That’s a wrap on the Ollie era

[Fishy]

But how do we keep his head below water?

Sharks?

 

[CL82]

Sharks?

Bah, that's so '70s. Cryptosporidium is far scarier.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Memories...

Now that I see this video it makes me sad to see how Ollie went out. Especially when I think back to 2014 and how I (and alot of us) though that UConn found a gem of a coach... crazy how things change. It is what it is

 

[Peacefrog]

You think? Is this a case that many lawyers would take on contingency?

I personally have no idea.

 

[Chief00]

Do you know his attorney?
Just wondering...

I know one of his attorneys as the guy at the Big East tournament a year ago, who told basically anyone who would listen what a slam dunk case he had. I am sure he knows more now than he did then AND it wouldn’t shock me if he still doesn’t know some very embarrassing stuff about his client. That what sometimes happens to attorneys who clients are in denial.

 

[Chief00]

The 30 for 30 will be on Kevin Ollie as he has a great story. But, I think they wait until there is another chapter. Recruit out of LA, PG at UConn, journeyman NBA player who had to grind to survive in the NBA, assistant coach at top basketball school, head coach of top basketball school, winning a National Championship, then it all fell apart.

I hope the next chapter in Ollie's life is positive and we will be able to embrace him again as a great Husky down the road.

Thanks for the statement. KO had lost control of the team and he was due to be replaced. He is and always will be a Husky. He isn't the 1st UConn mens basketball coach to have a probation be the result to his actions and/or others who worked with him.

Please go away Kevin. We don’t really care where you go. Just hit the bricks. Don’t leave a forwarding address. Lose our number. Delete the email.

Complete DB statement, hating on him is pure BS and childish.

There won’t be a next chapter in his book if he keeps doubling down at the endless hole he’s digging himself into. And as someone who actually cares, in my opinion, his attorneys are not doing him any favors. They should just tell him the well is dry, get out of his flunk and get a job in the NBA. It’s over.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Husky25]

Bah, that's so '70s. Cryptosporidium is far scarier.

What if you had a case of 2 week long projectile diarrhea AND a shark attack? Is that something you might be interested in?

 

[mauconnfan]

What a sad story this is. As the OP said this is a wrap even for those who held on a little longer than they should have (me included). He lost control and took the program he loved with him in that spiral down the toilet. In some way knowing the "kid" he was when he got here and the man he became you fell sorry for KO. But when it all comes down to it he was handed the keys to the car which drove him to be who he was, took them from the father figure he adored and looked up to. And he left that all hanging when he became his own person, how did that work out?

Now I don't want to start a different reply but please do not take what I write now as anything in defense of KO it's just a feeling I have as this rolls out. How the fk can they not do anything to Arizona, Louisville and UNC yet easily find a way to embarrass us on something petty when it's compared to offering kids 100's of thousands of dollars to come to their school? It amazes me the way they work, Emerett is still one of the largest pcs of crap ever!

Done, it's Hurely time and Big East time. One more year of the AAC and we become UConn again, chapter 2!

 

[browndog319]

What a sad story this is. As the OP said this is a wrap even for those who held on a little longer than they should have (me included). He lost control and took the program he loved with him in that spiral down the toilet. In some way knowing the "kid" he was when he got here and the man he became you fell sorry for KO. But when it all comes down to it he was handed the keys to the car which drove him to be who he was, took them from the father figure he adored and looked up to. And he left that all hanging when he became his own person, how did that work out?

Now I don't want to start a different reply but please do not take what I write now as anything in defense of KO it's just a feeling I have as this rolls out. How the fk can they not do anything to Arizona, Louisville and UNC yet easily find a way to embarrass us on something petty when it's compared to offering kids 100's of thousands of dollars to come to their school? It amazes me the way they work, Emerett is still one of the largest pcs of crap ever!

Done, it's Hurely time and Big East time. One more year of the AAC and we become UConn again, chapter 2!

Didn’t Pitino get fired over this? And isn’t the FBI part of this now? I think this is bigger than the NCAA and takes longer - be glad we only had these infractions...

