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Like countless doomed criminals down to their last meal, the University of Connecticut Huskies say they have gotten religion.
They want the NCAA to spare them the near-death experience of not going to this year’s tournament.
If they are truly contrite, their words and actions haven’t shown it.
“It is unfortunate that our men’s basketball student-athletes could be punished for the problematic academic performance of other students—students who have not been enrolled at UConn for over two years,” Susan Herbst said.
In other words, we are the victims here.
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