Jason Klein, father of Buckeye Storm Klein, says Dohrmann lied

The father of one of the Ohio State players accused of wrong-doing by Sports Illustrated has decided to issue a response to what was printed earlier this week by writer George Dohrmann.

Junior linebacker Storm Klein was listed as one of the players that sold personal items for tattoos or money, and his father, Jason Klein, has issued this response to the charges.

"I have raised my son right," Jason Klein stressed Thursday evening. "Storm has no tattoos on his body whatsoever. He doesn't have a drug problem, and multiple tests prove that. I have every single bit of his Ohio State memorabilia in my possession."

"I will be meeting with attorneys shortly to pursue action against the NCAA and Sports Illustrated," he continued. "That's all I have to say at this time."

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I hope there are plenty of lawsuits if there were fabricated facts. Maybe that is the only way to stop scandalous reports.

by biggy84 on Jun 2, 2011 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Klein can’t win a lawsuit, but the responses to Dohermann’s article have been interesting.

by Tyler T. on Jun 2, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Sports Illustrated wants a lawsuit

They would get to do a certain amount of fishing during discovery. OSU has to give up way more documents than it wants to, and people have to testify under oath. Then highly paid attorneys go through everything very, very carefully. Lots of previously confidential material winds up in the public record for the journalists to sift through. No way a competent attorney doesn’t tell the Kleins that. I doubt the Kleins want that scenario.

Even if OSU is entirely blameless, they don’t want attorneys in the records, much less writers.

by patrickdolan on Jun 2, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

One, please refrain from using the subject line. Two, no one wants a lawsuit.

by Tyler T. on Jun 3, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Except biggy84?

by patrickdolan on Jun 3, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

No one wants a lawsuit directed towards them.

by Tyler T. on Jun 3, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I think that’s true of people like you or me. I’m not as sure as you are that it’s true of large, well-heeled news organizations. But we’ll see.

Sorry about the comment line earlier. Didn’t know about the rule. It’s comment line for fresh posts, no comment line for replies?

by patrickdolan on Jun 3, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

We don’t use subject lines anywhere. If you want to discuss that decision, which apparently angers some people, please go here. I’d like to keep other threads free from subject-line drama.

As to your point, I think any organization does not want to deal with litigation of any kind. Can Sports Illustrated afford better representation than you and I? Yes, unless you’re much wealthier than me. Does Sports Illustrated want to deal with it? I don’t think so. They’d have little to gain from it, and it would bring more speculation that their piece was hastily constructed.

I don’t think the Klein family will actually sue, because it will cost them a lot with little chance to benefit, but their anger appears genuine, and that’s something.

by Tyler T. on Jun 3, 2011 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

In fairness, any lawsuit filed by the Klein’s would pretty much fall apart right off the bat. They would be forced to prove intent, which basically kills the case right off the bat. And yes, they do potentially have a lot to gain if they can use the case to parse through OSU’s records without having to fight over a bunch of open records requests.

Mind you, this whole debate is rather pointless, particularly as Klein’s statements were clearly made out of anger towards SI for naming his son in the article. I say this because he also stated that he wanted to sue the NCAA, when the NCAA didn’t have anything to do with writing the article.

by Seth9 on Jun 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe all they want

Is a public apology and retraction from SI for using Storm Klein’s name. Same for John Simon, who has also denied being involved.

by Chip Minnich on Jun 3, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I want a public apology for them naming their child Storm.

"This is being a Penn State fan. We’ll prove it, or we won’t. It’s not about proving it to them, it’s about proving to ourselves."

by mvrck on Jun 3, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Does it make you feel better to pop in on another’s fan page and make smarmy comments? You have zero interest in real or meaningful conversation. I’m sure that makes you feel better about yourself.

by biggy84 on Jun 3, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Storm Klein is a cool name. He is also a linebacker. If anything, you should apologize for disparaging Storm Klein’s cool name.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

by Semicorrect on Jun 3, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

This

"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable

by ClaybornSmash on Jun 3, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL

Non Sibi Sed Patriae ;I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life.
In Bill We Trust.

by NinjaZX6R on Jun 7, 2011 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually, they may not be forced to prove intent because Storm Klein may not be considered a public figure. His amateur status would protect him from that designation.

by Tyler T. on Jun 3, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions