CONFIRMED - Brosnan committed multiple NCAA violations at UCLA

Hopefully now with the report release we can all put Brosnan to bed and forget about his training group which turned out to be a rec club, the book which has never come out and just him in general. Its time. UCLA took the L from his violations and canned him and they moved on. So should we, especially since there are already so many great coaches out there doing it the right way in high school and college.

If Brosnan just admitted it then he only would have gotten a slap on the wrist and he'd still be coaching in the NCAA (at UCLA or elsewhere). He could have just said he didn't understand the rules because he is new and agree to take full accountability. People would have understood and not cared.

But he lied over and over, denied it in every interview, and refused to cooperate with the investigation. It shows no honor and no class. If his athletes behaved the way he did, he'd scream at them until their ears fell off.

His behavior in denying it and lying is 100x worse than the actual violation itself. He has no honor and he is NOT a role model.

Factual posts regarding Brosnan are routinely deleted. It’s crazy how much he is protected while other coaches are fair game.

could be a mod. could be rojo. he's talked multiple times about meeting him in person. and we know how easily the LRC crew is biased by personal association. it's human to be that way.

anyway, doesn't sound like brosnan didn't anything that makes him a horrible person. but he clearly broke the rules and is facing the consequences. not sure if it's just arrogance, ignorance or BOTH. whatever it was, he certainly thought he could get away with it. He f'd around and found out as the kids say.

i don't keep up enough to know if this is true, but if it is, impossible to feel bad for him.

arrogant

All of his lies are documented in the report produced by the NCAA. He refused to speak to the investigators for 4 months. He even lied in the interview with Rojo about the situation.

The NCAA violations are not a great look, but people understand that people make mistakes. But his behavior, his lies, his accusations of jealousy of other coaches, and not cooperating with the investigation are an even bigger condemnation of his character, or more accurately his lack of character.

Brosnan straight up admitted it. He said he’s had friends for years before UCLA and kept those friendships going. It’s flat-out illegal under California and federal law for the NCAA to say he can’t communicate with these parents, especially when it’s not even a recruiting talk. The NCAA has dragged them into big possible lawsuit that they could have easily avoided if they weren’t so damn rigid and clueless.

He might have a case but based on the timing of the phone calls, he was 100% talking to them about recruiting. He cheated. End of story.

If only we had this same level of moral scrutiny in politics.

I had a college coach break some ncaa rules and was fired. I liked him but understood integrity and that the rules protect athletes.

I wonder what job Brosnan gets now. My fired college coach never coached again.

Job in the current administration, no doubt.

Yeah, but one is an Olympic Gold medalist and one ran some mediocre track at a couple NAIA schools. I give MJ a pass for having a big ego.

What are you talking about isn't every NCAA distance runners that is graduating (or looking to leave school early) lining up to be coached by him? And what about all those who already have a pro contact, aren't they all clocking to SB to be coached by him?

Violating the tampering rules is not smart for college coach. It’s just not smart.

One year to get fired from your job is not fast. it’s just not fast.

And if they believe that, they’re gonna start thinking …. It’s a state of mind

That’s right. don’t set limits. You’re capable of getting fired much faster if you just believe.

Out of curiosity, what was his day job (or jobs) prior to becoming a coach at UCLA?