Kevin Ollie was fired “for cause” and UConn tried to deny his buyout. The court ruled for Ollie. There have been suggestions that UofL shouldn’t have paid Petrino. This would refute that notion.
OT: “For Cause” Contract Buyout
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I’m not familiar with UConn’s situation, but you can’t just walk away from a million dollar obligation. We should have tried to negotiate a reduced settlement with Petrino, not just decide an all-or-nothing outcome.
And U of L tried it BOTH ways: Petrino got 100% and Pitino got 0%. It’s why I continue to maintain that Pitino gave U of L one helluva gift walking away from his lawsuit.
As I understand, BTW, the Master got a huge ovation at the arena this afternoon…
Zipp ….. good observation, and it was a very interesting one. If one is confined to listening to the media, it would appear the majority of this UL community hated Pitino and blamed him and Jurich for McGee’s behavior.
Not so sure about what the majority of Jefferson Co thinks about those events, but I believe the vast majority of UL fans who were responsible for supporting this Basketball Program for the decades leading up to this decline, did not want either Jurich or Pitino to leave UL, and I suspect that most would embrace both returning back, to repair the damage that Postel, Schnatter and Grissom initiated.
Kansas, LSU, Auburn and other Universities under NCAA investigation are demonstrating their ability to self determine their own future, and immune to those who have their own agenda. Auburn had no compunction when they turned a deaf ear to those in the media who argued against hiring Bruce Pearl.
Not so sure about what the majority of Jefferson Co thinks about those events, but I believe the vast majority of UL fans who were responsible for supporting this Basketball Program for the decades leading up to this decline, did not want either Jurich or Pitino to leave UL, and I suspect that most would embrace both returning back, to repair the damage that Postel, Schnatter and Grissom initiated.
Kansas, LSU, Auburn and other Universities under NCAA investigation are demonstrating their ability to self determine their own future, and immune to those who have their own agenda. Auburn had no compunction when they turned a deaf ear to those in the media who argued against hiring Bruce Pearl.
It absolutely was a gift. Kevin Ollie just proved that again. Pitino had no serious charges leveled against him, and was fired early and without due process anyway. His decision saved U of L millions...
You used Kevin Ollie's lawsuit as example and then you say you weren't familiar with the UConn situation.
Pitino not really type to walk away from a winner.
Pitino not really type to walk away from a winner.
Except for lack of institutional control in strippergate case and conspiring with Adidas to pay a player $100K, Pitino had no serious charges against him.
Pitino walked away from that case because he was guilty of all of that, and he feared what damage it would cause to his future NCAA coaching prospects to have all of his actions drug out into a court of law and examined closely.
Pitino walked away from that case because he was guilty of all of that, and he feared what damage it would cause to his future NCAA coaching prospects to have all of his actions drug out into a court of law and examined closely.
NCAA said Pitino had no complicity in either situation. Plausible deniability is not an issue unless the failure to know is by design. Pitino’s wasn’t. He was purposely being excluded by adidas operatives.
It’s true he dropped his suit to open up coaching opportunities for himself. He dropped it over the advice of counsel. I wanted him to take clowns to the cleaners. Damn shame the way it turned out.
Pitino’s involvement was vetted by the FBI and the NCAA. It’s laughable suggesting the same inept group that failed magnificently in their pursuit of Doc Ramsey was gonna do a better job…
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