I love college football despite being a Cavalier (maybe this year the new coach will turn things around). And of course I hate govt intervention, especially into the things I love. Back in 2004, I remember writing Gov. Warner a nasty letter about forcing UVA’s hand into helping VT get into the ACC. And while I can understand scrutiny from Congress about drug-use in professional sports, I cannot accept their role in determining how the BCS should run the college football championships.
To start off, I am no fan of the current BCS system and thought Obama’s answer on MNF the night before the election was a brilliant way to win over a few extra undecided voters. But now that Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who’s state team went undefeated yet did not play for the championship, is attempting to pass a bill to require the BCS to have a play-off system is simply going too far.
Do I want a playoff system in college football? Yes. Do I want Congress to have anything to do with college football? No. What would happen if the majority of college football fans got what they wanted with this bill? Once Congress has set a precedence in “correcting course” in college sports, then we are much, if not inevitably, closer to a day where congressional subcommittees will establish pass interference rules, regulations on cheerleader skirts, and demographic quotas for athletes. I am willing to continue with the current BCS system rather than let Congress gain control of a sport I love.
Go Hoos!
