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Bill Hancock, first executive director of the BCS, was hired to provide political cover to college football's ruling cartel, and as such is a man whom I am not predisposed to like. So it dismays me to report he's put me in the uncomfortable position of having to agree with him:
The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences.
Still, BCS executive director Bill Hancock said Wednesday he will respond to a question-filled letter sent to him by two U.S. Senators.
Look, I'm no fan of the current system (though not a playoff proponent, either; I'd rather see things go back to the chaos of the old bowl system), but slimy Bill Hancock has a point: Y'all are Senators, right? Don't you have things to do?
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If public universities have funds tied up in this
cartelsystem, then there is some onus on our politicians to ensure said state funds are being used/shared/distributed fairly (note: fair != even, necessarily).by D_Summit on Mar 10, 2010 7:38 PM EST reply actions
"Don't you have things to do?" = Lame comeback
I had gotten used to folks writing this in the comments sections, but I must say I did not expect such a lame argument at the top of the page in the NCAAF section.
Either you want congress to intervene or you don’t. To pretend that one knows the inner-workings of congressional offices and staffs is asinine. These Senators did not spend all night hunched over a type-writer, drafting this letter and then oversleep the following morning missing a crucial “Fix the Economy Quick” committee.
Besides that, they are representatives of a constituency that has been repeatedly snubbed by the BCS. I think they can spare a staffer for half a day to type of an outraged letter that will satisfy the people that vote for them.
by Red Ivan on Mar 14, 2010 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
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