Does anyone know if there were any lawsuits filed by athletes, coaches parents etc. against UNO?

Don't know if there is any legal basis for any lawsuits. But there certainly were lots of damages suffered by student athletes and coaches that committed to UNO based on promises for scholarships and job offers just to have the rug pulled after it was too late to change directions. It's an interesting question.

I am working on a bunch of FOIA stuff... but these are slow..

Trev admitted that he knew UNO would be going DI when he was signing letters of intent. I would think there would be a civil lawsuit there.

I'm not sure if the student-athletes have grounds for much as I believe they had their scholarships honored (I would assume for a total of 5 years- 4 years of competition plus a RS year). Now the coaches might have more of a case, but I'm guessing that when the coaches signed for their severance packages there was a probably a stipulation that the coach(s) wouldn't sue the university.

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Originally posted by NEYW:
I am working on a bunch of FOIA stuff... but these are slow..

What does FOIA stand for?

Freedom of Information Act

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Originally posted by NEYW:
I am working on a bunch of FOIA stuff... but these are slow..

Didn't Trev admit to deleting a bunch of emails, that he is required by law to keep, because "he didn't know"? Did the university keep those emails on their servers like they should have?

Now I am not sure about this, but I would doubt those schollies were honored for 4 let alone 5 years. Athletic schollies are usually a one year deal that has to be re-upped. I would be they were each granted their schollie for one year and then they ahve to make a decision to stay or go somewhere else.
Now maybe UNO made an exception here because of the circumstances...but again I doubt it.

I found a USA Today article stating Alberts would honor their scholarships if the athletes stayed at UNO, it makes no mention of how long.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports...maha-wrestling_N.htm

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Didn't Trev admit to deleting a bunch of emails

Yes he admitted to breaking the law, I am hoping that others in the athletic department didn't.

I am not sure if they have fixed that problem or if Trev is now keeping his messages, but even if they have not and they still delete important correspondences what can we do?

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Originally posted by BLASCHKO:
Trev admitted that he knew UNO would be going DI when he was signing letters of intent. I would think there would be a civil lawsuit there.

Maybe we could get our illustrious Regent Kent "The Thief" Schroeder to take the case!

Oh the tangled web this university system weaves!!

Got my second response and it sounds like I will get a fraction of the information I requested even though they have the information in their offices.

That is garbage. Maybe there needs to be a lawyer involved....

"God I love lawyers!!", bet you never thought you would hear that here.

Just out of curiosity, has Coach Osborne ever commented on this matter?

Just that he did not influence the decision of UNO.

On the OTL piece on ESPN they said he released a statement that he had nothing to do with it. I have heard otherwise from pretty reliable sources that he did. Whether directly or indirectly I guarantee you he had an influence. The football program was on the chopping block for years. I do not think it is a coincidence that an Ex-Husker ended up being the axe-man for the program.

Man if only Romey was still around on this board! Could you imagine the HORROR he would rain down on some of these comments???

How about it DSWITZ you thinking about using those lawyering skills on this one??

Somebody have a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs call me. 402-330-4820. I live in a courtroom.

Once again it proves true: Lawyers are like sewer workers ; y'all hate the scent of us but somebody's gotta work in the crap.