Ollie Discrimination Lawsuit

[August_West]

What if he put the racial aspect aside? Which he should have done, but did Calhoun have the same or worse violations that were not acted on by UCONN? Just wondering.

That's where I always thought it was going. And the answer it Yes.

 

[UChusky916]

What if he put the racial aspect aside? Which he should have done, but did Calhoun have the same or worse violations that were not acted on by UCONN? Just wondering.

Whether he did or he didn't that is irrelevant. Calhoun did not have verbiage in his contract to maintain NCAA compliance related to violations. KO did, and he got canned.

 

[whaler11]

And LOL at the idea he should keep Calhoun out if it. Calhoun employs the rat. But Ollie is supposed to play nice.

 

[UConnRock]

This is so counter to the persona that Ollie tried sell to everybody. Was it all fake or did the divorce, struggling as a coach, and eventual firing sap him of that innate desire to overcome obstacles and look for the next opportunity to succeed both personally and professionally?

This discrimination card is the ultimate escalator.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Gotta remember, very few of us wouldn’t do whatever it took to get those millions. It is a bad situation for KO. It isn’t easy to walk away from all that money. I am sure KO thinks he did a good job, even if we don’t. He also won a national title, that warrants some respect. I’d like them to settle and give him some money, but that’s just one man’s opinion.

Uconn never even attempted to settle. This is as much on them as him.

 

[Walker11]

What if he put the racial aspect aside? Which he should have done, but did Calhoun have the same or worse violations that were not acted on by UCONN? Just wondering.

Obviously Calhoun's issues were worse and his penalty was less. Winning matters.

 

[huskymedic]

He’s been posturing this way since the beginning - as it draws to an end, he (they) don’t like the “rules” they agreed to when executing his Contract.


>>Ollie and his attorneys have been seeking for several months to file a complaint of race discrimination with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or in the courts. However, he claims that UConn is preventing him from doing so, based on a provision in the collective bargaining agreement between Ollie’s union and the school that would allow UConn to end its current arbitration proceedings with Ollie if he took that route.<<

The Courant version Kevin Ollie alleges racial discrimination, accuses UConn of deterring him from filing complaint - Hartford Courant

 

[sledog]

Pa-leeeze.

 

[uconndogs]

The case against Ollie is clearly one of discrimination............................against coaches who lose a s***load of games.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The good news is UConn is clearly going to keep the 10MM at this point. Kudos to AD Dave for sticking to his guns.

 

[Ajs120102]

1- this guy is a freaking tool. 2- UConn won’t be giving up any money at this point (most likely) so no they were not “warned”. NCAA has backed UConn on this and he lied to them. No way he recieves any money.

 

[superjohn]

And LOL at the idea he should keep Calhoun out if it. Calhoun employs the rat. But Ollie is supposed to play nice.

Welcome back!!!

 

[jibsey]

Whether he did or he didn't that is irrelevant. Calhoun did not have verbiage in his contract to maintain NCAA compliance related to violations. KO did, and he got canned.

Wait. We didn't think that Calhoun should maintain NCAA compliance even if it wasn't spelled out? My take is simple. Calhoun had the championships, was beloved and no one was going to challenge him about anything. UCONN tried to skate on KO's contract when they saw the chance after his non performance. They used the minor rule breaking. It was a violation technically. Bad look for the school, terrible look for KO now with this racial thing.

 

[Stainmaster]

The good news is UConn is clearly going to keep the 10MM at this point. Kudos to AD Dave for sticking to his guns.

Yes, kudos to Dave for getting swindled into allowing that buyout into the final contract. If UConn gets a favorable outcome, it’s in spite of his conduct, not because of it.

Besides, without the cash at hand, what option is there besides sticking to one’s guns?

 

[Madmannsucks]

This is so counter to the persona that Ollie tried sell to everybody. Was it all fake or did the divorce, struggling as a coach, and eventual firing sap him of that innate desire to overcome obstacles and look for the next opportunity to succeed both personally and professionally?

This discrimination card is the ultimate escalator.

No the lack of any settlement offer is what "escalated this".

 

[August_West]

whale is back!

 

[Ajs120102]

 

[RoderickSpode]

Obviously Calhoun's issues were worse and his penalty was less. Winning matters.

That's what it comes down to. If you suck at the main function of your job (for those unable to keep up: a basketball coach is hired to win games), your employer will do everything in their power to terminate you. If you are awesome at your job, they will usually let other things slide, even if those things violate your contract/terms of employment. I'm not sure why that's so hard to understand.

 

[CAHUSKY]

To be fair, I’d do just about anything I could to get $10,000,000. Hard to quietly walk away from that kind of $$$.

 

[August_West]

That's what it comes down to. If you suck at the main function of your job (for those unable to keep up: a basketball coach is hired to win games), your employer will do everything in their power to terminate you. If you are awesome at your job, they will usually let other things slide, even if those things violate your contract/terms of employment. I'm not sure why that's so hard to understand.

But then you MUST understand the other edge of that blade. Which is if you are fired for performance (and not cause) you GET the remainder of the contract.

So by your reasoning if it is OK for UConn to go scorched earth to fire a bad coach, its OK for KO to go scorched earth to play the race card.

Right?

 

[Ajs120102]

But then you MUST understand the other edge of that blade. Which is if you are fired for performance (and not cause) you GET the remainder of the contract.

So by your reasoning if it is OK for UConn to go scorched earth to fire a bad coach, its OK for KO to go scorched earth to play the race card.

Right?

I agree. If this was the reason he got fired he deserves his money. But he lied to the NCAA which justifies not paying him. However, the should settle for like 4 million

 

[UofCT]

Ironic because KO fired the only white coach on his staff....Glen Miller should do the same thing.

 

[yukonfan4]

the #Undefeated tried to spin this as a racial issue a month or two ago. Part two will surely be hitting newspaper stands soon. smh.

 

[August_West]

ronic because KO fired the only white coach on his staff....Glen Miller

That was Chiefs fault.

Glen got 2-3 zone'd

 

[RoderickSpode]

But then you MUST understand the other edge of that blade. Which is if you are fired for performance (and not cause) you GET the remainder of the contract.

So by your reasoning if it is OK for UConn to go scorched earth to fire a bad coach, its OK for KO to go scorched earth to play the race card.

Right?

I'm not a lawyer and I don't pretend to understand the ins and outs of KO's contract. Ultimately though, if he did violate his contract (including rules violations, however small) then he can be fired for cause. Someone mentioned it earlier, but my understanding is that KO's contract was written much more strictly than JC's with regard to NCAA compliance. No one forced him to sign it.