Thursday, April 30, 2009
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on BCS
Tommorrow morning I am going to a hearing on the Hill that will be discussing the future of the BCS. Personally, I think a playoff would certainly make things more interesting to watch given that the main games will acutally mean something to everyone involved and have implications on the rest of the college football world. I do not think that a playoff system will result from this hearing or any others in the near future because of the money that is involved and the academic schedules of the institutions. Plus we would still probably see teams complaining about not getting into the playoff and they could make a case that they deserve to be in it. It would add a little more flavor like in March Madness where the Cinderellas make big noise and capture attention if schools not currently in the mix for championship contention because of the league they play in are able to make it into the playoff. Taking last year's bowl games as an example, I am sure Alabama would have come out stronger from the gate if it meant they would have had a shot at the title, but even still Utah would have earned a nice seed and advance in the bracket. If teams like Utah with not nearly the same level of talent as schools like USC, Florida, or Texas are able to compete with the big boys then why not give them a legitimate chance to prove their squad has what it takes? I will be interested in seeing where Representatives stand on the issue and if they will take enough interest to force the NCAA and ESPN to shift the system in a year or two.
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I'm going to have to disagree with yet another one of your posts on the blog here today. Lawmakers jobs are to make laws, what do you really think their agenda is when involving themselves in the BCS? Possibly for publicity... maybe to try to show the sporting world that they should have a say? Unfortunately for those who feel they have legitimate reasons for having this committee hearing, your wrong. Our country has massive economic problems and we're fighting a war in foreign lands, what the hell justifies this hearings existence. The BCS is the designed to provide bowl games for college football, were does congress play a role? The BCS does not infringe on the execution of fair law merely because it doesn't pick some Congressman's home states team for a bowl game (ie Rep.Barton of Texas should stop being jealous just because Texas was ranked 3rd). Personally I hope the House Committee takes a strong stance, there I will agree with you. But I then hope that the NCAA and ESPN(nothing to do with the BCS other than the television rights they have after next year so I don't know why they were named in your post) tell the Congressman that their comments will be considered, only to then announce they have no plan what so ever to change the BCS. Lawmakers should know their role in society, that role is not to put their own sentiments on a Bowl system out into the public forum and then expect them to be considered as law. This hearing will be a waste. PHEW..... Sweeeet Ramble.
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