Nice analysis, gang. If I ever get to be half as smart as you are, I'll become twice as smart as I am now.
What is going on inside the NCAA? I think their "social engineers" ("bullies" in my grade school) looked around for the easiest target (Native American nicknames), and picked the one they thought had no possible defense. They thought the schools using Native American nicknames would simply cave.
Along the way, they are getting some education.
Now that's what you'd call ironic.