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Fishy said:
Ahhhhh.....I don't think so.

He was in a bad spot before. He's in an impossible spot now.

All he needs to do is beat the NCAA which seems to have evidence that he lied to them.

It's not good - his best bet is to stop spending money on this.
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I agree and he will have to spend his legal fees on renegotiating a settlement with his EX based on his lower income.
 
JMick said:
or he just lied to them and they believed it
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If you’re a good lawyer you try to collaborate what your client is telling you. My personal opinion is that KO may be inaccurate without actually attempting to consciously being deceptive. He has the ability to develop that level of denial.
 
Chief00 said:
If you’re a good lawyer you try to collaborate what your client is telling you. My personal opinion is that KO may be inaccurate without actually attempting to consciously being deceptive. He has the ability to develop that level of denial.
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Seems he's been in denial for a while, dude lost his way.
 
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From a dollar stand point this is good for UConn.

However, UConn being is now being discussed as a school with NCAA violations by its former coach. This is not how you want your university mentioned on sports shows and tickers around the country. Not to mention Ray and Gay having their names dragged through the mud.

And it is a sad way to disconnect from Ollie. He is a great alum. He won a NC here.

Not a good day for anyone except the accountants. The best news, tomorrow it will be behind us.
 
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Rut Roh Kevin.
 
HooperScooper said:
"It is not a surprise that the Notice of Allegations mimics the University of Connecticut's position in the arbitration as there is every reason to believe that the NCAA would support its member," Jacques Parenteau, Ollie's attorney, said in a statement.

Ollie's attorney needs to stop with the statements meant to sway public opinion. It's in an arbiter's hands now.
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he's just doing his job :)
 
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superjohn said:
None of the violations are all that big a deal in the whole scheme of things but it just reitreates how he didn't want to put in the work, was cutting corners, and lying about it. Tried to tell all of you he isn't really the guy people thought he is and his hubris will cost him millions. Not getting another penny from UConn.
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I agree with you. Nothing big on the violation front, mostly silly stuff at the end of the day. But it reflects badly on his integrity, and he seemingly has now lost a lot of leverage
 
He might not have a great hand to play with now, what's he supposed to do? He has to try to maintain some leverage the best he can
 
Ko’s Best bet is a nuisance settlement offer. Based off the allegations tho I wouldn’t be surprised to see UConn stick to their guns for public perception. Sometimes spending. 1.5 in defense is better than settling for 500K
 
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There is no spinning this for Ollie, which is sad for him.

He needs to move on and start coaching in the Pro's and learn from his time at UConn and not repeat his wrongs.
I am sad for him as well because he was one of my favorite Husky's of all time.
 
For those of us who are thinking that UConn will skate with no NCAA sanctions, I remind you who the President of the NCAA is and his absolute love of UConn. I hope I'm wrong.
 
MTHusky said:
For those of us who are thinking that UConn will skate with no NCAA sanctions, I remind you who the President of the NCAA is and his absolute love of UConn. I hope I'm wrong.
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You're wrong.
 
Just woke up to the news here in Europe. I guess it’s good news from the standpoint of the program, if we are not facing punishment. But I can’t help but feel bad for KO. What a mess he is in. He was way over his head being a HC at a major program. Never should have happened in the first place. But it did. Add to it his problems with his ex, man I would not want to be in his shoes right now.
 
At this point, I have nothing but sympathy for Kevin Ollie.

He needs to stop the bleeding. Shut the lawyers up, stop hiring PR people who aren’t fooling anyone.

Just deal with the NCAA, cooperate with them as best he can and put this to bed. He’s going to have penalties, but have the final report mention his cooperation and that will go a long way. Figure a separation with UConn that allows both sides to say something good about the other, even if they don’t actually mean it.

And then get to the NBA and start rebuilding.
 
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Palatine said:
From a dollar stand point this is good for UConn.

However, UConn being is now being discussed as a school with NCAA violations by its former coach. This is not how you want your university mentioned on sports shows and tickers around the country. Not to mention Ray and Gay having their names dragged through the mud.

And it is a sad way to disconnect from Ollie. He is a great alum. He won a NC here.

Not a good day for anyone except the accountants. The best news, tomorrow it will be behind us.
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You have Glen Miller to thank for that mud fest. Chief got a lot of criticism about keeping it real about about that dude. Danny Griffin and others may have the ability to take him out too.
 
Fishy said:
At this point, I have nothing but sympathy for Kevin Ollie.

He needs to stop the bleeding. Shut the lawyers up, stop hiring PR people who aren’t fooling anyone.

Just deal with the NCAA, cooperate with them as best he can and put this to bed. He’s going to have penalties, but have the final report mention his cooperation and that will go a long way. Figure a separation with UConn that allows both sides to say something good about the other, even if they don’t actually mean it.

And then get to the NBA and start rebuilding.
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Sympathy? Not me. He played a scorched earth hand, and now looks the fool. His wounds are entirely self inflicted.
 
Chief00 said:
You have Glen Miller to thank for that mud fest. Chief got a lot of criticism about keeping it real about about that dude. Danny Griffin and others may have the ability to take him out too.
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Its still hard to believe the Glenn Miller went rogue and wouldn't seek Calhoun's approval before doing so. It is simply stunning how fast things spiraled, especially with how masterful KO was early.
 
Wait wait wait. According to the Courant, one violation is that he shot hoops with a recruit during a visit?

I have zero sympathy for KO, but that’s a crazy-go-nuts rule, even for the NCAA.
 
djct1999 said:
Its still hard to believe the Glenn Miller went rogue and wouldn't seek Calhoun's approval before doing so. It is simply stunning how fast things spiraled, especially with how masterful KO was early.
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I think it was tough for GM living in Storrs after being fired. That created a lot of bitterness and frustration along with a job search that demonstrated that after 30 years in the field he had no productive career network. His colleagues did not think as highly of him as he did about himself. No offers. All this created a backwards looking bitter view that Calhoun tried to rescue him from, while Calhoun was making $400,000 per year from UConn when you include benefits. But, by then the damage was done.
 
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