Dick Vitale...seriously, dude! C'mon, I mean, ya know.
Is he getting off the UCONN bandwagon? Stay tuned.
GhostofMalzone: Well, there have been good collegiate athletes, such as Grant Hill, Shane Battier (it's pure coincidence that the two that comes to mind are Duke alums, really), Tim Duncan. College isn't a correctional facility either; for most people it's a place where independence is asserted, so if they can't hack it...oh well. Gosh knows those "athletes" have been pampered enough, with personal chemistry tutors and what not.
And still, you're going to find nay-sayers who claim that sociology is a much easier major than what "real" Duke students take, so one can never appease all. Meh, defending the NCAA stops here.