 

[Chief00]

What a sad story this is. As the OP said this is a wrap even for those who held on a little longer than they should have (me included). He lost control and took the program he loved with him in that spiral down the toilet. In some way knowing the "kid" he was when he got here and the man he became you fell sorry for KO. But when it all comes down to it he was handed the keys to the car which drove him to be who he was, took them from the father figure he adored and looked up to. And he left that all hanging when he became his own person, how did that work out?

Now I don't want to start a different reply but please do not take what I write now as anything in defense of KO it's just a feeling I have as this rolls out. How the fk can they not do anything to Arizona, Louisville and UNC yet easily find a way to embarrass us on something petty when it's compared to offering kids 100's of thousands of dollars to come to their school? It amazes me the way they work, Emerett is still one of the largest pcs of crap ever!

Done, it's Hurely time and Big East time. One more year of the AAC and we become UConn again, chapter 2!

I have the same mixture of feelings - and Emerett is the worse excuse for a human and Chief seldom gets involved in name calling.

 

[jibsey]

I hope that these headlines (and they are front page sports everywhere) do not mess up any BE momentum UCONN and Hurley just got. Recruits can read too, sometimes.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[tentoes4rings]

There won’t be a next chapter in his book if he keeps doubling down at the endless hole he’s digging himself into. And as someone who actually cares, in my opinion, his attorneys are not doing him any favors. They should just tell him the well is dry, get out of his flunk and get a job in the NBA. It’s over.

Maybe he just doesn’t want to work anymore after not working for 5 years.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Bah, that's so '70s. Cryptosporidium is far scarier.

Send him to Cape Cod we got both

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

You people still don’t get what 30 for 30s are

 

[Pudge]

USA Today basically writes KO got dinged for sending student managers to off season practice runs to keep stats. Really?

Seems conspiratorial ... but it was a little heavier

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Both Jacobs and Anthony calling for UConn to settle. I just don't get it. What incentive at this point does UConn have to settle? They hold all the cards at this point. They both point to PR issues in their columns -- what is that? A story that breaks, stays in the cycle for 12 hours and then disappears. For the amount of money on the line, I see no reason why UConn needs to settle with him.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Both Jacobs and Anthony calling for UConn to settle. I just don't get it. What incentive at this point does UConn have to settle? They hold all the cards at this point. They both point to PR issues in their columns -- what is that? A story that breaks, stays in the cycle for 12 hours and then disappears. For the amount of money on the line, I see no reason why UConn needs to settle with him.

I think UConn tried to settle. It's Ollie that needs to adjust his expectations. At this point, maybe throw him $250k to go away. He was never getting more than a couple of million. Never.

 

[Pudge]

Both Jacobs and Anthony calling for UConn to settle. I just don't get it. What incentive at this point does UConn have to settle? They hold all the cards at this point. They both point to PR issues in their columns -- what is that? A story that breaks, stays in the cycle for 12 hours and then disappears. For the amount of money on the line, I see no reason why UConn needs to settle with him.

It’s gotten ugly

Kevin Ollie gets a nice huge haircut but a little salve for the wounds. You move on. Settle.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

It’s gotten ugly

Kevin Ollie gets a nice huge haircut but a little salve for the wounds. You move on. Settle.

I just think it's been fought this long -- it's clear he won't get anything, so why settle? I get the moving on part, but I think ball firmly in Ollie's court to just drop this.

 

[Pudge]

I just think it's been fought this long -- it's clear he won't get anything, so why settle? I get the moving on part, but I think ball firmly in Ollie's court to just drop this.

Look. He’s an alum and a great former player. Beloved by many. Give him dollars & move on.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Look. He’s an alum and a great former player. Beloved by many. Give him dollars & move on.

I agree - pay him a undisclosed sum and both parties sign to not speak about it in public again.

I don't have a ton of empathy for Ollie, but the school doesn't exactly come out looking like the good guys here either.

 

[djct1999]

A settlement may look like this: