It's cut and dry, there is no reasonable excuse for having two different resumes.
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It's cut and dry, there is no reasonable excuse for having two different resumes.
Dig deep UL will Prosper!
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Amen to that! Sip and his lawyer are reaching! If they would take a second to look at O'Leary and his VERY similar situation they would not sue!! Suck it up Sip before you drag your name through more mudd!!!
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DaddyCajun
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Wasn't it the Times Picayune in New Orleans that first broke the story? Why is he not suing them?
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You knew it was a risk Glynn...Let it go! There is no violation or protection offered to you under the first amendment. Under the "freedom of the press" theory, so long as the press released factual information...there can be no judicially enforced sanction. It would be unconstitutional! Liberty of the press under the Constitution has historically favored immunity from censorship.
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The Glynn Cyprien File
Between April and December 2004 a lot happened.
April, 25th The 2004 Search for a Basketball Coach
May, 3rd Cyprien New Head Coach
May, 3rd Seeking Full Disclosure on Cyprien
May, 5th Cyprien Hire Press Conference
May, 14th Cyprien Regime
July, 16th Glynn Cyprien Fired
Dec., 19th Glynn Cyprien Sues
Key Story Over the years Cyprien's Bio cited Bogus Degree
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Sex, Lies & Basketball
Most fans who attended Glynn Cyprien's introductory press conference on May 5, 2004, the day he was named head basketball coach at the University of Louisiana, would concede that the man made a serious first impression. Standing at the Cajundome podium that Wednesday, Cyprien, 37, more resembled a political candidate than a basketball coach. Decked out in a sharply tailored gray suit with the required red necktie, he exuded energy, confidence and a promise of great things to come as he outlined his plan for the coming season. By the time he was through, there wasn't a Cajun supporter in the room who wasn't thinking about those advance reservations for next year's NCAA Tournament.
But the widest grin of all might have belonged to UL athletic director Nelson Schexnayder. He'd gone searching for a replacement for Jessie Evans, the successful Cajun coach who had jumped ship in late April for more money at the University of San Francisco, and managed to land a long-time, highly respected assistant from a school that had made it to the NCAA's Final Four the previous season.
Schexnayder had somehow overcome the bad hire, worse fire situation that was Jerry Baldwin a few years ago, when he lured former Virginia Tech football assistant Rickey Bustle to Cajun country. Although Bustle had yet to turn the won-loss record around, he'd helped increase Cajun Field attendance dramatically, a remarkable achievement in light of nine consecutive losing seasons. Now, under the hiring gun again, Schexnayder had apparently struck gold with Cyprien, another seasoned coach with a reputation for solid recruiting.
"I really feel like I'm prepared for this situation," says the former Oklahoma State assistant. "I just want to get going."
Going, going, gone.
Six weeks after being hired, Cyprien was fired under confusing circumstances. At a hastily called press conference, Schexnayder said that Cyprien had been terminated after a university investigation found incorrect degree information in his faxed resumé. Schexnayder claims he was contacted after the hiring by an anonymous caller who left a message suggesting the athletic director check out Cyprien's bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Schexnayder mentioned this to Cyprien, who had his records faxed from LaCrosse University, an online institution that UL doesn't recognize as being accredited. Shortly thereafter, on July 15, Schexnayder heard from a reporter at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, who said he'd discovered that Cyprien didn't have the degree and would be running that story. This time Schexnayder took the hint, confirmed the lack of a UTSA degree and fired Cyprien the next day.
"We were told that another resumé was later sent that did not list that (UTSA) degree," Schexnayder says. "But we have no record of that, and we relied on the (faxed) first resumé when we hired him."
On July 16, at the very moment Cyprien claims he was scheduled to meet with Schexnayder to discuss the situation, he was being fired before coaching even a single game. Robert Lee, an assistant under Evans, was quickly named head coach replacing Cyprien, who just as quickly faded from sight.
But on Aug. 12, Cyprien resurfaced with a lawsuit in New Orleans civil district court against Schexnayder and the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System for breach of contract and defamation of character. He amended the suit two months later to include Elwood Broussard, UL's director of purchasing and personnel services. The suit accuses both Schexnayder and Broussard of "making libelous statements with malice" in an attempt to save themselves embarrassment and minimize personal ramifications and contends the Board of Supervisors is liable for those actions. The lawsuit also claims that because of the firing, Cyprien has been humiliated, embarrassed, suffered lost earnings, lost his contract with Nike and lost future contract and business opportunities.
The rest of the story
The Times
Don Allen
ddallen@gannett.com
Dig deep UL will Prosper!
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Another well thought out and written article by Don! Miss his show and especially his voice on the radio with Jay!
Never really heard what happened!! Anyone know and care to comment!!
DaddyCajun!!!!
keep it nice please!!!:confused:
. Like it is: Cyprien battling back ... with degree in hand
He is a longtime friend.
A good guy with a deep sense of loyalty.
So when the news broke last July that Glynn "Cyp" Cyprien was being fired at Louisiana-Lafayette, there was some shock and concern.
It was big news across the country because Cyprien, who had not coached a game, did not have a college degree.
At least not one from an accredited institution.
He had a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Lacrosse University, an Internet college that at one time had accreditation from two agencies.
Yes, Cyprien admitted the first resume he sent Louisiana-Lafayette officials said he had a degree from Texas-San Antonio, but it went out in haste and he later sent the updated one that did not include Texas-San Antonio.
Exactly how Louisiana-Lafayette found out Cyprien did not have a degree from an accredited college was rumored to have come from someone who did not get the job.
Regardless, in the aftershock, it forced Cyprien to do something he would have done long ago if he had known then what he knows now.
When Cyprien left Texas-San Antonio to work full time for Mike Newell at Lamar, he needed six hours to graduate, which he intended to take by correspondence.
Instead, he got busy with his career.
From Lamar he went to Jacksonville University in Florida, Western Kentucky, UNLV and Oklahoma State.
In the mid-1990s he called Texas-San Antonio and inquired about getting those six hours he needed to graduate.
He was told, too late, the curriculum has changed and he would need 36 hours.
Cyprien turned to Lacrosse, where he actually did the work for both degrees and received diplomas.
Last spring he got what he thought was his big break, being named the head coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, but less than two months later, on his way to a meeting with his bosses, he heard on the radio he was fired.
Now, before going any further, here’s what happened after the firing.
Cyprien called Texas-San Antonio and for the first time was told he could petition to finish the work under the old guidelines.
The rest of the story
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wally Hall
Louisiana Fan Ragin' Cajuns Rock
Jay Walker on the Bird's Eye View reported that NMSU had hired Reggie Thevis as Men's BB Coach and hired an assistant named Glynn Cyprien.
Good thing NMSU is leaving the belt.
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I agree.Originally Posted by gorcajun
Not that he had one to begin with, but with this new job goes a good portion of the damages part of his alleged court case.
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An already small pool of candidates for the Arkansas basketball assistant’s opening has shrunk, with New Mexico State assistant Glynn Cyprien likely to be named. Louisiana-Lafayette hired Cyprien as head coach in 2004 but fired him four months later for what the school said was a false claim on his resume
"what the school said" What a bunch of Cr@p!Like Cyp had the proper credentials all along and WE didn't know about it!
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