Obama administration may take action on BCS

AP

 Since we have nothing better to do

The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series,the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review.

In the letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch,obtained by The Associated Press,Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote that the Justice Department is reviewing Hatch’s request and other materials to determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS violates antitrust laws.

"Importantly,and in addition,the administration also is exploring other options that might be available to address concerns with the college football postseason,"Weich wrote,including asking the Federal

Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws.

Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system,rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the championship game.

"The administration shares your belief that the current lack of a college football national championship playoff with respect to the highest division of college football …raises important questions

affecting millions of fans,colleges and universities,players and other interested parties,"Weich wrote.

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8 comments to Obama administration may take action on BCS

  • Beverly George

    And this is important ?

  • RM Edaps

    Trillions in debt,Miranda rights for terrorists,10 to 20 percent unemploymet,an inept Homeland Security chief,government takeover of auto,insurance,student loan,housing loan,and(maybe) health care industries,a Chavez wannabe pushing a marxist/socialist agenda onto the USA…….and the administration is going after the BCS? Wake up fast America before the USA is gone forever.

  • Red,White and Blue

    The only thing Obammy has played with is his black snake or Larry Sinclairs,Reggie Duke's,the dead choir master's,Rev.
    Wrights or the communist mentor's in Hawaii…Perhaps even his own and how many others…Don't ask and he won't tell.

  • Karl Marx is often misquoted as having said "Religion is the opiate of the people."Here is his quote:"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature,the heart of a heartless world,and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."–Karl Marx

    Barak Hussein Obama knows that SPORTS is their opiate today. Sports takes their minds off the government taking their freedom,libery,and property.

  • YeahRight

    Hey bo!!! Since you were a supposed constitutional professor in we suppose Chicago University….where in the United States Constitution does it state the Federal governments role in the BCS???

  • Bill

    Here's my message to Orin Hatch and the entire U.S. Government:BUTT OUT of our private lives! You've all made a mess of our country and now you want to screw around with what,how and why we enjoy our sports? Clean up your OWN house before you start telling us how to run our own lives.

  • Judy

    My understanding is that Obama was never a "Law Professor"but only a "Lecturer",which is below a law professor. My understanding is that it takes quite a bit more credentials,time,and legal experience to ever be able to earn the title and position of "Law Professor". And yet,like so many other attributes ascribed to him,even your site,which I and many others would like verification of. Please advise if I am mistaken.

    Judy

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