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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3907654, member: 199"] Yeah - the NCAA is a semi autonomous organization created by universities and colleges from D1 down to D3. There are other similar organization NAIA for example but the NCAA dwarfs them. So colleges can hide behind the NCAA, but the bottom line is they, as a collective own this mess, just as much as Gavitt, Holtzman, and Emmert. And that starts with P5 Universities which have out-sized influence and P5 Athletic Directors. I was disappointed that Uconn's AD and President weren't more forceful. The college and professional athletes of both genders are leading this outrage. I am also disappointed that more men's coaches haven't gone on record and that ADs and University presidents aren't expressing outrage. That this was actually included in the tournament handbook and not one athletic department raised the issue prior to the opening, and it took a student athlete to call attention to it is disheartening. Just a reminder: this kind of issue is also influenced by every graduate of every school when they make their decision about their alumnae donation checks. [/QUOTE]