to leave was a difficult one, but he had to do “what he felt necessary for his career.”
Arleen also sadly noted, “We as a family will especially miss the fun times of all being together every football game Saturday.”
But Mrs. R isn’t so solemn when it comes to attacks on her kin: “We have found it especially difficult to understand or explain the actions of a few of our West Virginians. It was deplorable that our family, especially the children, have been threatened and property damaged.”
(What does she expect from folks that like to torch a couch now and then?)
Now, I love my mother with all my heart. But I don’t know how keen I’d be on the idea of her writing a letter to a newspaper asking people not to pick on me. This has to be a little embarrassing for Rich Rod.
