Senate Wants Its Hands In College Ball
Senate reviewing how college football picks No. 1
WASHINGTON — 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.
(AP)
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Okay, seriously now…. ROME IS FUCKING BURNING!
and the collective nero continues to fiddle
Its also said Nero started the fire to make room for his palace.
Utah is the national champion.
Please tell me those girls are twins!!!!
Forgive me for being so pissed about this I totally forgot to to mention…… BOOBIES!
I don’t know about the girls but their twins are twins.
Wonder Twin Twins activate!
Form of a nice firm rack.
Form of a bucket of ice.
What? Ice? Really?
Oh and by the way Hatch and Barton both have an (R) next to their names. Thanks assholes.
So is Charlie Weis hoping for results when ND hands Bambi an honorary degree?
While I agree the BCS is completely f’ed up, I’d rather the gov’t do their damn jobs instead of worrying about their football pool.
this is beyond insanity. i agree the BCS is screwed too. it never makes any sense. but yeah this can wait until they figure out the more important things. like how everyone is going to retire some day
It never ends.
Maggie,
Was there an article after the picture… no wait, it doesn’t matter……….
I don’t care if these people are (R) or (D) - they all need to go! Our country is going into a shit hole and they are debating football. I love all sports, including football (except our Detoilet Lions) but our PAID and ELECTED leaders have no damn business debating this now or ever.
Actually, folks, I’ve got a different take on this. As long as they are debating and writing bills about this crap, they are spending less time F*ing us over in our private lives. Here’s an idea, after you’re done there, you chimps on the Hill can look at Lacrosse and um, table tennis, yeah… Make some legislation on table tennis.
It’s really all they are qualified to work on anyways.
Excellent! spot on comment!
Maybe they can debate the ice used in Curling???? New York Ice or Minnesota Ice??? hmmm
Even with college girls as hot as they are today, I still wish I lived in my grandparent’s generation … you know, back when we lived under the rule of law and were protected by the Constitution.
Our Congress is worthless! The majority of them need to be fir…. hot college chicks… CLEAVAGE!!! HOT BRUNETTES!!! What were we talking about?
The boobs in Washington?
Thanks for supporting my Alma matter!!! ‘Nole girls are always an excellent choice when trying to emphasize a point! Please just overlook that FSU is the “Berkley of the South.”
Thanks, I needed that! (.)(.) (.)(.):beer:
I can see next year’s National Championship Game:
5-6 Harvard vs 4-7 Yale…
Cheer: Rahm, Rahm, Rahm