ACC commish says BCS complies with law
With the Utah attorney general investigating the bowl system for a possible antitrust violation, Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner and BCS coordinator John Swofford said the BCS has carefully considered the legality of its format.
"We've attempted to make every effort to make certain that any structure of the BCS is within the antitrust laws. Our legal people are comfortable that the BCS structure is," Swofford said during a Football Writers of American Association meeting. "Obviously if there are any aspects of it that we should be doing differently, we would adjust that."
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced his investigation Tuesday. Utah (13-0) was the only unbeaten school in major college football yet was left out of Thursday night's BCS title game between Florida and Oklahoma, each with one loss.
"We're not out there trying to test the antitrust laws of the United States of America," Swofford said.
Swofford reiterated that the majority of university presidents and athletic directors oppose an expansive NFL-style playoff for major college football.
That proposal was shot down. Swofford said it's unlikely the plus-one model will be considered again any time soon.
Utah finished its perfect season last week with a 31-17 victory against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. While the Utes still have a slim chance of being voted No. 1 in the final AP Top 25, the BCS national championship trophy and No. 1 spot in the final USA Today coaches' poll goes to the winner of Thursday night's game in Miami.
"The BCS provided a platform for Utah to show the nation what a terrific football they had this year." Swofford said. "Preceding the BCS, I don't know if that platform would have been there."
The BCS expanded to five games three seasons ago and changed its qualification standards to allow better access to teams from the five conferences without automatic bids, such as Utah, which plays in the Mountain West Conference.
"The non-AQ conferences have greater access to the top-level bowls than ever in history because of the BCS," Swofford said.
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