Congress and the BCS

[tutall]

Yesterday, the first step was taken in an attempt to deal with this issue. On Wednesday, a Congressional House Subcommittee passed an initial vote on a bill that would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship unless it results from a playoff. And even though our country has many different issues and problems for the Congress to debate and resolve right now, the BCS should be added to their list.

http://digitalsportsdaily.com/college-football/14021

Well.... at least they are doing something productive while jobs are lost and wars are being put on hold...

[Aikman_TheGreat]

I want a playoff instead of the BCS just as much as anyone, but I dont think its the governments right to intervene.

[Star_Cards]

agreed. not even close to being their business.

[OnePimpTiger]

I would think there are more important things to discuss than kids' games...and I know it's big business and all that, but it is still a kids' game.

[mikesilvia]

When you vote in a Communist congress and President it is expected that they will intervene into everything to include college football. No one should be surprised by this action. The government owns the largest banks, car companies and are already intervening into private matters like health care, college football and soon into your home.

[Star_Cards]

I believe it is less about "communism" and more about grand standing. congress has had discussions about the BCS in the past if I am not mistaken. It's also pretty much exactly like when they stuck their noses into the baseball/steroid issue. I feel it's all just an opportunity for politicians to get up and hear themselves talk and been seen talking about something they know more americans care about than the real issues.

[shortking98]

When you vote in a Communist congress and President it is expected that they will intervene into everything to include college football. No one should be surprised by this action. The government owns the largest banks, car companies and are already intervening into private matters like health care, college football and soon into your home.

Too bad it isn't a democrat behind the bill or else your theory wouldn't be completely baseless...

[OnePimpTiger]

I believe it is less about "communism" and more about grand standing. congress has had discussions about the BCS in the past if I am not mistaken. It's also pretty much exactly like when they stuck their noses into the baseball/steroid issue. I feel it's all just an opportunity for politicians to get up and hear themselves talk and been seen talking about something they know more americans care about than the real issues.

That's definitely part of it, but I think it is somewhat subconsciously very much about communism. The politicians and citizens don't attribute it to that because it's not blatantly a communist movement (like say the government taking over privately owned banks and auto companies), but it is the government forcefully involving itself in more and more aspects of American life. What more is communism than the government being involved in and exerting influence over, if not outright controlling, every part of the citizens' lives?

[shortking98]

That's definitely part of it, but I think it is somewhat subconsciously very much about communism. The politicians and citizens don't attribute it to that because it's not blatantly a communist movement (like say the government taking over privately owned banks and auto companies), but it is the government forcefully involving itself in more and more aspects of American life. What more is communism than the government being involved in and exerting influence over, if not outright controlling, every part of the citizens' lives?

How come you didn't post about how many of the banks that were bailed out are paying back their loans to the government and will no longer be "communist" banks?

[OnePimpTiger]

How come you didn't post about how many of the banks that were bailed out are paying back their loans to the government and will no longer be "communist" banks?

As I said before it even happened, regardless of how this one situation works out, it sets a very dangerous precedent for the government to take over private corporations. They're paying it back, great...which by the way, they're paying it back so quick because they don't want to have to deal with the government, which should tell us something...but the damage has already been done. It's not the fact they did it this once, no one expected them to maintain ownership of these banks, it's the fact that they can do it whenever they wish in the future.