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Message: [QUOTE="BlueMAB, post: 3540679, member: 920"] "Mr. Ollie. In your first season coaching UConn the school was under probation correct?" "Yes." And the school was prohibited from participating in any post-season tournaments correct? Yes. And the reason the school was banned from post-season play is because of the APR scores, correct? Yes. And was this the first time the school had been punished for APR scores? No. In fact, UConn had already been punished by the NCAA for APR scores, correct? Yes. And the reason UConn was punished a second time for the same APR scores is because the NCAA changed the requirements, and then applied the new rules retroactively correct? Yes. In fact, what the NCAA did to UConn is punish them twice for the same thing, correct? Yes. Furthermore, had the NCAA included the most recent APR scores at that time, scores that were perfect or near-perfect, then UConn would have been eligible for post-season play even with the new regulations, correct? Yes. UConn argued the most recent scores should be considered as those are the players who would be directly impacted, not the prior student-athletes responsible for the scores, correct? Yes. Put bluntly, the players on the team with eligible scores were punished for something that had nothing to do with them, even though the program had already been punished, is that true? Yes. Thank you. Madame arbiter, the facts show that Mr. Ollie's argument that the NCAA is out to protect UConn is easily refuted by the NCAA's treatment of UConn with Mr. Ollie as head coach. The NCAA has shown it is not out to protect UConn, but instead can and will punish UConn unjustly. The facts here are that Mr. Ollie violated his contract by breaking NCAA rules. UConn takes compliance very seriously. After the NCAA unjustly punished UConn, the school has every reason to be proactive in promoting an environment of compliance. Not only did Mr. Ollie break the NCAA rules, he lied to his supervisor and the NCAA about his actions. UConn had no choice but to fire Mr. Ollie for violating his contract and failing to keep his program in compliance. [/QUOTE]

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