Michigan coach: Condo lawsuit shouldn’t be in SC

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)—The federal lawsuit filed against Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez in South Carolina over a defunct real estate deal should be tossed out and refiled elsewhere, the coach argued in federal court documents filed Monday.

The multimillion-dollar lawsuit should be argued in federal court in Virginia, where the property in question is located, an attorney for Rodriguez said in a motion requesting that the South Carolina case be dismissed.

In September 2007, when Rodriguez was still coaching at West Virginia, a Spartanburg, S.C.-based bank loaned the coach and his partner more than $26 million to build condominiums overlooking Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium. But as the 80-unit project struggled amid the economic downturn, that amount was later amended to about $3.63 million, the cost of only the land itself.

Earlier this year, an Alabama bank with an interest in the loan sued Rodriguez in South Carolina, saying the coach owes $3.9 million—the land coast, plus interest and fees—for defaulting on the loan.

Rodriguez’s attorney contends the case should be moved from South Carolina because the state has no real connection to the loan as it stands now: Rodriguez lives in Michigan; Nexity Bank, which currently holds the loan, is in Alabama; and the property in question is in Virginia. Banc Capital, the bank that loaned Rodriguez the money, is not part of the lawsuit.

Attorneys for Nexity did not immediately return messages seeking comment Monday.

Questions have also swirled surrounding Rodriguez’s partner in The Legends of Blacksburg venture.

Banned Clemson University booster Clegg Lamar Greene of Clemson, S.C., was arrested Dec. 29 and charged with multiple counts of breach of trust.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says Green is accused of pilfering thousands of dollars from Palmetto State Enterprises LLC between 2005 and 2007 to pay debts on various business deals, buy furniture and have cosmetic surgery.

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Updated Oct 5, 6:01 pm EDT
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  1. da fat man
    253. Posted by da fat man Sat Oct 10 2:20am EDT

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    @Jason....Nice pic, Kojak. I especially like the part in your post where you say "please"; kinda like the Wolverqueens do each year after their annual spanking by OSU. They say "Thank you sir, may I please have another?" And, of course, Tressel obliges them.
  2. Jason
    252. Posted by Jason Thu Oct 8 1:26am EDT

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    Da fat man surely is a total moron with no education. You come on here and rip on the Wolverines purely out of hate or jealousy. Actually Im sure its jealousy because your comments are so markedly foul and unintelligent. Go post your anti wolverine jargon on a West Virginia, OSU, ND, or Michigan State site. When you go to an article on Michigan Football you should be respectful as most U of M fans would be to you. Your language and harshness is pathetic and shows your lack of respect for anyone period. Please mature up some
  3. da fat man
    251. Posted by da fat man Wed Oct 7 9:33pm EDT

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    Oh, not to mention his deliverance experiences at WVU were a natural fit in the rampantly homosexual Wolverqueen locker room. I hear he's a real queer's queer!
  4. da fat man
    250. Posted by da fat man Wed Oct 7 9:18pm EDT

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    Great article, I'll summarize it for the Wolverqueen illiterates.......Rich Rodriguez is a deadbeat AND a dipsh*t. There, now you know why he was brought to your sh*thole state, he fits right in.
  5. juan c
    249. Posted by juan c Tue Oct 6 12:42am EDT

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    University of Michigan Football

    National Championships

    Determining a college football cational champion has never been an exact science. A variety of organizations and individuals have named national champions over the years, each with its own system for determining who is champion. In many years this has resulted in rival claimants to the title. By the University of Michigan Athletic Department's reckoning, the Wolverines have won or shared eleven national titles based on the awards of the following major selectors:

    1901: Michigan and Harvard recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
    Harvard recognized by; College Football Research Association
    Yale recognized by: Parke Davis

    1902: Michigan recognized as National Champion
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis (tie with Yale)

    1903: Michigan and Princeton recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation (tie with Princeton)
    Princeton recognized by: Helms, Houlgate, Parke Davis, National Championship Foundation

    1904: Michigan and Penn recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation (tie with Penn)
    Penn recognized by: Helms, Houlgate, Parke Davis, National Championship Foundation (tie)

    1918: Michigan and Pittsburgh recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation (tie with Pittsburgh)
    Pittsburgh recognized by: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation (tie)

    1923: Michigan and Illinois recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation (tie with Illinois)
    California recognized by: Houlgate
    Illinois recognized by: Boand, Football Research, Helms, Parke Davis, National Championship Foundation (tie)

