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Posted by Brian Montopoli
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)A House subcommittee this morning passed legislation that would force college football to switch from the current Bowl Championship Series to a traditional playoff system.
"There are quite a few steps to go still in this process, but today's subcommittee vote is important because it will help the BCS finally start to respond to overwhelming public sentiment in favor of a playoff," Matt Sanderson, spokesman for the anti-BCS Playoff PAC, told CBSNews.com.
Bowl Championship Series Executive Director Bill Hancock emailed a statement countering that claim, arguing that "the consensus among the presidents, athletics directors, coaches and faculty from the 120 major universities is that the current system is the best."
"With all the serious matters facing our country, surely Congress has more important issues than spending taxpayer money to dictate how college football is played," he added.
That argument was echoed by some lawmakers, including Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.), who said before the vote "I really think we have more important things to spend our time on," according to the Associated Press. That sentiment was also expressed by Democratic Reps. Zach Space and Bart Stupak.
The bill, which passed by voice vote, would make it illegal to promote a NCAA Division I game as the national championship if it did not result from a playoff.
A Gallup poll taken a couple years back found that 85 percent of college football fans prefer a playoff system to the current bowl system.
The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), faces long odds of passage, according to the AP. That's because while lawmakers from areas with strong non-BCS teams are highly motivated to change the current system, there are schools all over the country that participate in the six conferences that get automatic BCS bowl bids. And lawmakers from those areas don't see the issue as quite so pressing.
the whole article here..
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/09/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5951874.shtml
can this JOKER keep his friggen nose out of ANYTHING?
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Posted by Brian Montopoli
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)A House subcommittee this morning passed legislation that would force college football to switch from the current Bowl Championship Series to a traditional playoff system.
"There are quite a few steps to go still in this process, but today's subcommittee vote is important because it will help the BCS finally start to respond to overwhelming public sentiment in favor of a playoff," Matt Sanderson, spokesman for the anti-BCS Playoff PAC, told CBSNews.com.
Bowl Championship Series Executive Director Bill Hancock emailed a statement countering that claim, arguing that "the consensus among the presidents, athletics directors, coaches and faculty from the 120 major universities is that the current system is the best."
"With all the serious matters facing our country, surely Congress has more important issues than spending taxpayer money to dictate how college football is played," he added.
That argument was echoed by some lawmakers, including Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.), who said before the vote "I really think we have more important things to spend our time on," according to the Associated Press. That sentiment was also expressed by Democratic Reps. Zach Space and Bart Stupak.
The bill, which passed by voice vote, would make it illegal to promote a NCAA Division I game as the national championship if it did not result from a playoff.
A Gallup poll taken a couple years back found that 85 percent of college football fans prefer a playoff system to the current bowl system.
The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), faces long odds of passage, according to the AP. That's because while lawmakers from areas with strong non-BCS teams are highly motivated to change the current system, there are schools all over the country that participate in the six conferences that get automatic BCS bowl bids. And lawmakers from those areas don't see the issue as quite so pressing.
the whole article here..
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/09/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5951874.shtml
can this JOKER keep his friggen nose out of ANYTHING?
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