Former UConn Basketball Asst. Makes Serious Accusations Regarding Kevin Ollie In NCAA Investigation

[UConnNick]

You'd have to first compare his contract language to that of Calhoun's contract. Didn't UConn stress the importance of compliance, etc. in all their newest contracts because of what happened in Calhoun's later years?

I believe it has been established here that at least Calhoun's last contract contained virtually the same language about compliance with rules as Ollie's contract does.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I believe it has been established here that at least Calhoun's last contract contained virtually the same language about compliance with rules as Ollie's contract does.

Aside from any relevant contractual compliance language for coaches after the NCAA's hoops grade issue, recent media articles reported Susie and AD DB independently emphasized the importance of NCAA and related compliance in meetings with Ollie. In addition to supporting quotes in some media reporting, other reports referenced related "misrepresentation of facts" on at least 3 occasions.

To date, I don't recall reading any media report specifying details on the "misrepresentation of facts". Regardless of individuals' views on the reasons for the departed's firing, such details if unveiled could potentially be less than helpful in pushing for a bigger settlement, arbitration, actual court proceedings, etc.

 

[Paesano]

And he also had won three national championships and had coached the team for nearly 30 years. He had built up some good will. A TON, actually! Ollie built up some but how much depends on how much of that championship you attribute to him. And then he spent that good will like a drunken sailor by coaching REALLY POORLY and having kids abandon the program like it was the damn Titanic.

 

[David 76]

This is a curious stance for this forum.

 

[David 76]

I think you missed the joke.

 

[Chief00]

Fair point. I tried to warn people about GM.

 

[Huskybass]

The team was bad in Miller's final season, but even worse after he left. The coaching staff was just plain awful from top to bottom last season, not one guy who will really be missed. Miller saw how dysfunctional things were and made it known. KO was going to sink the ship, regardless of any of Miller's actions. You can make Miller out to be the scapegoat all you want, but things were not going to turn around under KO.

 

[jibsey]

Didn’t Miller put together the coaching plans for the National Championship runs including the last one? I seem to remember interviews where he said they were up all night before each game to formulate those game plans.

 

[Paesano]

Didn’t Miller put together the coaching plans for the National Championship runs including the last one? I seem to remember interviews where he said they were up all night before each game to formulate those game plans.

Shhhh! You are upsetting the narrative.

 

[CL82]

Fair point. I tried to warn people about GM.

Geesh Chief, did Miller get the last bacon and jalapeno mac and cheese one night when you wanted one? Why such a woody for the guy?

 

[Stainmaster]

Shhhh! You are upsetting the narrative.

Ollie won that championship, you triggered snowflake. He’s a far better father than you are too!

 

[ctchamps]

The team was bad in Miller's final season, but even worse after he left. The coaching staff was just plain awful from top to bottom last season, not one guy who will really be missed. Miller saw how dysfunctional things were and made it known. KO was going to sink the ship, regardless of any of Miller's actions. You can make Miller out to be the scapegoat all you want, but things were not going to turn around under KO.

Who is making Miller out to be the scapegoat. Some of us heard he was a major chemistry problem two seasons ago and contributed partially if not mainly with the loss of players after that season. If true then he bears some responsibility for this past seasons results because the coaches were left scrambling to fill those holes. And they filled them with players that were not as good as the ones who bolted.

That doesn’t eliminate the things KO contributed to this past season’s results.

 

[Huskybass]

Who is making Miller out to be the scapegoat. Some of us heard he was a major chemistry problem two seasons ago and contributed partially if not mainly with the loss of players after that season. If true then he bears some responsibility for this past seasons results because the coaches were left scrambling to fill those holes. And they filled them with players that were not as good as the ones who bolted.

That doesn’t eliminate the things KO contributed to this past season’s results.

Those players saw what a dysfunctional mess everything was especially without Miller around. There was no way they were going to hamper their own development by playing for a completely underwhelming coaching staff.

 

[superjohn]

Who is making Miller out to be the scapegoat. Some of us heard he was a major chemistry problem two seasons ago and contributed partially if not mainly with the loss of players after that season. If true then he bears some responsibility for this past seasons results because the coaches were left scrambling to fill those holes. And they filled them with players that were not as good as the ones who bolted.

That doesn’t eliminate the things KO contributed to this past season’s results.

Yep, Glen Miller is the main reason all the players transferred out. Lol.

 

[JellyBean]

This whole thing does not smell right.

 

[JMick]

This whole thing does not smell right.

What is it supposed to smell like?

 

[UConnNick]

Who is making Miller out to be the scapegoat. Some of us heard he was a major chemistry problem two seasons ago and contributed partially if not mainly with the loss of players after that season. If true then he bears some responsibility for this past seasons results because the coaches were left scrambling to fill those holes. And they filled them with players that were not as good as the ones who bolted.

That doesn’t eliminate the things KO contributed to this past season’s results.

I thought MAL decommitted because Miller got fired? If so, blaming the other defections on Miller seems to be quite a stretch.

It seems to me those players left when they did because they thought they'd get a better chance to showcase their NBA talents (if any) someplace else. The man in charge of the program bears the ultimate responsibility for that.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

What is it supposed to smell like?

Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell

 

[huskymedic]

Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell

Found the smell >> Bilas didn’t flush (video)...:

What's behind the bitter fight between Kevin Ollie and UConn?

... and no surprise Bilas’ stance based on his very public anti-university animus regarding all things involving sports $$

 

[HooperScooper]

What is it supposed to smell like?

Teen spirit?