Collegiate athletics is like anything else that can make someone a buck, it is fiercely protected.  Athletic programs protect their cash cows and at virtually all D-1 schools FOOTBALL is the one with deep pockets.  The most prominent basketball programs, outside of maybe Duke, generate a small amount compared to their football counterparts.  At Kentucky, their abysmal football program perpetually makes millions more than its' storied basketball equivalent.  Just imagine the influence wielded by an elite football program at a "school" like the U.  The decision makers in the AD will always act to appease the outraged but don't think they will pull the trigger when it comes to putting down the cash cow that is the Hurricanes.