With the departure of Rich Rodriguez from West Virginia to Michigan, it's very easy to compare how Rodriguez handled his departure compared to how the cowardly Petrino handled his change of scenery.  Let's take a look...

Addressing his players.

Rodriguez was a man.  He faced his team, looked them in the eye this past Sunday and informed them of his decision.  Petrino left a letter in each player's locker letting them know he was leaving town. 

Player reaction.

While it may be unfair to compare between college kids and pros, you don't hear words like coward or disloyal coming from West Virginia players.  You don't hear anger in the tones of voices of the Mountaineers.  Falcon players were irate, and when Warrick Dunn calls out the coach, you know something is wrong.  One of the Mountaineers said that he was a man about it. 

Being straight up

Rodriguez was grilled by the media regarding the reports.  Instead of going Nick Saban and saying he won't be the head coach at Michigan, he simply refused to talk about it.  Despite the constant prodding during that press conference, Rodriguez simply refused to comment.  Petrino, reportedly told his owner in the recent days prior to going Bob Irsay on the Falcons said he was in it for the long haul.  He looked his boss in the face, and lied. 

I think Michigan made an excellent choice.  They are bringing in a guy who will put in a type of offense you don't see in the Big 10, and you've seen Big 10 teams struggle with the spread offense.  Simply look at last year's BCS title game and Michigan's first two games.  Ohio State simply couldn't handle the spread, and Oregon simply beat on Michigan like a rented mule, not to mention the App State upset.  Once Rodriguez gets his guys in there, they could very well have the speed to simply dominate the Big 10, and bring that conference into the 21st century.