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Jim O'Brien (officially erased and paid cheat)

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LightningRod;811739; said:
And that's the whole story. The NCAA missed the statute of limitations. O'Brien's infractions have essentially been wiped out including the show cause order he was under if he sought employment as a coach at an NCAA member school.
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It looked like all infractions surrounding Savovic still stood, although most of those were attributed to Biancardi.

This sure won't help the University's case against O'Brien, though.
 
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BB73;811730; said:
If I'm reading that correctly - the NCAA became aware of the $6,000 on May 14th, 2004. And because they sent notice of to the University on May 13th, 2005, but it didn't arrive until May 16th, 2005, O'Brien's violation on the matter was rescinded since the University received notification more than 1 year after the NCAA learned of the matter.

But didn't the University tell the NCAA to begin with? What an inane technicality.
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Talk about good luck for OB. :shake:
 
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LightningRod;811739; said:
And that's the whole story. The NCAA missed the statute of limitations. O'Brien's infractions have essentially been wiped out including the show cause order he was under if he sought employment as a coach at an NCAA member school.
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I thought that the show cause order was remanded to the Committee on Infractions for reconsideration. O'Brien probably will see some reduction in the show cause - but it is unclear that the show cause penalty will be revoked in full.
 
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sandgk;811784; said:
I thought that the show cause order was remanded to the Committee on Infractions for reconsideration. O'Brien probably will see some reduction in the show cause - but it is unclear that the show cause penalty will be revoked in full.
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You are correct. I misread the show cause discussion.
 
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BB73;811753; said:
It looked like all infractions surrounding Savovic still stood, although most of those were attributed to Biancardi.
This sure won't help the University's case against O'Brien, though.
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It will hurt him in looking for a new job though. People will remember and we are still better off without him. He would have violated something else down the road.
 
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"This is a bittersweet victory," O'Brien said in a statement. "I wish it could have been accomplished with the support the university promised me in my contract. Now it is too late to undo the university's self-imposed penalties."
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That's right Jim, you and the University are cleared on a technicality.

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Coming soon, OB's book on how he would commit NCAA violations, if he actually had ever committed NCAA violations.
 
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To the extent I retained some respect for O'Brien, it is now gone utterly. To claim "vindication" when the only basis for removal of penalties was a possible statute-of-limitations failure on behalf of the enforcing agency is beyond the pale. He has forever soiled his bed, and woebetide the college who hires this skunk. Such a hiring institution would be begging for litigation years down the road.
 
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Dryden;811805; said:
That's right Jim, you and the University are cleared on a technicality.

:shake:

Coming soon, OB's book on how he would commit NCAA violations, if he actually had ever committed NCAA violations.
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Maybe in his book he can change his story that he cheated to actually acquire a big time player, as opposed to an average one. :shake:
 
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Kueller;811933; said:
Is OSU also cleared of some violations or was this ruling specific to the head coach/assistant coach involved?
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tOSU also had some violations rescinded, but has decided to simply continue under the original penalties. This is from the front page of the Ozone:

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Men's Basketball: The Ohio State University has release this statement concerning today's decision by the NCAA appeals committee:

The University has received the report from the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, and is pleased that it validates the University's actions with respect to Jim O'Brien. The Appeals Committee confirmed that Jim O'Brien's $6000 payment to a recruit was a violation of NCAA rules, and found that he improperly concealed that violation for five years. The Appeals Committee noted that O'Brien "should be acutely aware" of his obligation to affirmatively report NCAA violations, and that his failure to do so constituted concealment under NCAA rules.

The fact that some of O'Brien's and Paul Biancardi's violations have been reversed on a technicality in no way changes the fact that the University's termination of Jim O'Brien was right. He violated a fundamental recruiting rule in breach of his contract, and that violation has been affirmed by yet another governing body today.

"Because there is still pending litigation in this matter, the University will have no further statements at this time,? said Steve Snapp, associate director of athletics for communications​
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