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Lets get serious here. KO is a state employee and part of the union. He was fired for the losing records- not minor NCAA violations. In CT, u can fire a state employee but taken away their benefits is a different story. There are people doing life for murder and still collecting pensions. KO is fighting for his dismissal severance and he has a good case. He is not paying a dime to his lawyers since they r provided for him by the Union or they r working for a part of the settlement. This thing can drag on forever. Susan needs to end this on her way out, DB can't do anything right
 
Whtdmd said:
Lets get serious here. KO is a state employee and part of the union. He was fired for the losing records- not minor NCAA violations. In CT, u can fire a state employee but taken away their benefits is a different story. There are people doing life for murder and still collecting pensions. KO is fighting for his dismissal severance and he has a good case. He is not paying a dime to his lawyers since they r provided for him by the Union or they r working for a part of the settlement. This thing can drag on forever. Susan needs to end this on her way out, DB can't do anything right
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Parenteau is being retained personally by Ollie, not UConn’s AAUP chapter...
 
Stainmaster said:
Parenteau is being retained personally by Ollie, not UConn’s AAUP chapter...
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I use to make some extra money review potential lawsuits cases. No lawyer will go forward with a case unless they think they have a good chance of getting some dough. Parenteau is no t sending KO a bill every week. He is waiting for the settle money. If KO loses, he gets nothing
 
Whtdmd said:
I use to make some extra money review potential lawsuits cases. No lawyer will go forward with a case unless they think they have a good chance of getting some dough. Parenteau is no t sending KO a bill every week. He is waiting for the settle money. If KO loses, he gets nothing
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Wow, so I guess every lawsuit for damages wins and that must be how the courts decide. Not on the merits of the case but simply if a lawyer files it based on getting paid via settlement.
 
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Whtdmd said:
I use to make some extra money review potential lawsuits cases. No lawyer will go forward with a case unless they think they have a good chance of getting some dough. Parenteau is no t sending KO a bill every week. He is waiting for the settle money. If KO loses, he gets nothing
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First of all, I doubt every single claim you make about your professional experience, as any sane poster should.

Second, I don’t need you to explain to me what a contingency fee is...

Third, there is no reason for an attorney (especially one of Parenteau’s stature) with a client as wealthy as KO to ever take their case on a contingency fee basis. A case that’s required as many man-hours as this one is particularly ill-suited to any agreement that defers all payment until judgment has been reached.
 
Madmannsucks said:
So do you think the courts will not look at Calhoun getting a pass and Ollie being fired for cause? That is where there could be a problem. Uconn may have to answer(even though the AD's where not the same person, how they allowed one to stay.
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A) Calhoun didn't get a pass, and
B) This has been answered a million times.


The fact that UConn treated him differently than Calhoun is easily defended by the way the NCAA treats UConn different from virtually every other program.

Name the other programs that were punished a second time based on new rules/requirements that were applied retroactively? I'll wait.
 
WingU-Conn said:
A) Calhoun didn't get a pass, and
B) This has been answered a million times.


The fact that UConn treated him differently than Calhoun is easily defended by the way the NCAA treats UConn different from virtually every other program.

Name the other programs that were punished a second time based on new rules/requirements that were applied retroactively? I'll wait.
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Oh..OK...so "They did it first"???? Sorry, not credible.
 
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Whtdmd said:
Lets get serious here. KO is a state employee and part of the union. He was fired for the losing records- not minor NCAA violations. In CT, u can fire a state employee but taken away their benefits is a different story. There are people doing life for murder and still collecting pensions. KO is fighting for his dismissal severance and he has a good case. He is not paying a dime to his lawyers since they r provided for him by the Union or they r working for a part of the settlement. This thing can drag on forever. Susan needs to end this on her way out, DB can't do anything right
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Lieing to the ncaa is not a "minor ncaa violation." He is going to get a show cause penalty from the NCAA. Google what that is.

How much is ko paying you to be on the "pr team."
 
Hurleyman216 said:
I used to be a big Ollie supporter but he has officially hit rock bottom. It’s sad because he won’t be welcome at UConn now for a very long time (if ever). He made some poor choices in the lawyer department which really hurt him. He should be suing his lawyers rather than going after UConn. UConn should have just paid him $2-3M to go away. Who knows maybe they tried to and it was turned down. We have our future coach and the public damage has already been done. My gut tells me when the smoke clears this whole race card thing will hurt Ollie more than it hurts UConn. No one is going to hire him after this.
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Down the road, no one will care about the race card play, unless it results in a payout.
 
TJT said:
I personally don't think Ollie was fired for racist reasons. I however also for one second don't believe he was fired for NCAA infractions either. Both sides can be rightfully called out for stretching things. The reality is that UConn fired KO for performance issues as he did not win enough games (unlike Calhoun). The school however did not want to pay him what would be due to him under those circumstances. They therefore used the just cause reasoning to get rid of him without having to pay him the 10M+. That reasoning has now painted the school into a corner as it opens itself up to accusations of treating employees (who happen to not be of the same color) differently. That is the sad state of affairs that now exists since a settlement was never reached.
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100% I have no idea what may have been offered but if there was an offer of some significant portion of the buyout, it would seem to be a huge career risk to turn it down in favor of pursuing a discrimination case unless you had something clear cut. I guess that remains to be seen, but this just reinforces that a settlement would appear to have been a better option for all involved.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. Are you really this dense? If so, don't apologize. It's not your fault.
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No, not dense. Notice I chose not to respond in kind. The worst part of this thread is people can't seem to disagree without trying to belittle someone. Welcome to the club.
 
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16 pages later - this has run its course. Nobody is going to convince a blue to be a red or vice versa. You've all had enough blather. Locking this baby up and don't start another without NEW information.
 
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