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Why stop at Emmert - the whole rotten empire (NCAA) should go.
BTW, the stated reason for the change was connected to the purported desire of the NCAA to free up and distribute the consent decree payment of $60mm for child welfare services. Certainly that would be a noble pursuit and that's what the NCAA wants us to believe was the driving force behind their decision to settle. This consent decree had been subject to inquiry as a result of a court action brought challenging the decree's constitutionality.
Me thinks , however, that there are a couple of other ulterior motives in play. Admittedly my opinion stems from my sincere belief that Emmert and the rest of the P.O.S. at the NCAA are primarily driven by their desire to maintain their overpaid, empty suit status. First, as part of the settlement, Penn State had to agree that the NCAA acted in "good faith", not driven by nefarious motives. Agreeing that the NCAA acted in "good faith" will assist Emmert and his pranksters to justify their continued employment as college sports most impressive example of the "Peter principle" at work.
Second, the restoration of Joe Pa's victories will save the NCAA from dreaded precedent when it must confront whether to wipe out UNC victories dating back forever for systemic academic fraud. I think the pitchforks would be brandished if Dean Smith lost even one victory. Emmert doesn't have the stomach for a battle with UNC even though it was a fraudulent operation for more than two decades. Take away the Joe Pa precedent and you don't have that explanation to make.
