BCS = Standard Oil

[nmmetsfan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3814472

I've been saying this for the past couple years, including once on this site. I hope he has a case.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

No Utah, no case.

 

[Mark2010]

I can't help but chuckle when any of these political types sticks his/her nose into the sports world,with an obvious agenda to promote.

I mean, we have two wars in progress, the greatest economic crisis in half a century, millions of people out of work, entire industries on the brink of collapse, a never-ending war on drugs, exploding incarceration, the list goes on.... And yet these folks want to make an issue over sports topics: be they steroids, spygate or the BCS.

Just how some of these bozos get elected in the first place is beyond me.

 

[dooley_womack1]

You know someone will start a thread titled, "Utah sues the BCS"

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

And you know who will link this one on that one.

(but don't tell her I said that!)

 

[zebracoy]

Not to nitpick, but this is a crucial error in the linked story:

The BCS is comprised of the 11 Football Championship Subdivision conferences, the director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame, and representatives of the bowl organizations.

 

[joe king]

Every year some politician from the state of a team that was screwed by the BCS makes these noises. Didn't some Texas congressman or senator recently call for some kind of investigation/legal action against the BCS?

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Good point, zebracoy. That's not nitpicking.

That's further evidence that those relatively new terms for I-A and I-AA were not well conceived. The word "Championship" is in Bowl Championship Series, which is part of the tier that is not the Football Championship Subdivision. It is, as you know, in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Another reason it confuses the hell out of people.

 

[dooley_womack1]

And you know who will link this one on that one.

(but don't tell her I said that!)

You have a death wish?

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

She loves me.

Unless we're talking about slappy (2nd-most likely). But he loves me too.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[nmmetsfan]

I can't help but chuckle when any of these political types sticks his/her nose into the sports world,with an obvious agenda to promote.

I mean, we have two wars in progress, the greatest economic crisis in half a century, millions of people out of work, entire industries on the brink of collapse, a never-ending war on drugs, exploding incarceration, the list goes on.... And yet these folks want to make an issue over sports topics: be they steroids, spygate or the BCS.

Just how some of these bozos get elected in the first place is beyond me.

Most state attorneys general don't get involved in wars, economic crises, etc. But, by all means, rail on.

 

[dooley_womack1]

psst...the jamming cat points out, "attorneys general"

 

[nmmetsfan]

Damn this place. You'da thunk they'd be a bunch a writers or sumpin.

 

[slappy4428]

She loves me.

Unless we're talking about slappy (2nd-most likely). But he loves me too.

Like a brother...
but not in that same-sex your first choice-Baseball Annie kinda way... [cross-threading]

 

[lone star scribe]

I can't help but chuckle when any of these political types sticks his/her nose into the sports world,with an obvious agenda to promote.

I mean, we have two wars in progress, the greatest economic crisis in half a century, millions of people out of work, entire industries on the brink of collapse, a never-ending war on drugs, exploding incarceration, the list goes on.... And yet these folks want to make an issue over sports topics: be they steroids, spygate or the BCS.

Just how some of these bozos get elected in the first place is beyond me.

Most state attorneys general don't get involved in wars, economic crises, etc. But, by all means, rail on.

The state of Utah doesn't have more serious problems for the attorney general to tackle? It's still shameless grandstanding.

 

[PeteyPirate]

I can't help but chuckle when any of these political types sticks his/her nose into the sports world,with an obvious agenda to promote.

I mean, we have two wars in progress, the greatest economic crisis in half a century, millions of people out of work, entire industries on the brink of collapse, a never-ending war on drugs, exploding incarceration, the list goes on.... And yet these folks want to make an issue over sports topics: be they steroids, spygate or the BCS.

Just how some of these bozos get elected in the first place is beyond me.

Most state attorneys general don't get involved in wars, economic crises, etc. But, by all means, rail on.

The state of Utah doesn't have more serious problems for the attorney general to tackle? It's still shameless grandstanding.

Is this the only problem he's tackling? Is he spending the majority of his workday on this? Do you have any idea?

 

[lone star scribe]

Any state investigation would tie up resources and personnel that could be used elsewhere. I didn't realize Utah was immune to the economic downturn. As I said, it's still shameless grandstanding.

 

[nmmetsfan]

Any state investigation would tie up resources and personnel that could be used elsewhere. I didn't realize Utah was immune to the economic downturn. As I said, it's still shameless grandstanding.

Or maybe he's playing to his constituency. Is that so wrong?

 

[mustangj17]

I'm cool with shameless grandstanding if it goes up against the corrupt BCS and the NCAA.