after utah dismantled alabama there were talks about antitrust violations on the part of the bcs, which are completely ridiculous - how do you hold a computer legally accountable for violations of fundamentally moral law? the answer is that you cannot and furthermore, elected officials of some of the highest positions in our country should not be sitting around bringing up such issues in high courts or in front of state legislatures. sure, barack might have brought some of this on by voicing his thoughts in favor of a playoff, but that does not give us senators clearance to state that a COMPUTER is violating laws.
wether they claim that the ncaa or the bcs is some sort of governing body responsible for ensuring the fairness of a system that will inevitably leave AT LEAST one team out of the national championship picture is not the point - these people are the voices of the republic of the united states of america and they should start acting like it. college football is a way of life for some. personally, i bleed purple and gold and hope that the huskies turn it around, but i am not asking patty murray to go to olympia to demand that the pac 10 renegotiate television deals so that one of the west coast teams gets better east coast media exposure.
sports are sports. they are fantastic, we all love them, but don't for a second waste the time of the united states government or any federal government whining about the fairness of the 'decision' of a computer. it is almost as productive as trying to settle on a price for a senatorial seat in illinois - sure, someone will listen, but it won't end very well.
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