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Notes and Thoughts from the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights hearing on “The Bowl Championship Series”
collegegameballs.com - 7/8/2009
Notes and Thoughts from the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights hearing on “The Bowl Championship Series”
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Here are my (unbiased) notes of the testimonies from the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights hearing on “The Bowl Championship Series” that was held today (July 7, 2009). My (biased) thoughts are below. And yes it is hard to argue I have a life after ...
A Recap of the Senate BCS Hearing
teamspeedkills.com - 7/8/2009
A Recap of the Senate BCS Hearing
— teamspeedkills.com — You can watch today's Senate BCS hearing online (skip ahead to about the 17 minute mark), but... it's mostly just five people treading old ground. Anyway, it was far less of a waste of time than the House hearing earlier this year because it wasn't ... (more) A Recap of the Senate BCS Hearing

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online.wsj.com - 7/7/2009
College Football Goes Down the Hatch
— online.wsj.com — You can't blame Nancy Pelosi for this one. Today the Senate antitrust subcommittee will hold hearings on... perhaps the only American institution less popular than Congress itself: the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Like an earlier hearing in the House, ... (more) College Football Goes Down the Hatch

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The Economics of Why the BCS Doesn't Want Change
teamspeedkills.com - 7/8/2009
The Economics of Why the BCS Doesn't Want Change
— teamspeedkills.com — The BCS is going to get vilified in Congress again today, but the folks in charge of... it don't want change. There's a litany of reasons why they want to keep the current system, but today I'm going to focus on the economic reason. It's partly ... (more) The Economics of Why the BCS Doesn't Want Change

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