Should Coach Rod Say He’s Sorry?

Allison Boyer — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:35:05 +0000

When West Virginia’s head coach, Rich Rodriguez left to coach Michigan instead, a lot of fans were mad. After all, less than a year before that, he made it sound like he was dedicated to being with the program for a long time.

Rich Rodriguez, back when he coached at WVU, Image: Newscom

And he still hasn’t apologized for leaving the way he did. Should he have to though? At least one writer thinks so.

Rodriguez recently said,

“It was painful last year and it’s still painful now. But I still have to be honest and say that I’m glad I did it. That’s nothing against West Virginia or anyone there, but I felt the time was right. I just wish it hadn’t gotten so personal.’’

At the end of the day, coaching is a job. You wouldn’t expect an employ to turn down a better job and then say he’s sorry about it. I think what rubs people the wrong way here, though, is that Coach Rod seemed to be letting down a program that he promised to help. To many, it just seemed like a sneaky way to leave.