Ollie threatening to sue UConn

[Wordbomar]

But wait his statement lol

Seriously, what a sham

 

[UConn990411]

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.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

But wait his statement lol

Anybody still think KO wrote it??

 

[4UConn]

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.

 

[Yardigan]

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.

 

[HooperScooper]

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.

 

[superjohn]

But wait his statement lol

Can you point me to what this means, what statement?

 

[FAIRTIDES]

Except that Ollie's lawyer doesn't understand FOIA exemptions.

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]

On my earlier $5.5M estimate...thinking now, if anything, it will be higher.

Because of another threatening lawyer letter? Don’t just threaten it - file it. This was a hail mary pass that comes up short of the goal line.

$$ going down everyday...

 

[HooperScooper]

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...

What's a "hail mail"?

 

[huskymedic]

What's a "hail mail"?

Touché

 

[Storrs South]

Because of another threatening lawyer letter? Don’t just threaten it - file it. This was a hail mary pass that comes up short of the goal line.

$$ going down everyday...

Along these lines my thought is if you have to threaten to sue, you aren't going to sue. Likely just for show to get more money from UConn via settlement. He intentionally went to Medcalf @ ESPN again and bypassed local media outlets to get maximum attention and damage the image of the AD to the utmost degree.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Can you point me to what this means, what statement?

The "I love UConn, bleed blue, blah blah blah" statement written by the departed's attorneys, PR reps, etc.

 

[businesslawyer]

Front page ESPN.com article about Ollie and his lawyers threatening to sue UConn. Guess they are going the scorched-earth tactic now.

Ollie demands retraction from UConn, may sue

Seriously, LMAO. This was a scorched earth battle from the moment UConn fired KO for cause. KO is responsible for not winning enough, and I don't know whether cause does or doesn't exist, but it was UConn that turned this into war.

 

[businesslawyer]

I don't begrudge KO for trying to get the money. He knows as well as we do that his career is shot. He's got nothing to lose.

At the same time, he's burning a lot of goodwill among fans of the school. He has to know what he's getting into.

How many fans of the school are going to give him his next job? Unless your number requires fingers, there is nothing for him to burn.

 

[Fishy]

Let the oaf sue.

He doesn’t have to worry about hurting his reputation. He handled that previously.

 

[businesslawyer]

No it won't. So I guess that bs statement he wrote a week ago about bleeding blue was just that, bs? This looks worse for Ollie than UConn and the ramifications will be far greater for him than the school.

That's just bull. You can bleed blue for the basketball program you love and still stick up for your rights if you think that as an employee you are being treated wrongly. They are hardly mutually exclusive concepts.

 

[CL82]

On my earlier $5.5M estimate...thinking now, if anything, it will be higher.

I very strongly doubt it.

 

[CL82]

Seriously, LMAO. This was a scorched earth battle from the moment UConn fired KO for cause. KO is responsible for not winning enough, and I don't know whether cause does or doesn't exist, but it was UConn that turned this into war.

Pretty tough to say that if you weren't in the room when this was first broached with KO. UConn may have have offered a buy out and KO said "nope I want it all."

For what it is worth, it seems to me that all the escalation has on KO's side. I know his attorney has a good employment law rep but it seems like this matter has been misplayed, badly, whether that is due to counsel, the union or KO is debatable.

And if you don't know whether just cause exists, you haven't been paying attention. That's not debatable at this point.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

What's a "hail mail"?

Is's like a hairy mary but different.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

How would a retraction work here anyway? Obi Wan comes in, waves his hand, and we didn't see it?

 

[CL82]

Is's like a hairy mary but different.

I thought it was a cross between a hail mary and hate mail: a last second desperation pass to the end zone when the OB is mad at his receiver.

"You better catch this one you ay-hole."​

 

[tcf15]

Can you point me to what this means, what statement?

The statement/letter from less than n a week ago:

 

[krinklecut]

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.

That's what I was trying to say in another thread the other day. This won't hurt any goodwill with recruits, and will only help our goodwill with the NCAA, which is the game that needs to be played.

 

[JMick]

But wait his statement lol

I took it as a warning from the very beginning. "Hey guys, thanks, but you're not going to like me anymore"