Couldn't Happen to a Better Guy

Rich Rodriguez, the one-time golden boy of West Virginia University football, has been fired by the University of Michigan for being, generally, a bad coach.

And I can't say that I'm unhappy for him.

In December of 2006, I wrote this:

...any coach who leaves his team/school/employer, especially after saying he'd stay, deserves the wroth I hoped God, or Fate, or whatever, would visit upon Rodriguez if he'd left.
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You are never too old to learn ethics, standards of behavior, and what a promise means. And while I may come across as a do-gooder idealist, I honestly believe that playing football, or any sport, is good for student athletes for the lessons they learn both from the game AND from the people who teach that game.
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Show your students that commitments mean something.

It's worth pointing out that Rodriguez left WVU for Michigan just one year after signing a big contract extension with WVU.

Michigan fans, I know it sucks that you went 15-22 the last three years, but remember this: you are probably better off without a guy like Rich Rodriguez in charge of your team than you would have been with him.

By the way, three days before that other post, I wrote this:

So, once again: Rich Rodriguez, if you accept this offer [to coach the Alabama Crimson Tide], fuck you. And the horse you rode in on. If you take this offer, I hope your coaching career stagnates. I hope your teams fail. I hope everything in your life turns to shit. Just like I wish that for every other coach who sends this petty, self-serving message to his team, his employer, and his fans.

I guess I got what I wanted. I sorta wish I'd asked for a pony or something.