Senate finally gets down to important work!

[Hazcat]

 

Senate reviewing how college football picks No. 1
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER – 17 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone from President Barack Obama on down to fans has criticized how college football determines its top team. Now senators are getting off the sidelines to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Champion Series.

The current system "leaves nearly half of all the teams in college football at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to qualifying for the millions of dollars paid out every year," the Senate Judiciary's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights said in a statement Wednesday announcing the hearings.

Under the BCS, some conferences get automatic bids to participate in series, while others do not.

Obama and some members of Congress favor a playoff-type system to determine the national champion. The BCS features a championship game between the two top teams in the BCS standings, based on two polls and six computer ratings.

Behind the push for the hearings is the subcommittee's top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. People there were furious that Utah was bypassed for the national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season.

The title game pitted No. 1 Florida (12-1) against No. 2 Oklahoma (12-1); Florida won 24-14 and claimed the title.

The subcommittee's statement said Hatch would introduce legislation "to rectify this situation." No details were offered and Hatch's office declined to provide any.

Hatch said in a statement that the BCS system "has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair play should have a role in collegiate sports."

In the House, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has sponsored legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling a football game a "national championship" unless the game culminates from a playoff system.

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[ericire12]

Tax dollars at work.

[Timothy]

For Christ's sake, please tell me this is NOT true!!!!!!

[shooter32]

Hatch said in a statement that the BCS system "has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair play should have a role in collegiate sports."

Hum..The Senate "has proven itself to be inadequate" and their going to fix the BCS

 

[ericire12]

Hum..The Senate "has proven itself to be inadequate" and their going to fix the BCS

 

Yes, Govt can fix anything

Well, it will be nice to be a partial owner of a sports team, because I think that is where this may be going.

[Sponsor]

[fightingquaker13]

I...........I am simply incapable ospeech (bangs head against desk), no, still there. 11:30'2 late enough for a drink right? Besides it'll piss Orrin off. What part of don't watch it if you don't like do these fools fail to understand?
fightingquaker13 who is considering going shopping for some rope

[tt11758]

You have got to be frickin kidding me!!  This country is going to hell in a handbasket and all these assholes are worried about is college frickin football?!?  Pull  your heads out of your asses and get a frickin clue!!  The democrat President and his willing accomplices in the House and Senate are doing their damndest to turn the U.S.A into a frickin third world shithole, and all you can think about is fricking college football?!?

Where the hell do they store the tar and feathers?!?

Jesus, Mary & Joseph!!!

[SwoopSJ]

Sports are one of the things people turn to for distraction during times of disparity.  Distraction, is exactly what this is.  They'll go after something relatively insignificant with little opposition, like they're fighting fire just to appear to be accomplishing something.  That being said,  I do wish they had a playoff system instead of the BCS, but this is definitely not the right time for this issue to take up gubmint time.

Swoop

 

[Hazcat]

Sports are one of the things people turn to for distraction during times of disparity.  Distraction, is exactly what this is.  They'll go after something relatively insignificant with little opposition, like they're fighting fire just to appear to be accomplishing something.  That being said,  I do wish they had a playoff system instead of the BCS, but this is definitely not the right time for this issue to take up gubmint time.

Swoop

 

Swoop,

This should NEVER take up govt time.  Period.

[Fatman]

Sports are one of the things people turn to for distraction during times of disparity.  Distraction, is exactly what this is.  They'll go after something relatively insignificant with little opposition, like they're fighting fire just to appear to be accomplishing something.  That being said,  I do wish they had a playoff system instead of the BCS, but this is definitely not the right time for this issue to take up gubmint time.

Swoop

 

Bread and circuses...