[Colofornian]

...the NCAA finding a weak excuse to fill the expense accounts of its executives.

A weak excuse???

If ya wanna 'cuse the NCAA of finding an excuse, be my guest. But this is no weak excuse...pretty strong reasoning behind it.

[Calvin Locke]

Weak as in it not their purview to impose a fine, let alone a relatively large fine, on malfeasance not directly related to NCAA college sports.

Boot PSU out for a generation and let them apply again in the future.