I would have stopped the football program and rescinded the scholarships.
You either have Caesar or God.
That was never going to happen. In NCAA Division I programs, the people involved in revenue-generating sports are the ones who actually run the schools.
Tail wagging the dog.
True, but they prefer Caesar. Before any tears are shed for the University[ies] keep in mind that this all began in the 1960’s when the Professors were encouraging the spitting upon of Servicemen and women as they returned from Viet Nam. The tiger they spawned and reared to eat others has turned upon them and is in the process of eating them.