    1932: Michigan and Southern California recognized as National Champions
    UM recognized by: Dickinson, Parke Davis (tie with Colgate and Southern California)
    Colgate recognized by Parke Davis (tie)
    Southern California recognized by: Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis, (tie), Poling, Williamson

    1933: Michigan recognized as National Champion
    UM recognized by: Billingsley, Boand, College Football Research Association, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis (tie with Princeton), Poling
    Ohio State recognized by: Dunkel
    Princeton recognized by: Parke Davis (tie)
    Southern California recognized by: Williamson

    1947: Michigan recognized as National Champion
    UM recognized by: Associated Press *, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms (tie with Notre Dame), Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling
    Notre Dame recognized by: Associated Press Helms (tie), Williamson
    *Notre Dame was No. 1 in the final AP poll, but Michigan jumped to No. 1 after an unprecedented post-bowl poll recognized Michigan and Notre Dame as National Champions

    1948: Michigan recognized as National Champion
    UM recognized by: Associated Press, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Williamson

    1997: Michigan and Nebraska recognized as National Champion
    UM recognized by: Associated Press, National Football Foundation, Football Writer's Association
    Nebraska recognized by: ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll
  6. <i>olblueyes8</i>
    248. Posted by olblueyes8 Sun Sep 6 12:50am EDT

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    Pi$$ on the South, bunch of toothless republicunts still whinning about getting there a$$`s kicked in the civil war.
    Goooooooo Michigan
  7. flybenji
    247. Posted by flybenji Sat Sep 5 11:13am EDT

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    Larry Page is the one I would watch out for.
    The pot calling the kettle black?
    Who in their right mind would trust in or believe anything anyone says from Detroit?
  8. Ed
    244. Posted by Ed Thu Sep 3 8:37pm EDT

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    i have never seen a published list of wins since 1945. i guess we could all do math about our team to our advantage.. who is the best in the last 10 yrs? the all time win number is the accepted measure which puts mich 1 then texas, nd and on. for nd or texas to pass they would have to go 12-1 for about 10 years with mich going 8-4. wont happen any time soon
  9. Dawgmeat
    243. Posted by Dawgmeat Thu Sep 3 7:51pm EDT

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    #242 ..... i love Michigans uniforms .... period. i have always said i think Michigan has the best uniforms and the best fight song in the country. i will never forget being at the 93 Rose Bowl and hearing about 40,000 Michigan fans singing Hail to the Victors. i almost found myself wishing they would score just to hear them sing it again. great uniforms ..... great fight song ..... but three national championships, not 11 as the incredibly bias Michigan homer claims.
  10. nostradamas
    242. Posted by nostradamas Thu Sep 3 7:41pm EDT

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    I like Michigan helmets.
    I think Michigan is the greatest venue in all of sports.
    I think RichRod should be booted out of town. (he should be sent back down to where he came from, and live with the rest of those "southern rednecks" who have IQ's in the single digets)

    I think that Nostradamus knows what he's talking about.
  11. Dawgmeat
    241. Posted by Dawgmeat Thu Sep 3 7:11pm EDT

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    i do love your response to me posting FACTS about how the concept of a national champion DID NOT exist before 1936 and that ALL national national championships awarded before 1936 were done so retroactively and by little piss ant organizations that nobody has ever heard of ........... call me a Michigan hater. lol. weird how i dont give Notre Dame, USC, Alabama, Minnesota, California, Illinois, Princeton, Pittsburgh, Army, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Penn or Lafayette credit for national championships they claim before 1936 either ..... man, i must hate a LOT of teams. also weird how i dont give my own alma mater Washington credit for the 1960 national championship they claim that was awarded by the same piss ant organizations and not the AP or UPI/ Coaches poll. cant believe i hate my own school ...... dont you find that rather odd ??????



    i run into this ALL the time. people cant disprove the FACTS i post ...... so they resort to just claiming i have it in for their team. facts outweigh opinion 100 times out of 100 times.
  12. Dawgmeat
    240. Posted by Dawgmeat Thu Sep 3 6:46pm EDT

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    Greeze ...... you are SUCH an idiot ..... i said HUSKIES .... not HUSKERS. Washington was 6-6 in 1998, and didnt play Michigan, and they sure as hell didnt play for any national championship. Nebraska played us in 1998 however .... kicked our teeth in something like 55-7.


    you are a complete moron.
  13. <i>marrerolawoffice</i>
    239. Posted by marrerolawoffice Thu Sep 3 6:27pm EDT

