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Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill
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 2009-12-09 11:17 AM |
Sneaky Slow  8694       Herndon, VA, |  Subject: Subcommittee OKs college playoff billWASHINGTON -- A House subcommittee has approved legislation aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine a national champion. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4727426 I don't know much about antitrust laws, etc., which probably has something to do with this... I hate the BCS and I think it's a terrible system, and I wish there was a college football playoff. But... I think that Congress getting involved and trying to pass laws to force a college football playoff? I know that this idea has been bandied about before, but is the first time I remember reading that anything has gone this far. Seems like a terrible idea. Seems like something the government ought not to poke their nose into. |
| 2009-12-09 11:24 AM in reply to: #2550447 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill Sounds like nothing more than a token effort. |
| 2009-12-09 11:42 AM in reply to: #2550447 |
Pro 4339 Husker Nation | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill newleaf - 2009-12-09 11:17 AM But... I think that Congress getting involved and trying to pass laws to force a college football playoff? What? |
| 2009-12-09 11:44 AM in reply to: #2550506 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill Bripod - 2009-12-09 12:42 PM newleaf - 2009-12-09 11:17 AM But... I think that Congress getting involved and trying to pass laws to force a college football playoff? What?I think in questions formed in sentence fragments.  add "is ridiculous" or something like that to the end, and remove the question mark. Edited by newleaf 2009-12-09 11:45 AM |
| 2009-12-09 11:44 AM in reply to: #2550447 |
Pro 4909 Hailey, ID | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill Gosh, our government is just a bunch of morons. |
| 2009-12-09 11:47 AM in reply to: #2550447 |
Expert 703 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill While I think that this is not something that the federal government has any right to legislate on, trying to find a brightside, maybe they will waste hours/days/weeks even, on this, and will not have time to further damage our country legistlating real issues. |
| 2009-12-09 11:49 AM in reply to: #2550447 |
Expert 1158 Chicagoland | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill Does Congress/Senate get paid for every dumb subcommittee they form? Maybe that is why there are so rich? |
| 2009-12-09 12:12 PM in reply to: #2550468 |
Pro 4311 Texas | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill the bear - 2009-12-09 11:24 AM Sounds like nothing more than a token effort. I doubt it, this guy's been on a crusade since Texas got screwed last season. I don't know if he's a rabid UT alum or what, but he's been going after the BcS for a full year now. I'm not saying he'll accomplish anything, but he's definitely putting in more than a token effort. |
| 2009-12-09 12:21 PM in reply to: #2550447 |
Elite 2706 Hurst, Texas | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill Ironically enough, he is a Texas A&M grad. |
| 2009-12-09 12:46 PM in reply to: #2550596 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill JBrashear - 2009-12-09 1:12 PM the bear - 2009-12-09 11:24 AM Sounds like nothing more than a token effort. I doubt it, this guy's been on a crusade since Texas got screwed last season. I don't know if he's a rabid UT alum or what, but he's been going after the BcS for a full year now. I'm not saying he'll accomplish anything, but he's definitely putting in more than a token effort.Plenty of bills that have become laws eventually, have started as token efforts. |
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| Extreme Veteran 1996 Halifax, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill You know, maybe if they fix the BCS they'll be able to fix the Detroit Lions next. That would make them the most successful Congress in 50 years. Edited by blairrob 2009-12-09 1:06 PM |
| 2009-12-09 1:10 PM in reply to: #2550515 |
| Expert 1149 CenTex | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill bradword - 2009-12-09 11:44 AM Gosh, our government is just a bunch of morons. And yet they continue to be re-elected by their districts/constituents. It's because they pander to the soccer moms and football dads so that they can point to all the "good" that they are doing and hopefully get the dumb masses at home to ignore the liberties that are being taken away. (Did I just let my cynicism out?) |
| 2009-12-09 1:29 PM in reply to: #2550447 |
| New user 62 | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill With any luck the threat of government regulation might serve as a scare-tactic and induce the BCS to reform on their own terms. |
| 2009-12-09 3:00 PM in reply to: #2550596 |
| Master 1585 Folsom (Sacramento), CA | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill JBrashear - 2009-12-09 10:12 AM the bear - 2009-12-09 11:24 AM Sounds like nothing more than a token effort. I doubt it, this guy's been on a crusade since Texas got screwed last season. I don't know if he's a rabid UT alum or what, but he's been going after the BcS for a full year now. I'm not saying he'll accomplish anything, but he's definitely putting in more than a token effort.I still haven't figured out how Texas got "screwed." There was a 3-way tie in the south, they lost the tie breaker. Oklahoma went on to win the Big 12, yet somehow Texas should have went to the title game? By the Big 12 rules, they weren't the best team in the conference, yet they deserve to go to the title game over the conference champion? |
| 2009-12-09 3:01 PM in reply to: #2550515 |
| Extreme Veteran 591 New Port Richey, FL | Subject: RE: Subcommittee OKs college playoff bill bradword - 2009-12-09 12:44 PM Gosh, our government is just a bunch of morons. Smart people have the wisdom to stay out of government. |
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