Destruction of the UNC WBB program is the final step in the master plan of protecting UNC FB/MBB in the wake of the high public scrutiny the university received in the wake of the outing of their fake class/fake grade scheme. To alleviate minimal effects on the football and men's basketball programs, the UNC WBB program got thrown under the bus. Recruiting suffered...players transferred away due to uncertainty and it looked like a bad time was ahead.
Then, the NCAA decision came down and UNC got off pretty good, although there were internal changes and removals of some with important roles related to the WBB program. And it seemed all had stabilized and there was an upward trend and NCAAT berth this year...so it seemed the Tar Heels were working back to respectability. So this news comes as a big surprise unless my conspiracy theory is correct.