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I want to make the decisions on my campus. do you think that there are any entrepreneurial universities out there that say, you know what, you can unionize on our campus because we see that as presenting an alternative? >> right. the entrepreneurial universities are the art schools, the ones that don't have football and basketball programs. this is a unified message that the ncaa senlt out in a memo with certain talking points that not only everyone on team ncaa should be sort of expressing to the media but it was a clear message of power. here we are, we are the governing body and you are mem...

Particular case, this is one of those communities and there are many across the country where football is king. so the perception is that there was a lot of -- there were a lot of breaks that were afforded to individuals whose behavior was bad beyond the two rapists but because their football status they are given behavior in a path they would not have. >> i'm from texas where football is king, you see it with basketball programs as well and sports culture. it's just this is a football school. michael, the other thing says it's up to adults to intervene and up to adults to change things here. ...

The worst is probably over, veronica. >> we appreciate it. thank you so much. >> let's check in with my good friend, richer louie, where he is standing by with sports and cocktails, right? >> we are going to get to that, veronica. tonight's world series will be like a blind date. these teams have not seen each other in years. and the concerns started at least four years ago. tuesday, miami university's football and basketball programs now cited for a decade of violation. they will lose nine football scholarships and get three years probation, and it was on allegations that boosters gave hundre...

You don't have to be a basketball fan to know it is march madness. tom foreman takes a look at what makes the ncaa tournament a fan favorite. >> reporter: even as tiny valparaiso failed to win, boosters had reason to celebrate because their team at least made it into what has become the sports spectacle of spring. in truth, the ncaa tournament is rivaled by few other sporting events anytime of year. drawing millions of fans who follow every dribble and millions more who don't know a free throw from a foul. michael willbon with espn. >> they wouldn't have any idea what the basketball programs a...

Spectacle of spring. in truth, the nc a rks a tournament is rivaled by few other sporting events, anytime of year, drawing millions of fans who follow every dribble and millions more who don't know a free-throw from a foul. michael willbin with espn. >> they wouldn't have any idea what those basketball programs are about or what they've done historically, but they know final four. it's a brand. it's, you know, a uniquely american brand. >> reporter: the tournament started in 1939, when basketball itself was still just gathering steam and it was an underdog, a distant second to a much more popu...