On the subject of the ACC looking the other way, let's not forget that last year, Sports Illustrated reported extensively on the joke of academic policies at North Carolina. A travesty on the term "student athlete." Yet there's been NO punishment of the program or Williams by anyone, AT ALL!
I'm more familiar with the football end of things, but the UNC basketball report was exactly what everyone suspected & feared. Look for example at Oklahoma State football in their conf: another death penalty candidate that continues to fly under the radar.
disclaimer, I have a kid that goes to UNC, but I still hate the school, probably more.
Does the conference really have resources & access to conduct an investigation?
In UNC case, it is as much an academic integrity issue as an athletic issue. The fraud classes had a disproportionate number of athletes and it certainly was a loophole being pushed by athletic advisers, but it wasn't limited to athletes. Not sure if that helps out with NCAA, but there was some thought that it might in these parts which drinks their Kool-Aid sky blue. All under the assumption that this is a systemic university problem rather than an athletic problem.