Government Gets Involved In NCAA Playoff Battle

January 28, 2009 by
Filed under: Blog Entries, Entertainment & Sports, Politics 

First the banking system, then the auto industry, now college football. I was looking through the active bills at govtrack.us and found H. Res. 68. On January 16th, Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI] introduced a resolution in the House which supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

What’s even more interesting is that this is a bi-partisan effort with a Democrat and two Republicans listed as co-sponsors. While I doubt this resolution will make it past the committee, it was funny to read because we all know President Obama supports the playoff system. And I agree! Let the teams battle it out and fight their way to a National Championship. That way, we won’t have to hear teams (and fans) whine and complain when they don’t make it. Check out some of the wording in the resolution:

Whereas the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I A) is currently the only major college sport without an NCAA championship: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) rejects the BCS system as an illegal restraint of trade that violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act;

(2) demands the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigate and bring appropriate action to have the BCS system declared illegal and require a playoff to determine a national champion; and

(3) supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

So the question remains, what will Congress take over next?

Read the full text of this resolution

 

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2 Comments on Government Gets Involved In NCAA Playoff Battle

  1. Tarik on Thu, 29th Jan 2009 8:51 am

    2. SEC & ACC separated themselves to control all those BCS dollars. There is big money in college sports, especially the ones where black athletes dominate the team rosters.

    Under the current system, if Oklahoma or Boise state recruited you, the choice is obvious if you’re interested in the winning a national championship. I enjoy the NFL more much because there are far fewer games and the barriers are shorter and less of a blatant attempt to control.

  2. theo.johnson on Fri, 30th Jan 2009 6:10 pm

    3. Tarik, well said. Money is the reason I think they’re so hesitant to change.

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