Posted On: December 12, 2009
Is the BCS Conundrum a Sports Law Issue?
When Congress convened a hearing this week to consider whether the BCS National Championship game is a legitimate determination of the college football national championship, fans’ collective eyes must have rolled.
While the BCS is biased, this quote sums up my reaction:
"With everything going on in the country, I can't believe that Congress is wasting time and spending taxpayers' money on football," Bill Hancock, the BCS executive director, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "We feel strongly that managing of college sports is best left to the people in higher education."
The committee did not see things my way. The bill passed the committee, although this is the type of dog and pony show that will never see passage by he full House. In the unlikely event of passage, the bill is guaranteed to trigger a major legal challenge.
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