The McNair case mirrors this pattern, with the NCAA jumping to conclusions just like they did with Brosnan, making assumptions about his relationships without solid evidence. This situation definitely won’t end well for the NCAA.
The NCAA is a homeowner association that tries to break laws and ends up paying big time 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What amazes me is that the NCAA had zero communication—no texts, calls, or emails—with the women who transferred before the portal, and nothing with their parents about recruiting, yet they claim tampering. If this process were actually fair, the NCAA would get crushed. I usually dislike lawsuits, but Brosnan is going to destroy these clowns in court because they have no real evidence. It’s completely illegal to control who you talk to outside of work, especially when he has established relationships with these two parents. Actually he has two weeks to appeal and I hope he does , because this case is so bad for the NCAA as soon as media outlet picks it up the NCAA will have to be fair
What amazes me is that the NCAA had zero communication—no texts, calls, or emails—with the women who transferred before the portal, and nothing with their parents about recruiting, yet they claim tampering. If this process were actually fair, the NCAA would get crushed. I usually dislike lawsuits, but Brosnan is going to destroy these clowns in court because they have no real evidence. It’s completely illegal to control who you talk to outside of work, especially when he has established relationships with these two parents. Actually he has two weeks to appeal and I hope he does , because this case is so bad for the NCAA as soon as media outlet picks it up the NCAA will have to be fair
During prospect 2’s interview with the enforcement staff, she recalled her father telling her about one of the calls he had with Brosnan in which Brosnan expressed that he would love to have prospect 2 at UCLA. Following her entry in the transfer portal January 2, 2023, prospect 2 enrolled at UCLA and competed for the institution.
Prospect 1 entered the transfer portal on December 12, 2022, and prospect 2 entered on January 2, 2023. Two of Brosnan’s 11 phone calls with prospect 1’s father occurred at 10:25 p.m. and 11:07 p.m. on December 11, 2022, the night before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father initiated both calls. Brosnan then initiated a phone call to prospect 1’s father the following day. The call concluded 13 minutes before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father then called Brosnan three minutes after prospect 1 entered the portal.
What amazes me is that the NCAA had zero communication—no texts, calls, or emails—with the women who transferred before the portal, and nothing with their parents about recruiting, yet they claim tampering. If this process were actually fair, the NCAA would get crushed. I usually dislike lawsuits, but Brosnan is going to destroy these clowns in court because they have no real evidence. It’s completely illegal to control who you talk to outside of work, especially when he has established relationships with these two parents. Actually he has two weeks to appeal and I hope he does , because this case is so bad for the NCAA as soon as media outlet picks it up the NCAA will have to be fair
During prospect 2’s interview with the enforcement staff, she recalled her father telling her about one of the calls he had with Brosnan in which Brosnan expressed that he would love to have prospect 2 at UCLA. Following her entry in the transfer portal January 2, 2023, prospect 2 enrolled at UCLA and competed for the institution.
Prospect 1 entered the transfer portal on December 12, 2022, and prospect 2 entered on January 2, 2023. Two of Brosnan’s 11 phone calls with prospect 1’s father occurred at 10:25 p.m. and 11:07 p.m. on December 11, 2022, the night before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father initiated both calls. Brosnan then initiated a phone call to prospect 1’s father the following day. The call concluded 13 minutes before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father then called Brosnan three minutes after prospect 1 entered the portal.
Bro, here’s the brutal truth: when parents asked Sean Brosnan about UCLA, he straight up said “they have to be in the portal to talk about that.” Brosnan never even talked to the girls, he did exactly what the NCAA requires. The NCAA admitted the only so-called violation was being friends and talking to them with zero evidence of recruiting. That’s bs and illegal. A dad saying he’d love to have you isn’t a violation—it’s just a dad trying to keep his daughter’s spirits up after the hell she went through at her old school. No proof, no crime. End of story.
just to keep the discussion focused. this guy broke the rules. he tampered. he got caught and was penalized. if he had only followed the rules he would have been fine. it could have been his dream job but alas he simply couldn't follow the very simple rules. Wait until someone is in the portal to discuss transferring (even if the discussion is with a proxy) ...
It’s honestly insane that there’s no real proof of any violation besides some claim that you can’t have a relationship with a friend whose kids go to a different school. The NCAA seems to be twisting words and fabricating conversations, which feels completely illegal and corrupt. I truly believe the appeal will draw attention and there’s a good chance these charges will be dropped. Plus, like others have mentioned, if the media picks up on the actual facts and tells the real story, the NCAA’s reputation could take a major hit for being so wrong.
This whole mess just keeps getting stranger. UCLA and the NCAA basically cut a deal using this "Negotiated Resolution" or NR so UCLA could bail out without actually defending anyone since Brosnan wasn’t even working there anymore. This new NCAA rule that lets schools handle cases separately from coaches if they’ve left is a complete disaster. UCLA had to admit Brosnan did something before he even got his day in the NCAA hearing. They publically accepted penalties for something that wasn’t even decided yet. UCLA claimed Brosnan was probably educated on the rules in their NR, but now the NCAA’s own report says UCLA failed to educate him on tampering rules and beyond. Which the hell is it? This back-and-forth alone shows how incompetent the entire case is. Not to mention there is no clear tampering and the NCAA nor admits this case is very complicated. I’ve seen tons of cases, but this one is a total head-scratcher and the NCAA is begging for legal trouble with the way they’ve handled it.
