The Associated Press: Senate reviewing how college football picks No. 1: "Obama and some members of Congress favor a playoff-type system to determine the national champion. The BCS features a championship game between the two top teams in the BCS standings, based on two polls and six computer ratings.
Behind the push for the hearings is the subcommittee's top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. People there were furious that Utah was bypassed for the national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season."
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I am (almost) speechless. This isn't a public policy issue. Period. But even if it were, isn't it blindingly obvious that this is not the time for the Senate to even think about it, much less waste time on publicity-grabbing hearings?
Orrin Hatch is pushing this because Utah didn't get to play for the national championship. Well, boo hoo hoo. Neither did USC, and they would have stomped a mudhole in Utah, Florida, or Oklahoma.
This is unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. Is there anybody left in Washington with any respect for the principle that there are limits to the powers of the national government?
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Orrin Hatch??????????????
And I see Joe Barton is his co-sponsor in the House. Actual legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling it the "national championship" unless it culminates from a playoff.
President Obama and others among Democrats express their opinion, which they're free to do. The Republicans start trying to legislate the outcome. I guess they think that legislating morality was some great success so now they're going to start legislating sports titles.
Sad. Sort of an epitaph for the Republican Party.
Of course we also have to New Jersey legislature considering banning bikini waxes.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYJA5QKwvKKvIytyaA3Jo2635SggD9714JKO0?loc=interstitialskip
And you thought football playoffs were ridiculous
Quite an epitaph, indeed: "Republican Party: 1857-2009. Born to end slavery. Died saving college football."
This is more evidence for my assertion that Washington, DC is an asylum run by the inmates.
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