Ollie threatening to sue UConn

[UConnSportsGuy]

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

 

[UconnAlum04]

Here we go...

 

[Tenspro2002]

Seems like a desperation move.

"Defamation" only matters if someone would have considered hiring him. (Hint: nobody is.)

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Sloppy as . Clean it up, Susan, jesus.

 

[Austin316]

 

[Palatine]

Not the smart move if he wants to get a college job. But his future is probably as an assistant on an NBA bench so it may not matter

 

[Excalibur]

Sloppy as . Clean it up, Susan, jesus.

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

 

[UconnU]

This shit needs to go away while he try to rebuild our program. This does not look good.

 

[August_West]

Gee who woulda thunk how messy this could be?

I don't get it. Why won't Ollie just go away quietly? He should be paying US money for that crap he put on the floor the last two years!

 

[Tenspro2002]

Gee who woulda thunk how messy this could be?

I don't get it. Why won't Ollie just go away quietly? He should be paying US money for that crap he put on the floor the last two years.

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.

 

[August_West]

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.

Goodwill doesnt put dinner on the table.
Why, in the envoronment he is facing right now, would Kevin Ollie give a whit about fan goodwill?

And Kevin Ollie will work in basketball again, no doubt. Take that to the bank.

Will he ever have as high profile a job as being the head Coach at UConn? Probably not.

He will have to work his way up this time instead of starting at the top. Or he can be an NBA assistant.

 

[UConnNick]

Somebody needs to step up and end this craziness. It appears Ollie and his legal team have gone all in on trying this case in the court of public opinion. It now appears he's determined to alienate even his staunchest UConn supporters, and basically the entire taxpaying population of CT, considering their tax dollars pay to run the school. I don't see how this move does anything but make him look even worse than he already did.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Goodwill doesnt put dinner on the table.
Why in the envoronment he is facing right now would Kevin Ollie give a whit about fan goodwill?

And Kevin Ollie will work in basketball again, no doubt. Take that to the bank.

Will he ever have as high profile a job as being the head Coach at UConn? Probably not.

He will have to work his way up this time instead of starting at the top. Or he can be an NBA assistant.

I agree with all of this -- that's my point.

He's welcome to pursue the money, and he must be OK with knowing that he's not going to be welcome back at UConn or the state of Connecticut any time soon.

A guy who was handed a head coaching job isn't going to be willing to work his way up. Quietly re-surfacing as an NBA assistant seems the most likely.

 

[August_West]

and he must be OK with knowing that he's not going to be welcome back at UConn or the state of Connecticut any time soon.

I wouldnt care one iota about that if I were him. And he probably doesnt either.

and the thing is, after the smoke clears from this mishegoss all it will take is a single invite from JC to a charity game (which you KNOW JC will do at some point) to fix that.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

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

@Excalibur When you have time, please consider elaborating regarding his lawyer's misunderstanding of FOIA exemptions. Thanks in advance.

 

[djct1999]

This needs to go away while he try to rebuild our program. This does not look good.

Who cares how it looks to the media. Recruits won't care at all as Dan Hurley separates himself from this as far as possible. Besides, name one school or athletic department in America who found themselves in a similar predicament that would not take the same course of action that UConn did. It happens all the time.

 

[noeynox]

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.

Goodwill, if he had any left, and two bucks buys you a cup of coffee. Seeing as Dave Benedict and company agreed and negotiated that extension, perhaps he too should agree to be paid in goodwill.

Seriously, the most predictable thing was a lawsuit from KO. How could anyone think differently.

 

[djct1999]

I wouldnt care one iota about that if I were him. And he probably doesnt either.

and the thing is, after the smoke clears from this mishegoss all it will take is a single invite from JC to a charity game (which you KNOW JC will do at some point) to fix that.

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.

 

[BUConn10]

This program's ability to make the most ordinary athletic department moves turn into ugly media fueled narratives is honestly impressive.

 

[noeynox]

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.

Bleeds blue, wants to be paid in green, just like everyone else.

 

[noeynox]

This program's ability to make the most ordinary athletic department moves turn into ugly media fueled narratives is honestly impressive.

Happens when you're broke and try to ball out.

 

[djct1999]

Goodwill, if he had any left, and two bucks buys you a cup of coffee. Seeing as Dave Benedict and company agreed and negotiated that extension, perhaps he too should agree to be paid in goodwill.

Seriously, the most predictable thing was a lawsuit from KO. How could anyone think differently.

I would have thought a buyout in the 5-6 range.

 

[Danzz]

UConn throwing that story out there was irresponsible. I'm no lawyer but it doesn't seem to rise to the level of slander.

 

[noeynox]

I would have thought a buyout in the 5-6 range.

I'm guessing they offered a reduced buyout, he says no I want what my contract says, UConn then proceeds with the just cause angle and here we are. A few people have been saying it would have prudent to just find a way to pay him. I'm thinking donors were in no mood after paying Diaco. Oh well, you could see this mess coming.

 

[Guapo]

Just as long as we have the money to pay Hurley and the current staff, the rest of this is just noise; totally irrelevant to the success of this season's basketball team.

 

[Whtdmd]

Good for Ollie, the level of disrespect that he is getting now is outrageous. Spending time n money to fight for your reputation is something that any honorable person will do. Susan, fire DB and pay KO the $10 million. The uncertainty about NCAA violation n suspensions will make any potential recruit cringe

 

[CL82]

Bah, UConn should issue a statement that the University has no knowledge whether Glenn Miller's statement that KO provided funds to a recruits is accurate and that UConn's termination of Ollie's contract was based upon other NCAA violations.

I have no particular knowledge of FOIA rules, but I'd guess that since the NCAA interview transcripts were not generated by UConn, they are not subject to the personnel records production exception.

 

[CL82]

Happens when you're broke and try to ball out.

Exactly, well except that the university isn't broke and that paying out $10M that isn't owed to someone is pretty much always a career-ender.

 

[upstater]

Having that Glen Miller story out there on ESPN reinforces what everyone has always said about UConn.

 

[polycom]

I hope Ollie knows what he is doing because if UConn decides to purse that story... and it ends up being true.