Posted on 12/10/2008 12:41:14 PM PST by sam_paine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking aim at a BCS system he said "consistently misfires," a member of Congress planned to introduce legislation Wednesday that would force college football to adopt a playoff to determine the national champion.
Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, didn't specify what sort of playoff he wants -- only that the BCS should go.
"In some years the sport's national championship winner was left unsettled, and at least one school was left out of the many millions of dollars in revenue that accompany the title," Barton said in a statement released ahead of the bill's introduction. "Despite repeated efforts to improve the system, the controversy rages on."
He said the bill -- being co-sponsored by Reps. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, and Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican -- "will prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason game as a 'national championship' football game, unless it is the result of a playoff system. Violations of the prohibition will be treated as violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice."
(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...
REAGAN: "Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem!"
Might as well let Rangel and Waxman run the damn country!
What the hell is this crap?
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This is certainly a critical national issue suitable for Gov’t intervention.
Congresscritter infestation.
these people should take a hike; they need to focus on doing the country business & let sport be on it own. Government is not the solution; instead they are the problem. (Pres. Ronald Reagan)
What’s next? A law to ban football as “too violent”?
Correctamundo.
-PJ
Rep. Joe Barton of Texas
All the explanation you need:
1 Oklahoma
2 Florida
3 Texas
I’m glad my Rep (Barton) is spending his time so wisely.
DITTO!!
But my lord, there are so many things that Congress is involved in that is none of their business. But that is for another discussion.
When they are finished with this, I hear there are problems with Little Leage Baseball and the Ice Capades. / sarc
I can't believe they actually think this is ANY OF THEIR BUSINESS.
I say the BCS system is broken too, but the .gov has NOT BUSINESS getting their greasy mitts in it.
I say the BCS system is broken too, but the .gov has NO BUSINESS getting their greasy mitts in it.
I have to believe that the way this bill is worded, the BCS system can still exist, BUT they can’t call the National Championship Game by that name UNLESS there’s a playoff involved.
It’s a bill that defines FALSE advertising, IMO, which IS under the congressional purvue via the commerce clause and in this instance handled by the FCC.
I don’t agree with Congress mandating anything to sports, but this bill uses advertising to force the change. Shrewd, even if I’m agreeing with a devils deal here. I am FOR a playoff in college football.
Thank Goodness there are still true Republicans in Congress guiding the Ship of State.
Mack Brown's whining gains political traction.
Did someone all of a sudden drop a stupid bomb on Washington?
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