Not winning any points here...

The Rodriguez v. West Virginia lawsuit hits court today, and boy is it going to be ugly.

However, some of the arguments that RR's lawyers have chosen leave a lot to be desired:

"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. I think it's an outrageous amount. It's just not fair and it's not related to any damages the university is suffering."

Yup, not helping your case much to compare a $4 million buyout that your client agreed to with the institution of slavery. Especially not today.