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Tyler Olander suspended for violating team rules

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prankster said:
The big question, for me, is the "...operating a vehicle in violation of license classification."

What was he doing? Driving a snow plow?
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http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/2013/09/tyler-olander-suspended-by-uconn.html

According to the state police in Tolland, Olander was pulled over on Rte. 195 on Saturday at 10:49 p.m. He failed a field sobriety test and was charged with operating under the influence, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operation of a motor vehicle in violation of license classification.

The latter charge, according to a source, stems from Olander not having a driver's license at all. Not a suspended license or a misplaced license -- no license at all. Olander was driving a friend's car.

What 20 year old kid in Connecticut knows how to drive but never gets his license? Strange.
 
Kid's an idiot...but I don't think he get booted (I believe we've had past players with DUI's - I'm thinking Antric Klaiber but not 100% -- sorry Tric if it wasn't you). Since it's his second brush with the law, I say the harshest penalty is 1st semester suspension.

Thoughts?
 
Dumb decision on his part. I agree with the posters who said not only should he know better, but he SHOULD be aware that Ollie has a close to zero tolerance policy and while he's young and wants to "play", he's at school on a free ride for his basketball skills.

If he's booted from the team, he will lose his scholly and pay for college on his own. It's not like he was going to get a NBA contract, or even play over seas, so a college degree is a must have for him.

Just a really bad decision and very disappointing for his teammates as well as the fans. I have no doubt his team was relying on his as well this season. He let them down big time.
 
Take his scholly and give it back the the Wolf! We played musical scholarships once before i.e. Drummond & Bradley...
 
Very disappointing. I thought he was going to surprise people this year. If the DUI is true, I wouldn't be opposed to him losing his scholarship or being kicked off the team.
 
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champs99and04 said:
Very disappointing. I thought he was going to surprise people this year. If the DUI is true, I wouldn't be opposed to him losing his scholarship or being kicked off the team.
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I agree. Whatever was done here in the past or is/was done at other schools is not the issue here now. The Ft. Lauderdale stuff was stupid but understandable (well, except the rap, which was inexcusable). For him to even sniff this kind of serious trouble again so soon means KO has got to send an unequivocal message to the team and the world imo. We have enough perception problems without creating more.
 
3uconn said:
Heres what he did:
@NeillOstrout: UConn F Tyler Olander was arrested Saturday night and faces 3 charges, most serious being DUI.
@NeillOstrout: Olander also charged with operating an unregistered vehicle and operating a vehicle in violation of license classification.
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I don't see this as a career ender but I wonder if Ollie pulls his scholly. It's instate tuition so it's not as bad as Wolfe.
 
HooperScooper said:
http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/2013/09/tyler-olander-suspended-by-uconn.html

According to the state police in Tolland, Olander was pulled over on Rte. 195 on Saturday at 10:49 p.m. He failed a field sobriety test and was charged with operating under the influence, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operation of a motor vehicle in violation of license classification.

The latter charge, according to a source, stems from Olander not having a driver's license at all. Not a suspended license or a misplaced license -- no license at all. Olander was driving a friend's car.

What 20 year old kid in Connecticut knows how to drive but never gets his license? Strange.
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A pretty big number of them
 
Now there bringIng up murder charges on TO!

HE KILLED THE RAP GAME!
 
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Wow.....just wow!!

I hope the kid figures it out in life more than I hope he plays. The pattern just isn't good but if he can be saved and make it work out his last year I hope he does for his sake!! This wouldn't even be reported at Syracuse.......and many other schools!! Let it play out
 
I defend this kid over and over and over on here. I really can't anymore. Suspend him ....
 
Drunk driving, on 195, while unlicensed.....(while on double secret probation, no less)...

OK...

First off, the kid needs a drivers ed class, stat. Gotta be worth one or two credits, anyway.

Second off, how do you teach a college kid that it is time to smarten up?

Whatever department teaches that? Yeah, he needs that course, too.
 
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If he was on any other team and they let him slide, I'd be bashing them for it. So it's only right that I agree with the "Don't let the door hit you" contingent when it's one of our players.
 
I don't care who a person is or how much they may be important to a given organization. When you drive drunk, you're not just gambling on yourself, you're gambling on the lives of other people as well. I wish TO the best, but I also wish to see him take his lumps for this one. This one goes far beyond just BMOC high jinks. Yes, I know college kids get drunk but they don't get a pass to drive afterward. He's lucky he didn't hurt himself (physically) or anyone else.
 
So you have no license and yet borrow car to drive. And you are lit up to boot. Kid has a problem that needs to be addressed, playing basketball is not a priority. To me, much more dangerous than grabbing your girlfriends hair. See what UConn response is.
 
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Husky68 said:
So you have no license and yet borrow car to drive. And you are lit up to boot. Kid has a problem that needs to be addressed, playing basketball is not a priority. To me, much more dangerous than grabbing your girlfriends hair. See what UConn response is.
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It's much more dangerous, but that doesn't mean the punishment is more severe. When another student is the victim of a violent act, the university has a responsibility to act. Whereas driving drunk can kill someone, punishment for DUI at the university level is not the same. For this reason you see students with DUIs continue to play.
 
Off the team. Kid needs to re-evaluate his life. He's a senior and you think he would have learned from his first screw up. Kids sense of self entitlement is off the charts. Obviously the team isn't important to him. We need the body inside but at this point he's not even worth it. Wish we could have Wolf back. Something tells me he wouldn't have screwed up again.
 
superjohn said:
Didn't know what he did, sounFlorida this might be the last of Tyler. I'm sorry I didn't think he should be kicked off the team for rapping and getting arrested for going to the wrong hotel at Spring Break.
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Maybe you should have learned the facts before calling me stupid. And the Florida arrest wasn't for going to the wrong hotel, it was for being confrontational with police after being asked to leave. Big difference. Olander was the team Captain and should have led by example.
 
I'd much rather get hit by Wolf than a 3,000 pound vehicle. Get rid of him and give his scholarship to a walk-on.
 
mauconnfan said:
Wow.....just wow!!

I hope the kid figures it out in life more than I hope he plays. The pattern just isn't good but if he can be saved and make it work out his last year I hope he does for his sake!! This wouldn't even be reported at Syracuse.......and many other schools!! Let it play out
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That last line bothers me...this kid put other people in danger; this isn't him getting caught with a little bit of weed. A slap on the wrist will not suffice here. Hoping he gets at least the first semester on suspension, but I'd be willing to bet if Wolf got his scholly taken away, Tyler's punishment will be at least that harsh.
 
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