Charleston Daily Mail - WVU Sports - Rich Rod's lawyer uses slavery analogy in regard to coach's buyout 

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Reporters' Notebooks
Published 4/4/2008 by dawizofodds at The Wiz of Odds
... Mike Casazza, Charleston Daily Mail: Rich Rodriguez attorney Marv Robon played the slavery card in regard to his client's $4 million buyout: "It's like back before the Civil War when slaves had the right to buy their freedom. A penalty of $4 million is almost like a slave from Africa trying to buy his freedom in America. I think it's an outrageous amount. It's just not fair and it's not related to any damages the university is suffering." ...

40 Acres And A Mountaineer [Sound Bites For The Deaf]
Published 4/4/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
University of Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is still in a messy legal battle with his former team, West Virginia University, about his old contract and the upcoming trial could possibly get ugly. The issue? The legality of the $4 million buyout Rodriguez's team of hard-nosed attorneys allege he was forced to sign before he skipped over to Michigan. One of Rodriguez attorneys, Marv Robon, used this analogy to explain the "outrageousness" of such a contract stipulation. It's like back before the Civil War when slaves had the right to buy their freedom. A penalty of $4 million is almost like a slave from ...

Rich Rod’s Lawyer Compares Buyout To Slavery
Published 4/4/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
A lawyer for Rich Rodriguez says his client’s legal battle with West Virginia University is similar to a slave trying to buy his freedom . Rich Rodriguez slave poster As Michigan’s new football coach fights the school over a $4 million buyout, the CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL picks up a quote from Marv Robon , one of Coach Rod’s attorneys, who equates the Mountaineers’ monetary demand with the high price of fleeing from shackles & bonds in the 19th century:“It’s like back before the Civil War when slaves had the right to buy their freedom. A penalty of $4 million is almost like a slave from Africa trying to buy his freedom in ...

Rodriguez Lawyer: Buyout Basically Equivalent to Slavery
Published 4/7/2008 by Brian Cook at FanHouse
Filed under: Michigan Football, West Virginia Football, Big 10, Big East, NCAA FB Coaching, Featured StoriesAaaand every Michigan fan would like the Rodriguez lawsuit to be settled quietly right... about... now: "It's like back before the Civil War when slaves had the right to buy their freedom," said Marv Robon, one of Rodriguez's lawyers. " A penalty of $4 million is almost like a slave from Africa trying to buy his freedom in America."Yes, it's just like that if the plantation owner has -- ...