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polycom said:
I hope Ollie knows what he is doing because if UConn decides to purse that story... and it ends up being true.
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UConn will now be able to subpoena reluctant witnesses for testimony under oath. Could be bad news.
 
August_West said:
.........then we will end up with penalties
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I'm very aware of what will happen. Ollie ruining things after he has already left... why would anyone want that. Ollie needs to go away. But as you said previously he has no reason to care, only thing in it for him is money.
 
Still not sold on the sanctions. Was listening to the Gary Parrish podcast and they seemed to hint that UConn uncovering these violations, working with NCAA on them, and firing Ollie and whole staff would lead to some leniency.
 
polycom said:
I'm very aware of what will happen. Ollie ruining things after he has already left... why would anyone want that. Ollie needs to go away. But as you said previously he has no reason to care, only thing in it for him is money.
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He absolutely should care. Before all of this, KO had earning potential that exceeded 10 mil. I doubt he still does. No matter the outcome, this will end up costing KO money. It also cost him a lot more in UConn Nation.
 
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polycom said:
I'm very aware of what will happen. Ollie ruining things after he has already left... why would anyone want that. Ollie needs to go away. But as you said previously he has no reason to care, only thing in it for him is money.
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Well depending (and we dont know yet until its is disclosed) on whether a settlement offer was ever made and when it was made, and how much was it, we may be assigning that same disclaimer on the UConn admin (the bolded).

Meaning that saving buyout money was more important than any potential fallout from pushing all in on cause. Smart? Dumb? Time will tell.
 
It seems to me that threatening to sue regarding the unproven $30k payment allegation is an idle threat, since neither UConn or Ollie gain anything from it being proven. If it's proven, Ollie loses, and UConn faces the possibility of worse NCAA sanctions. Nobody wins in that scenario, which makes it nothing more than a grandstanding ploy by Ollie's attorneys.
 
HawkHusky said:
I thought he deserved a partial settlement, but now I hope he gets nothing.
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I don't know what, if any, settlement offers were made to KO, but if he had the chance to walk away quietly with 7 figures and turned it down, he (or his counsel) made a very serious miscalculation.

As I've noted previously, the amount UConn will pay in settlement, if any, is likely dropping with each feces throwing event by his counsel.
 
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So now it appears we think KO's lawyers are inept. I am guessing one of 2 things....no one was ever paid or if KO paid them, he is extremely naive to think it would not be traceable. Unless it was a paper bag full of cash.
 
This is bad for everybody. Optics don’t look good for UConn, possible sanctions for the program, and Ollie looks desperate. Not good man.
 
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Perhaps Ollie's attorneys are frustrated by not being able to get the other side to the bargaining table. At this point, UConn's attorneys are likely content to sit back and let the whole thing run it's course, confident in the fact that the law is on their side.
 
I'm just not confident the UConn administration fully understand the ramifications if KO decides air everything out. He might be at a point that he just doesn't care after everything he's been through over the past 3 years. UConn worst nightmare is KO thinking he has nothing to lose since he's lost everything

Hoping he doesn't go that route
 
UConn released the transcripts as the result of FOIA requests, so I don’t really see what case Ollie has for defamation.

It speaks poorly about the UConn administration that they’ve allowed things to get to this point. But Ollie’s pettiness is not the best look either.
 
KO, find some new attorneys that will work for you rather than fatten their own wallets while destroying your chances at finding a new job. Find a law firm that will quietly negotiate a deal with UCONN, and walk away ready for your next opportunity.
 
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Is anyone really (I mean, REALLY) surprised that KO is all in for all he can get?
Seems this should be no surprise...good will, fan favor, and unwritten rules don't make the mortgage payment...
Not sure how else anyone could have predicted it would play out.

On my earlier $5.5M estimate...thinking now, if anything, it will be higher.
 
Eh, whatever. Just posturing by his attorney to force a settlement. Probably because the attorney knows there is not a great chance to win in arbitration.

I don't really care about any of this as long as it doesn't impact the on court product. I highly doubt recruits care about this at all.
 
Excalibur said:
Except that Ollie's lawyer doesn't understand FOIA exemptions.
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Is this the same legal representation that allowed KO to sign an employment/PSC that defines "cause" as damn near everything/anything; right down to on-campus littering?
 
huskymedic said:
Because of another threatening lawyer letter? Don’t just threaten it - file it. This was a hail mail pass that comes up short of the goal line.

$$ going down everyday...
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What's a "hail mail"?
 
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