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Rodriguez takes the paycheck … and better take the criticism

By LZ Granderson
Page 2

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Last year the University of Michigan football team generated nearly $38 million in revenue, third in the nation behind Georgia and Texas. Come rain, snow, sleet and shine, Michigan Stadium has not had fewer than 100,000 butts in its seats for a game since 1975. This in a state with eight straight years of job loss, the longest such streak since the Great Depression. Yet despite economic woes, the stadium is under renovations for expansion, and by its completion in 2010 will once again be the la ...

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