Congress takes aim at FBS Playoffs, passes legislation

[MrTitleist]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4727426&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- A House subcommittee has approved legislation aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine a national champion.

The bill would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I football game as a national championship unless that title contest is the result of a playoff.

The measure passed by a voice vote Wednesday by a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee.

The sponsor, GOP Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, said the current Bowl Championship Series is unfair and won't change unless prompted by Congress.

But some lawmakers on the subcommittee said Congress has better things to do than legislating on college football.

 

[WYCowboy]

That last sentence sounds like it came directly out of the mouths of the bcs spokespeople.

 

[Bryoming]

That last sentence sounds like it came directly out of the mouths of the bcs spokespeople.

True, but they do have more important things to worry about. If you look at it from an antitrust angle, then the BCS as a whole should be under the gun, not just the title of national champion. It won't matter anyway, they'll just change the name to BCS champion and call it good.

 

[MrTitleist]

It won't matter anyway, they'll just change the name to BCS champion and call it good.

They're already called "BCS Champion."

 

[Bryoming]

It won't matter anyway, they'll just change the name to BCS champion and call it good.

They're already called "BCS Champion."

Yes, but the game is called the BCS National Championship. They'll just drop "national" from the title and nothing will change.