Three Congressman Call BCS ILLEGAL

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Note that one of the three Senators mentioned below is a UGA fan:

Reps. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) are introducing a resolution rejecting the oft-criticized bowl system as an illegal restriction on trade because only the largest universities compete in most of the major bowl games. The resolution would require Justice's antitrust division to investigate whether the system violates federal law.
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Is Neil Abercrombie mad because the Rainbow Warriors got thoroughly dismantled? Is that why he's against the BCS?
 
As much as I do not like the BCS, do we really want the US Govt to get involved? Aren't they supposed to deal with real issues?
 
Diesel is going to be over $5 a gallon within a year, effectively crippling major portions of the transportation industry in this country and we have a resolution about the mother-******* BCS in the senate.

I think they should die of pancreatic cancer . . . in a fire.
 
GTwreck said:
As much as I do not like the BCS, do we really want the US Govt to get involved? Aren't they supposed to deal with real issues?
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The less these clowns are involved in "real issues" the better off we are. They'll be in there raising taxes and passing economy-crippling global warming BS soon enough.
 
It's no worse than the government getting involved with steroids in baseball.

Which is to say, they're both pretty annoying wastes of government time and money.
 
JacketDan said:
Diesel is going to be over $5 a gallon within a year, effectively crippling major portions of the transportation industry in this country and we have a resolution about the mother-******* BCS in the senate.

I think they should die of pancreatic cancer . . . in a fire.
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Are you trying to one up me, sir?
 
As much as I don't like the government I would love to see the end of the BCS
 
beej67 said:
It's no worse than the government getting involved with steroids in baseball.

Which is to say, they're both pretty annoying wastes of government time and money.
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That depends, aren't steroids illegal to use? If so, then the government should be involved.
 
gth816f said:
Well, the congressmen are calling the BCS illegal, so shouldn't the government be involved?
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I was really only referring to Beej's comment about baseball.

As for the football issue. I find it rather funny that it is only brought up by congressman who are fans/alum of a university that has recently been "shafted." Those who are fans/alum of the other universities never seem to be causing a stir.
 
GTWannaBee said:
I was really only referring to Beej's comment about baseball.
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But aren't they the same type of situation? In both cases two illegal things are going on in major sports(assuming the BCS is illegal as they suggest). Sports are such big businesses these days that I don't see how it's much different than the government going after a business that is embezzling money or something. People say that the government has better things to do than waste their time on a stupid game...but it's really not a game. It is a key part of the economy now.
 
Maybe the NCAA itself is illegal?

I would have a big problem with the BCS if I was one of those on the outside looking in. I'm not sure whether the government should be involved, but may they'll cause some good changes with the BCS where they are as likely to make things worse than better in most important issues.

Lately, I have more irritated with the NCAA than the BCS. The rules they have often don't make sense. They apply penalties inconsistently. And an internal contingent seems to be intent on imposing its own sensibility on all the member institutions. In short, the NCAA has gotten too big for its own britches.
 
There are some days at work I get paid for dick'n around, but damn, these guys get weeks worth of work doing it.
 
gth816f said:
But aren't they the same type of situation? In both cases two illegal things are going on in major sports(assuming the BCS is illegal as they suggest). Sports are such big businesses these days that I don't see how it's much different than the government going after a business that is embezzling money or something. People say that the government has better things to do than waste their time on a stupid game...but it's really not a game. It is a key part of the economy now.
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I actually agree with you. IF the actions of the BCS are illegal, the government should be involved; however, if they're only doing this because "their" school got shafted, then they need to keep their noses out. The latter seems to be more possible since it is only brought up by the shafted party.
 
gth816f said:
But aren't they the same type of situation? In both cases two illegal things are going on in major sports(assuming the BCS is illegal as they suggest). Sports are such big businesses these days that I don't see how it's much different than the government going after a business that is embezzling money or something. People say that the government has better things to do than waste their time on a stupid game...but it's really not a game. It is a key part of the economy now.
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well, not really. in one case (roids), stars that are playing in a sport that is shielded by our government in a special exception to several anti-trust laws and who are the guys that our young children look up to are using illegal drugs in a manner that might be considered fraudulent. in addition, legal gambling and other legal business ventures are potentially affected by this fraud. and i restate the special case for MLB, which is that our government has chosen to levy special exception to this enterprise separate fo what is the common law, as such the government has the responsibility that this special treatment is not abused

for the BCS, its just money for a conference, not even a school. how is this possibly going to have a major impact on the US?
 
GTWannaBee said:
That depends, aren't steroids illegal to use? If so, then the government should be involved.
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So are mega corporate monopolies who's sole purpose is to take all the revenues for themselves.

But aren't they the same type of situation?
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Yes. That's what I said. And I think both are pretty lame excuses for burning my tax dollars, when there are much more pressing issues.
 
because only the largest universities compete in most of the major bowl games.
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Gee. Do you suppose it has anything to do with the fact that networks only want to televise games in which market demographics suggest a broad base of viewership, instead of just a few local yokels in some podunk town?

Good gawd ya'll. Forget about growing inefficient fuel instead of food and the porous Mexican border. We've got to stop the BCS!
 
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