I think the brakes have been applied (by the NCAA) a couple times...once when they realized they'd just gotten 3 big DI schools off their back (WHEW!)...and another time (at least) when they realized they were dealing with a DII school with conflicting reports...what better reason to "..wait..." - "...ponder..." AND finally decide....NO! APPEAL DENIED!! ("we're standing by our principles")
They'll draw the line in D2 sand...trying to uphold some semblance of legitimacy for their "ruling"
UND (and maybe others) will sue in court...win...and the nc$$ can still say...'well - we TRIED!" *
(*ps - and justified all the money spent for a 4 YEAR study by the NCAA....hey - they had to come up with SOMETHING )