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Congressional hearings to probe BCS announced

March 25th, 2009

Looks like some politicos are finally starting to take notice that there could be some ground to gain by fighting the BCS. And we don’t even have our spam machine up and running yet (but it’s coming soon!). Here’s a link to ESPN’s AP story: Congress to probe BCS antitrust issues.

The subcommittee’s statement said Hatch would introduce legislation “to rectify this situation.” No details were offered and Hatch’s office declined to provide any.

Hatch said in a statement that the BCS system “has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair play should have a role in collegiate sports.”