"Folded"? Really. Who else sued the NC$$? Sure the settlement sucks, and the retirement of the name and logo hurts those of us who grew up with it. But this is a time for reality, and Ralph was a realist.
Ralph made much of his mioney in Vegas during the 60s-70s, before it became so "sanitized". Ralph was probably the biggest pragmatist around to navigate through the local thugs, officials and union stewards in the gambling and construction businesses. I'm sure Ralph would have been more interested in the school and its student athletes when the impacts of the sanctions were beginning to be seen.