NCAA bends the knee. UNC walks free.

After UNC admitting fraudulent paper classes. After UNC embarrassingly telling the NCAA what they can and can’t police. After years of back and forth, the verdict is in. And the ruling is….

The NCAA could not conclude that UNC violated any academic rules.

That’s right. Not guilty. No penalties. No lost scholarships.No banners down. That’s it. They walk free like it never happened.

I’m going to go ahead and leave the responses to twitter for this one.

NCAA infractions panel could not conclude academic violations in North Carolina case https://t.co/i0OmEyjD2E

— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) October 13, 2017

Certainly hope EVERY other school was paying attention. Fight everything. Keep your violations academic. NCAA is a wet paper towel. https://t.co/BcpFdyYddy

— Adam Gold (@AGoldFan) October 13, 2017

“Hello Adidas, pay normal students too” pic.twitter.com/W7nghn65dL

— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) October 13, 2017

NCAA: “Here is your punishment.”
UNC: “No.”
NCAA: “Don’t mess with us we’ll give you more.”
UNC: *punches NCAA in face*
*takes lunch money*

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 13, 2017

And the NYTimes sent out an alert on the #NCAA findings. pic.twitter.com/u3sawIerMv

— Lauren Horsch (@LaurenHorsch) October 13, 2017

Derrick Rose may not have taken his SAT, has entire season vacated. UNC players don’t go to class for 30 years, no punishment.

Makes sense.

— Not Jerry Tipton (@NotJerryTipton) October 13, 2017

Boise State got punished for letting freshmen sleep on players’ couches before they were enrolled. … UNC 2 decades academic fraud: Nada.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 13, 2017

The notion that there would be zero punishment honestly never crossed my mind.

— Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) October 13, 2017

Essentially, every school should create fraudulent classes for athletes, but throw a few non-athletes in there to keep the NCAA at bay.

— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) October 13, 2017