If the NCAA truly is serious about its stated goal to make campuses safer and begin reversing decades of behavior that often demeans and debases women, that clearly was not evident in last week's ruling on Louisville.
The NCAA Committee on Infractions could have suspended head coach Rick Pitino up to a year for failing to monitor the "repugnant" actions of basketball operations director Andre McGee.
Instead, it opted for five conference games, a punishment that will serve as a blip on the road to another run at an NCAA championship. This specific decision begs closer scrutiny, considering the ramped-up awareness surrounding sex culture on campus and locker rooms, and the roles coaches must play as stewards of both.