Congress and the BCS
The economy is still teetering. Pakistan is in serious trouble. The swine flu could reach pandemic proportions. Violence is up in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And Congress convened a hearing today ... on college football?
That’s right. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights stared the pig flu straight in the snout and opted to talk about pigskins.
Among those testifying before that august committee on Capitol Hill was ACC Commissioner John Swofford
Swofford also serves as coordinator of the BCS, the self-serving racket that has made college football such an interminable bore in recent years.
His defense of the silly system was as lame as Carolina’s defense against State last season.
But I digress.
Why is Congress fooling with this?
To do nothing substantive but look good before all the TV cameras doing it.
Yes, college football needs a playoff. But Congress should have more important things to do.
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Mr Johson.
I'm with you.
"But Congress should have more important things to do"
Why would college football playoffs concern congress?
Who cares.
Kids are dying, people are out of work, and congress thinks college football playoffs needs attention
.
Perhaps they should investigate Northern recruiting
WE have become a country of mental midgets.
Look at the school report cards ( school Web Pages) We appear to be raising a generation of
illiterates.
No body cares. But Football, this is serious.
Posted on May 2, 2009 9:22 PM
I'm with you Allen.
Congress should completely ignore multi-billion dollar industries that behave in monopolisitic fashion. There's wars to fight.
Posted on May 2, 2009 11:21 PM