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New NCAA rules are more cosmetic than they are consequential

When NCAA president Mark Emmert announced the formation of the Commission on College Basketball, it was billed as an ambitious response to the scandal caused by the FBI investigation into bribery and corruption.

The commission, led by Condoleezza Rice, made its recommendations in April. On Wednesday, the NCAA announced sweeping changes based on those proposals, proof of the commission's intent to fulfill its mission.