First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree:
Instead of trying to legislate its fuzzy perception of morality regarding the use of Native American nicknames, the NCAA would have been better served emphasizing one of its core values to get its point across.
The NCAA is about many things, but power is No. 1. When it singled out 18 schools last week that feature “hostile or abusive” nicknames and mascots, and threatened to ban those images from postseason tournaments starting next year, the NCAA didn’t look very tough. Downright wishy-washy is more like it.