Calling the NCAA College football Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion.
Joe Barton, a Texas Republican (surprise!) and Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, which is charged with regulating America's sports industry, announced Friday it will conduct a hearing on the BCS after this season's bowl matchups are determined.
"College football is not just an exhilarating sport, but a billion-dollar business that Congress cannot ignore," Barton. The committee announcement called for a "comprehensive review" of the BCS and postseason college football because "too often college football ends in sniping and controversy, rather than winners and losers. The current system of determining who's No. 1 appears deeply flawed."
Loyal readers can predict my next question.
What the fuck wrong with this right-wing, dickhead? Oh wait, he's from Texas. That makes more sense now.
Seriously, who gives a shit about the BCS? Sure, I like college football okay and can enjoy the hypothetical discussions about college football rankings but I don't take it that seriously. For example, Cal got royally screwed last year by the BCS. I grumbled about it but I eventually got over it. And I certainly didn't let it stick in my craw, unlike Barton who seems to have a hard on for college football and clearly doesn't have anything better to with his time.
What Barton evidently has failed to grasp with that conservative little Texas brain of his is that the NCAA welcomes and encourages the controversy since it draws more media and public attention (and therefore, money) to their sport.
Let it go, Barton. You really had better focus on more important things, like helping your homey Tom "The Hammer" Delay avoid the big house.
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