DoJ: "So tell us, NCAA ... why no playoff in football? It's everywhere else."

Hancock really doesn't want to bring up "wasting taxpayers money" when Connecticut taxpayers are forced to write a check to the Fiesta Bowl for unused tickets.
Throw in the public security costs, the flyovers etc. etc.
Defending the BCS is a thankless job, but how about "We welcome the scrutiny of the DOJ to prove once again that the BCS is the system that most efficiently serves the interests of its fans, NCAA schools and the student-athletes."
Hancock using the Barry Bonds/Martha Stewart/Scooter Libby/Bill Clinton defense doesn't help things.

 

Outing Alert: AQB is Lance Armstrong!

 

If you live in Hawaii it already has.

And I have a hard time remembering when it went down in the summer.

 

GOD DAMMIT, what gave it away?

 

Of course they have better things to do.
And yet, if someone files an antitrust complaint, how is this different? A multibillion dollar industry is involved.
Of course, the potential for waterboarding Hancock and Emmert would be a fine sport..

 

And if he does, it looks like Utah's inclusion into the Pac-12 was a buyout

 

I'm split too on the idea that Congress is getting involved when there's so many more important things to do. But at the same time, if one wrong is righted, that's one less wrong in the world.

I'd rather Congress look into unfair labor practices of the NCAA in regards to their athletes. Practices such as limiting compensation, limiting the ability to move from job to job (the ridiculous and hypocritcal transfer rules), and limiting the athlete's say in the working conditions.

 

I've never been a big fan of the "don't they have anything better to do" argument.

All of these agencies and Congress can do more than one thing at once.

 

From the conference's point of view, they don't want the state government in one of its fiefdoms challenging the system that gets it scads of cash.

Sure it'll look like a buyout.

 

It's apparent to anyone who's followed the Fiesta Bowl mess that the BCS is more crooked than a barrel of snakes. I'd bet DOJ could probably pop a bunch of people under RICO.

Congress has nothing to do with it.

 

Goddamn right. It's not appropriate for a collision sport played by the absolute cream of the crop of big, mean guys, but that flies right over the head of some people.