'Handful of lawmakers protest Gators’ title, BCS'

[El Supremo]

By BEN EVANS, Associated Press Writer Jan 22, 7:34 pm EST

WASHINGTON (AP)—A handful of lawmakers used a resolution commending the University of Florida’s national football championship Thursday to protest college football’s much-maligned BCS system.

A dozen House members voted “no” or “present” on the resolution, the latest signal from the nation’s capital that many people aren’t happy about the way the NCAA chooses its football champion. Many of the dissenters were from Utah and Texas, both of which have schools that made a case to play for this year’s national championship but were passed over.

“A fine school with a great team deserves better than a national championship that was decided inside somebody’s computer,” said Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican who has introduced legislation to force a playoff system. “The Gators certainly could have won it on the field, but they didn’t get the chance any more than Utah, Texas and USC.”

President Barack Obama also has repeatedly criticized the Bowl Championship Series, saying he plans to “throw (his) weight around a little bit” to pressure the NCAA to adopt a playoff system.

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news;_ylt=ArB2tBQoDhmsWkRR5Mxu1fMcvrYF?slug=ap-congress-footballchampionship&prov=ap&type=lgns

I was listening to the Florida Congressman present this resolution, and I just about puked. :puke:

On edit: Link doesn't work. Go find it your own damn self.

[Upton]

1. This is more sour grapes than anything

than a protest against the BCS system, I have a feeling these House members from Utah and Texas would be just fine if their respective teams had been in the title game.....and check this out..

A spokesman for Rep. Bobby Bright, an Alabama Democrat and Auburn University graduate, said his reasons for not supporting the measure were simpler: He simply couldn't bring himself to support a school that is such a bitter rival of his state's universities.

BTW...here's a good link

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-congress-football-championship,0,5831011.story

[Scurrilous]

2. I've tried linking from Yahoo sports..

...it never works.

Oh yeah, @#$% the Gators.

[joeybee12]

3. The BCS is a joke...Florida is a joke...

...let's see if those numbnuts can actually win a national title instead of being awarded one by nitwit sportswriters.

[BOSSHOG]

6. What would they have to do to win the national championship?

Beat the champion of the Big 12?

[Telly Savalas]

4. What's the problem? The BCS games isn't the national championship game.

There is no national championship in college football. Some people say there is, but who cares what they think? Florida can try to make the claim, but until they can tell us which team knocked Utah out of the running, then there's no reason to recognize their "title".

Moreover, why are our elected officials wasting time with this? Don't feed me the chewing gum and walking line, because I'm aware that people can multi-task. The point is that even if these guys put in 80 hour work weeks, they still wouldn't have time to address all of the more urgent problems our nation faces.

[jus_the_facts]

5. Bitch Bitch Bitch....every year it's the same shit....

....always hatin' on the S.E.C. :nopity: