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re: BCS goes to Congress
Posted on 5/1/09 at 4:43 pm to 44jason
Posted on 5/1/09 at 4:43 pm to 44jason
Honestly, I like the BCS. I like the controversy. I don't think playoffs are drastically more "fair" or more entertaining. And if LSU had gotten screwed by the BCS, I'd probably be in favor of Barton's efforts.
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Posted on 5/1/09 at 4:45 pm to Geaux Tahel
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All because Pete Carroll cries so much, and Barrack NoBama voiced his opinion about the need of a playoff system.
No. Jesus, no. This goes back at least to 2005 and is being pushed by a republican from Texas. Get over your hatred of the prez, just for a moment. It's irrational and a little pathetic.
Posted on 5/1/09 at 4:58 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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But the BCS rewards how you do throughout the entire season, and that's why I like it.
The problem is the regular season - there is usually not a particularly clear 1 vs. 2. Neither BCS nor any other postseason system will change this.
Posted on 5/1/09 at 5:09 pm to 44jason
I love how Congress gets involved in things that it has no business in
Posted on 5/1/09 at 7:22 pm to Enfuego
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I love how Congress gets involved in things that it has no business in
You're obviously an idiot, and can't see how this is indeed an Anti-trust case against the BCS WHICH IS business for congress.
Try reading the entire thread before commenting.
This post was edited on 5/1/09 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 5/1/09 at 8:08 pm to TigerJeux
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Try reading the entire thread before commenting
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Posted on 5/1/09 at 10:23 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
quote:yeah but Obama thinks there should be a playoff so of course Congress needs to get involved.
he government has zero reason to get involved with college football, ESPECIALLY at this time.
Posted on 5/1/09 at 11:06 pm to donut
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Try reading the entire thread before commenting
I was responding to 44jason's original post. Sorry I didn't feel like reading through 5 pages, GFY
Posted on 5/1/09 at 11:53 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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2. The BCS is fine.
The BCS is far from fine.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 12:00 am to donut
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yeah but Obama thinks there should be a playoff so of course Congress needs to get involved
Another ignorant fool thinking that Obama is to blame for everything.
I'll iterate: looking into the BCS Anti-Trust started in 2005, three years before Barack Obama.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 12:03 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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There's been plenty of times recently OSU could have won NC's with 4 or 8 team playoffs, FWIW.
Really? Pretty bold statement there. The past 2 times they couldn't beat the 1 team they needed to to win the NC.
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But the BCS rewards how you do throughout the entire season, and that's why I like it.
The team that get rewarded most often, is the media's favorite team.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 12:04 am to Cornholio
So basically a committee is gonna be created to decide BCS teams .... no more automatic qualifiers. Awesome.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 8:24 am to deSandman
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Posted on 5/2/09 at 8:25 am to deSandman
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It's not a hidden agenda he's even talked about it before, not a conspiracy at all. He clearly stated before that he thought this needed to be addressed. I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything. I promise you that this wouldn't have happened under a different administration.
Would you like to make a wager about that??
From 2005...
Some people are just looking for a reason to blame Obama. Barton is really a democrat
Posted on 5/2/09 at 8:27 am to biglego
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The new committe chairman is Bobby Rush, a Democratic Convgressman from CHICAGO who was a very active supporter of Obama in the campaign.
Now, I could give a shite, and I'm certainly no conspiracy theorist, but you should at least get your shite straight before bashing someone else for not doing the same thing.
No, it is Joe Barton (GOP) pushing this thing. LINK
He's done it for years now. LINK
And according to that article, Orrin Hatch (GOP) is putting it on his agenda too.
I know everyone here wants to dump this on Obama and this childish mantra of "socialism", but that dog dont hunt in this case.
Oh no you didn't. Don't try to show them facts about this investigation. It's all Obama's fault.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 10:12 am to Cornholio
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The team that get rewarded most often, is the media's favorite team.
That wasn't the case in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, or 2007. Five out of the past seven years it was not the media darling that was rewarded FWIW.
Posted on 5/2/09 at 10:17 am to Tiger Voodoo
The NCAA and the BCS schools get tax exempt status from the government as non-profit entities.
Perfectly within the governments purview to examine if those tax breaks are still warranted or to use that as a stick to force college football into doing something
Perfectly within the governments purview to examine if those tax breaks are still warranted or to use that as a stick to force college football into doing something
Posted on 5/2/09 at 10:43 am to TigerJeux
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Anti-trust case
Then OK, let government look at it (note: not change, look at it) SOLELY for that reason, and not compare it vs an 8 team playoff/say an 8 team playoff is more fair to determine an NC (I think they're doing strictly the former right now, which is good, I hope it's not eventually the latter, though).
Posted on 5/2/09 at 2:40 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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Then OK, let government look at it (note: not change, look at it) SOLELY for that reason, and not compare it vs an 8 team playoff/say an 8 team playoff is more fair to determine an NC (I think they're doing strictly the former right now, which is good, I hope it's not eventually the latter, though).
That's just it. It's not Congress' job to change it and they're not going to change it. They're just gonna say that the BCS is a monopoly and dissolve it. This is going to ultimately force the NCAA to adopt a playoff system, which is the ONLY other option. To put it more bluntly, congress is not deciding playoff over BCS.
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