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A show-cause penalty for lower-level offenses is unusual; Ollie's three-year show-cause ruling was prompted, in large part, due to him supposedly deceiving NCAA investigators and additionally opting out of being interviewed a second time by enforcement staffers.

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It was Ollie's behavior and obfuscation with the COI that led to a Level I tag against him, which brought on the worst of his punishments. On a media call Tuesday, COI chief hearing officer Joel Maturi said the committee had the option of 3-10 years for Ollie's show-cause order.

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Ollie was accused of overseeing a program that enabled and/or allowed official pickup games that exceeded NCAA quotas; effectively employed a video coordinator in a coaching role; and had "a booster providing extra benefits to student-athletes."

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Posted by GenesChin

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Posted on 7/4/19 at 1:43 pm to MrAUTigers

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Ollie was hammered because he lied to the NCAA.

Which falls under the umbrella of not cooperating with NCAA investigations. The NCAA has publicly taken a stance that HCs who do not cooperate, whether lying or not talking with investigators, will be punished.

Auburn's president at the time made on the record remarks that he was upset that Bruce was not cooperating/talking with Auburn's investigation. The rumor amongst Auburn's local beat is that the NCAA was amenable to Bruce's plan to cooperate after the trial. No one has ever confirmed it

There is no official confirmation I can find that Bruce has "fully cooperated" / completed his interviews nor any updated (post 2017) rumor (let alone on the record view) regarding NCAA's opinion on Bruce's action

I think we will get a very light 'punishment' relative to other schools but it is naive to think there isn't a plausible "we got screwed"

This post was edited on 7/4/19 at 1:57 pm

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