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Don't let Congress touch BCS

Anonymous | 10:53 p.m. July 13, 2009

Why don't we just remove ourselves from the BCS? Why don't all the other conferences just start having a playoff every year and invite the best teams. If the best teams want to go to the BCS instead then pick the team ranked just below. Then call the playoff champ the national champ and ignore the BCS until it becomes irrelevant. My mom taught me to just stop playing with the bullies and go do your own thing.

Ernesto de Bajo | 11:20 p.m. July 13, 2009

I enjoyed the column, Doug.

I sure wish I could understand why the NCAA seems to take no stand nor have a voice on the question of a National Championship for Division 1-A. Can anyone give references?

stupid article! | 12:25 a.m. July 14, 2009

When a few power mongers control all the power, money and decisions that create an uneven playing field, nobody is left to fix the problem! Why on earth would they change their monopoly and share their money without being forced through the legal system! Congress is ultimately the last hope of all Non BCS schools to ever have a playoff system for College Football like EVERY other Major college AND professional sport! Unfortunately there is no other way to return fairness and equal opportunities to the world of college football.

The NCAA needs to be given the power to run a 16 team playoff just like they do in the 1-AA or Championship division that is hugely successful and far more fair! Congress & Obama, PLEASE Break up the Illegal BCS!!!

Microsoft has been forced to change their practices and pay billions in fines for far less than what the BCS is doing!

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Anonymous | 7:08 a.m. July 14, 2009

The BCS is not going to voluntarily change. Congress won't waste political capital on this issue. DOJ won't investigate or enforce anti-trust laws. And Doug Robinson won't write a sports article but will dive into politics, an area he clearly does not understand.

Doug, stick with track & field. YOu are really good covering that sport, and heaven knows it needs the exposure (especially after the NCUA destroyed U.S. track & field several years ago).

John C | 7:20 a.m. July 14, 2009

One has to really imagine how congress is going to fix the college football championship play off schedule.
While everything else is tanking lets fix college football......well Duh!
They can't even run congress.

Anonymous | 7:48 a.m. July 14, 2009

People complain about too much government intervention, then attack Congress for not intervening. Which way do you want to go, folks. Or will it be like usual, it depends on whether it is your issue or not. Just like anti-government spending folks who support the F-22 plane. Or like those who don't want the government telling them what they can do then want to control personal moral decisions. No consistency, to be sure. But blaming Congress?

Will | 8:12 a.m. July 14, 2009

If the BCS was forced to dissolve, there will not be a playoff system put into place. The old bowl system will be brought back, and each bowl game will partner up with whatever conferences they want to, just like before. Be careful what you wish for...

Money | 8:14 a.m. July 14, 2009

Follow the money... It needs to be fixed just like healthcare.

Congress is being run by the lobbyist monopolys. Unethical.

There may be change now.

"We the people" are watching and will make our choices with action that reflects our interests... Not the Lobbyists.

We the people are more important than "We the Lobbyists".

Re: Will | 9:28 a.m. July 14, 2009

Uuuuhhhhh, what playoff system are you referring to? Are you referring to the one game whose participants are chosen by a computer? Not much different than the old bowl system that you're referring to. It also seemed that the old bowl system had a more equal distribution of money instead of being concentrated in the four big bowls now. Without a true playoff, everything else is just a popularity contest with a lot of handwaving thrown in.

Fair Voter | 9:50 a.m. July 14, 2009

A "monopoly and a cheat"?

Sounds like the two-headed, one party system that the Democrats and Republicans hold over all American voters.

That system could use an overhaul too.

Constitution? | 10:32 a.m. July 14, 2009

Last time I checked, the constitution (you know, that document they all swear to protect and defend but ignore) doesn't give congress the power to do jack with college football. Life's not fair, get over it. Please don't let the fed touch college football!

Anonymous | 11:57 a.m. July 14, 2009

The Constitution gives Congress the right to regulate interstate trade. The right to regulate interstate trade led to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, which is federal law forbidding monopolies which unfairly control revenue. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act gives congress the power to regulate college football.

Whether they should exercise that power or not is debatable, not whether or not that power exists.

What?? | 12:36 p.m. July 14, 2009

What is the "problem" with Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? She's is doing a competent job?
Yes, because of bipartisan bickering, Congress is too often dysfunctional. Howevver, it's still the best governmental system in the world, Doug. All we need to do is get rid party loyalty and institute country loyalty.

BASIC CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM | 1:08 p.m. July 14, 2009

It never ceases to amaze me how people from a RED STATE which oozes daily briefings on the DANGERS OF DE-REGULATION, as well as SOPHISTRY OF SOCIALISM, would have any problem with the BCS.

A BASIC PREMISE OF CAPITALISM includes that:

WEALTH is centered in the hands of the few.

He who has the gold makes the rules.

So what is the problem?

WEALTH RE-DISTRIBUTION?

Anonymous | 1:29 p.m. July 14, 2009

How would one "institute country loyalty"?

Maybe by swearing an oath to the national socialists running the country?

Real Football | 4:53 p.m. July 14, 2009

Fall is all about NCAA women's soccer anyway. Who cares about the spoiled football brats.

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