Someone with 27 years of NCAA experience would not write this.
When UCLA accepted the penalties, the NCAA had already interviewed Brosnan and all the facts had already been 100% established. The only reason Brosnan hadn't had his hearing yet was because he REFUSED to cooperate with the investigation for 4 months.
Brosnan's refusal to cooperate was detrimental to UCLA being able to move on with a new coaching staff and rebuild. Whether by accident or on purpose, Brosnan's actions and his continued delaying of the investigation were extremely harmful to UCLA even in 2024. They wanted to serve the penalties as early as possible and then move on from it.
Even if UCLA told him on his first day at UCLA that it was illegal, he was going to do it anyway. UCLA specifically told Brosnan in November that he wasn't allowed to speak with transfers, or their parents, prior to them entering the portal. Brosnan disobeyed them and continued speaking with them - throughout December and January BEFORE they entered the portal.
This case is about the clearest NCAA case you will ever see. Brosnan admits to the phone calls (which are tampering). The recruits themselves admitted Brosnan spoke about recruiting to the parents (more tampering). There was literally a picture sent to the NCAA of Brosnan speaking to a SOPHOMORE at a track meet before the permissible date of contact (NCAA violation).
During prospect 2’s interview with the enforcement staff, she recalled her father telling her about one of the calls he had with Brosnan in which Brosnan expressed that he would love to have prospect 2 at UCLA. Following her entry in the transfer portal January 2, 2023, prospect 2 enrolled at UCLA and competed for the institution.
Prospect 1 entered the transfer portal on December 12, 2022, and prospect 2 entered on January 2, 2023. Two of Brosnan’s 11 phone calls with prospect 1’s father occurred at 10:25 p.m. and 11:07 p.m. on December 11, 2022, the night before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father initiated both calls. Brosnan then initiated a phone call to prospect 1’s father the following day. The call concluded 13 minutes before prospect 1 entered the portal. Prospect 1’s father then called Brosnan three minutes after prospect 1 entered the portal.
Bro, here’s the brutal truth: when parents asked Sean Brosnan about UCLA, he straight up said “they have to be in the portal to talk about that.” Brosnan never even talked to the girls, he did exactly what the NCAA requires.
Imagine believing this is exactly what the NCAA requests.
The brutal truth is you’re as clueless as Sean re: the rules.
That was a level three violation, no, actually a major violation. The girl simply walked up to him and said hi while he was talking to another coach. It was an unplanned meeting, and Brosnan never followed up on it. These kinds of slaps on the wrist happen to all of us in coaching. Level threes aren’t u made public, they only now with made it public withall the discussions around the level twos. Actually Brosnan can go after them for making a level three public , it’s against their own NCAa rules to do so. All level threes cases are pretty much nothing burgers, and every coach has them. Honestly, you don’t coach in the NCAA or you would understand the report, it’s easy to misunderstand the situation without knowledge
No post collegiate runner is willing to work with you
You burned all your bridges (as if you had any to start) with the NCAA
Your 15 main of "fame" is over
As each day passes there is less and less interest in your book
If you want to continue in the sport you have to reinvent yourself (coaching at this point does not seem to be an option) and then start from the very bottom (a nothing HS program) and start to work yourself back up.
This whole mess just keeps getting stranger. UCLA and the NCAA basically cut a deal using this "Negotiated Resolution" or NR so UCLA could bail out without actually defending anyone since Brosnan wasn’t even working there anymore. This new NCAA rule that lets schools handle cases separately from coaches if they’ve left is a complete disaster. UCLA had to admit Brosnan did something before he even got his day in the NCAA hearing. They publically accepted penalties for something that wasn’t even decided yet. UCLA claimed Brosnan was probably educated on the rules in their NR, but now the NCAA’s own report says UCLA failed to educate him on tampering rules and beyond. Which the hell is it? This back-and-forth alone shows how incompetent the entire case is. Not to mention there is no clear tampering and the NCAA nor admits this case is very complicated. I’ve seen tons of cases, but this one is a total head-scratcher and the NCAA is begging for legal trouble with the way they’ve handled it.
Is your 27 years of NCAA coaching experience similar to your 9 All Americans?
No post collegiate runner is willing to work with you
You burned all your bridges (as if you had any to start) with the NCAA
Your 15 main of "fame" is over
As each day passes there is less and less interest in your book
If you want to continue in the sport you have to reinvent yourself (coaching at this point does not seem to be an option) and then start from the very bottom (a nothing HS program) and start to work yourself back up.
My post was flagged and deleted by Brosnan bro bots so let’s just repost this here. Brosnan is out of coaching forever and his lawsuits will take years to resolve. He is committed to stopping this thread and it’s hilarious.
This has got to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. You seriously can’t be friends with him just because the NCAA said so? There were no actual violations, none. I agree, the NCAA is completely screwed if this ever hits a real court. I thought they were a joke before, but this? This takes the damn cake for how childish and ridiculous they can be. Unreal.