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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1336000, member: 289"] Here's a theory: the NCAA is gearing up for a big fight over academics vs. athletics, (the freshman eligibility thing is part of it). It's a dangerous thing for them to do because the top athletic schools might decide to break off and form their own organization. But maybe the UNC revelations forced their hand. They knew they'd loose all credibility as a governing body if they didn't do something about this and they knew that itf they did something about this they'd also have to go after academic fraud elsewhere. Maybe that's why they have 76 cases being investigated and aren't pulling any punches. If they can put the schools on the defensive about academics, they may be hesitant to break away or else their own credibility as centers of learning could be lost. This may all be a battle for credibility. And SU got caught up in it, thanks to Fab Melo and Mr. Kissell. [/QUOTE]