Internal Confirmation

[Sparky]

Some people will find fault in the fact that I am not posting under my regular name but since I work at the university and what I have to say is very sensitive information, I ask for a little leeway.

I am a former season ticket holder and donor as well. I am hoping this will be the last post on this subject.

Here is some more information in regards to the internal issues going on within the athletic department that was recently passed on to me from a co-worker.

In a conversation with assistant athletic director David Rosengard, he confirmed the allegations made toward Jim and Dane are true.

He said Dane was forced into resignation due to numerous improprieties, including Dane’s use of a courtesy car (Enterprise) for personal use, falsifying reimbursement receipts, stealing money from fund-raising golf tournaments (scholarship classic, police event, etc.) on the betting holes, taking university property (alcohol, etc.), providing university benefits for friends (road trips, golf, etc.), NCAA rules violations in regards to his son’s high school and many other issues.

The investigation was confirmed when Dane hosted the poker game at his house using university alcohol. Dane's former assistant Abby Smith had brought alot of these things to light after she was reassigned from athletics following the Dragon's Den alcohol scandal.

He was under investigation for at least three years and at least part of the investigation is still being conducted by the university police. Before Dane left UIC, he was forced to pay restitution for some of the recent issues and also return university property (computers, equipment, etc.).

David said Dane reported directly to Jim and Schmidt is Dane’s best friend; therefore, Dane was allowed to do anything he wanted.

David also said he had been issued a T-Contract (UIC Termination Agreement) several months ago and was in his last few months of employment at UIC. He was scheduled to be moved from athletics to the marketing department of student affairs in July and had already been moved out of his old office in the athletic center.

After the Dane investigation was announced and he was put on administrative leave, David said Schmidt apologized for the trying to force him out, re-hired him and told him he would have a job as long as he was at UIC. David said it was very satisfying since Dane had been the one working to get him out of athletics.

David also confirmed that there is currently a very intense audit going on within the athletic department and that others might be affected including Schmidt.

I just wanted to post this information confirming the rumors.

Now, let’s put this to bed and go on with positive postings about the Flames

[Guest]

Good to have some hard information on the situtation from the inside.

I am glad this post was made regardless of the name used.

Everyone should read it.

I also agree with Sparky that while this is important to the future of the program that this information came out, we can now go forward.

I hope the new light placed on the operations of the athletic department will stop anything like this from happening in the future.

Go Flames!

[sparky]

Brace yourself for some information to be made public soon.

It isn't going to be pretty.

[Curious]

Another bombshell?

Do tell.

Dane went out to quietly for the there not to be more.

[Sparky]

Here we go again.

Just like last time. It started with a rumor on this board.

Of course the rumor proved to be true.

It is like a bad dream you cannot wake up from.

Lynn Mitchem
Jimmy Collins
Player Mutiny
Bad Basketball Season
Dane Whiteside

What is next?

[EzE]

...and you guys thought I was joking when I said they should make a movie. Now if they can only be a cinderella team that makes it to the big game and loses in the final seconds...we would have a "cult classic" for sports movies.

[oleyeller]

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor audits, nor controversy will keep me from supporting "The Flames". The old adage , "When times get tough, the tough get going". This must be the time!

[season tix holder]

I could not agree more.

I did not renew my season tickets, but I will be at most home games any way.

I also increased my donation this year.

I am troubled by something though. It seems as if most of the information is coming from inside the athletic department. Case in point, David Rosengard.

This is a sign of internal strife and cannot show well for Schmidt.

[Guest]

Rosengard is nothing but an empty suit anyway.

I was told by a couple of former athletic employees that he is seldom in the office and when he is he is a do nothing.

There has always been internal conflict at UIC as there is in most organizations.

[guest]

have any of the allegations gone public (i.e., is there a link to any of the news going on in this regard?

[Sparky]

The only thing that I have heard that has been released was Dane's resignation to join a "sales firm". That of course sounded awful fishy to me when I heard that.

Nothing else has been released to my knowledge.

I will check with my sources inside the department.

[WOW]

This is all interesting stuff.

If I were Schmidt, I would be having a talk with my staff about talking outside the office.

I would fire anyone who I found out was talking out of school.

[GUEST]

What is David Rosengard in charge of?

[WHAT]

As far as I could see, David was in Assistant AD in charge of looking busy and acting like he was important.

[guest]

I that that was Dane.

Sorry.

He Gone.