BREAKING NEWS: Orrin Hatch just called the College Football system "Un-American"

[Idealism]

LOL @ Sportcenter

[Drunken Irishman]

1. You'd think Republicans would love the college football system.

Isn't it exactly the way they want to rule this country? You know, give power to a select few and allow it to trickle down to other non-powerful programs? It's Reaganomics!

[Idealism]

3. Supply-side Football! Change we can believe in, or more of the same?

You decide!

[frogcycle]

2. GOOD!

Maybe he can lead all the republic party dickheads in a massve effort to go fight that battle, and let the adults run the country

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

8. Isn't he just following Obama's lead?

[davidinalameda]

4. I saw his speech on CNN while I was at the gym tonight

I agree with him

[Idealism]

6. I agree that the system needs to be changed

I despise those who use the words "Un-American" at the drop of a hat, however. There are millions of Americans who don't like football, are they "Un-American" too? Who f'ing cares?

[davidinalameda]

12. if you think about it

it is "un-American"

and it's probably illegal as well under the anti-trust laws

[firedupdem]

5. why is it un american? n/t

[Lionel Mandrake]

7. This is what Hatch really said.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705281506,00.html

He called the Bowl Championship Series of college football "un-American."

He didn't call the whole college football system "un-American" (whatever that means).

Maybe we need a House Un-American Athletics Committee (HUAC) to institute a brand-new witch hunt.

[Garbo 2004]

9. Orrin: the status of college football is among the least of the USA's pressing concerns. n/t

[SergeyDovlatov]

10. exactly! n/t

[stevedeshazer]

11. He's right. The BCS is a joke.

Of course, he's bent out of shape because Utah had a perfect season but didn't get a sniff at the championship game.

Argh. I agree with Orrin Hatch on something.

[VOX]

13. Same here -- never thought I'd see eye-to-eye with Orrin Hatch on anything...

But the BCS is ridiculous. The obsession over having a rock-solid, cast-iron, Number One team standing at season's end has caused nothing but discord and upset.

[Jawja]

14. Indeed.

The "Bullshit Championship Series" is a joke.