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    Now you understand why in West Virginia they call him RICK-FRAUD!
  14. Brandon B
    238. Posted by Brandon B Thu Sep 3 5:41pm EDT

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    I hope they don't suspend him until after the OSU beat down.
  15. michael h
    237. Posted by michael h Thu Sep 3 5:11pm EDT

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    Just have RR contact Pete the cheat at USC and he can give him pointers on how to kiss the NCAA's ^%%$ and get out of these problems.
  16. amy
    236. Posted by amy Thu Sep 3 3:39pm EDT

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    First of all Frank S-you need to do your homework before you start talking trash. Pat White was far more than "a little known QB" and second Adam S-right on-Michigan did pay $2.5 million dollars of the buy out to WV so again you get what you ask for.
  17. <i>mwest0197</i>
    235. Posted by mwest0197 Thu Sep 3 3:33pm EDT

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    Great hire UM. The hits just keep on a comin'.
  18. Robert B
    234. Posted by Robert B Thu Sep 3 2:55pm EDT

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    Folks I am just glad that Rodriguez changed his mind and did not come to Bama . He has a lot of baggage and it gets worse by the day......If he loses at Michigan this year they will cut his loose.
  19. Greezeman
    233. Posted by Greezeman Thu Sep 3 2:31pm EDT

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    Dogbreath the truth comes out, you harbor all this anti-MICHIGAN resentment, because Brian Greese and the Wolverine boys spanked the Huskies for the '98 National Championship.Ozzie (tom) Osborne, who's Nebraska cornholers got tied in regulation that year making Michigan the only team undefeated and untied (in regulation time), got tossed a goin' away gift. I hated when they started all that crap of overtime, if two teams battle it out for 60 minutes dead even, it shouldn't be decided by some pop warner sh*t from the 25 yard line, call it an HONEST draw and go on. But all youse guys and gals ignorant babble about championships reinforces the fact that, WITHOUT A PLAYOFF THERE IS NO REAL, UNDESPUTED CHAMPION.....................
  20. SuperSpike
    232. Posted by SuperSpike Thu Sep 3 1:23pm EDT

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    i'm just a little curious which michigan players opened their big mouth about their practicing....i have to imaging they're the lazy, degenerate, 'gimme, gimme, gimme' types. you know...the same one's we all see at wal-mart and mcdonalds complaining about their boss, their pay, or just about anything that they don't like. the type that think they're entitled to everything, but don't want to do sh*t. the ones you can't walk by on the street without them trying to mooch something/anything off of you.

    it's a shame that the level of respect, but especially the level of passion, for the game has sunk so low....i'm kinda embarrassed for them, whoever they are.
    i can just hear their pathetic comments...."man, coach be makin us run out in dat heat and lift when we awready sore... that's discriminating 'gainst my rights. he workin us like dawgs and i don't have to take it...i'm gonna tell on him..."
    probably something like that....
    i guess we'll never be able to go back to smash-mouth football where you leave your heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears on the field and with your team....now we have to worry about civil rights and stepping on toes.
  21. Sean
    231. Posted by Sean Thu Sep 3 10:22am EDT

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    i am no old but what a horrible thing.JERK see u in prison.
  22. Dawgmeat
    230. Posted by Dawgmeat Thu Sep 3 10:16am EDT

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    Sean C ....... and Peter Pan is real.
  23. Dawgmeat
    229. Posted by Dawgmeat Thu Sep 3 10:14am EDT

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    Terry, like i said ..... anybody who quotes Wikipedia as a source is somebody who clearly is not that intelligent in the first place. i have yet to run into an educated person who views that website as anything except pure garbage. this guy uses sources like Wikipedia and the fact that the University of Michigan sells a jacket that claims they won 11 national championships ...... and thinks for some reason they outweigh information on NCAA.org ...... the governing body of college football. USC sells hats and jackets that claims they have won 11 national championships, Alabama's official website claims they have won 12 ...... FACTUALLY, both schools have won SEVEN.


    i will slaughter anybody opinion on how many national championships their school has if the number they claim does not match up to the facts. you know ..... i crack on Oklahoma and Texas quite a lot ..... but ill give credit where credit is due ..... at least they dont go around claiming BS national championships. Notre Dame has an OFFICIAL policy of refusing to recognize ANY national championship that was not awarded by the AP Poll. you know why Notre Dame doesnt play the "how many national championships can we claim" game ????? because they are Notre Dame and their history speaks for themselves. they dont have to degrade themselves by participating in cheap tactics to improve the overall history of their program.
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