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TWTWCFB: The BCS Hearings
spartyandfriends.com - 7/9/2009
TWTWCFB: The BCS Hearings
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“The Bowl Championship Series: Is It Fair And In Compliance With Antitrust Law?” was the Senate Committee’s title for rehashing the same freaking arguments we’ve heard since 1997. THE BCS IS UNFAIR! WE NEED A PLAYOFF!! THE BCS KILLS PUPPIES! That’s right, I ...
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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