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SammyBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-03-05 05:43 PM
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PANDERING ALERT. . .Texas Congressman on the BCS
HOUSTON (AP) -- Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion.

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, charged with regulating America's sports industry, announced Friday it will conduct a hearing on the BCS next week, after this season's bowl matchups are determined.

"College football is not just an exhilarating sport, but a billion-dollar business that Congress cannot ignore," said committee Chairman Joe Barton, a Texas Republican. Barton's panel is separate from the House Government Reform panel that tackled steroids in baseball.

The committee announcement called the hearing, scheduled for next Wednesday, a "comprehensive review" of the BCS and postseason college football.


Is he kidding??? Because the Longhorns are only ranked second he's getting his panties in a bunch? Way to pander to your Texas Republican football fan by NOT tackling hard issues, shithead!!!

Congressman calls hearing, says BCS ``deeply flawed''
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-03-05 05:52 PM
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1. Are you up on Texas college football? Barton is a die-hard Aggie
A graduate of Texas A&M would piss on his mother's grave before he would do ANYTHING to help the 'Horns.

There has to be something else behind this.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-03-05 05:56 PM
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2. Just a bitter Aggie
The BCS rankings is none of Congress fucking business, though flawed it may be.

The same is the case with the baseball steriods scandal. These big government conservatives need to find something else to do, and Barton's Aggies need to rebuild their team and fire their coaching staff.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-03-05 06:03 PM
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3. He's an Aggie and an idiot, not supporting UT
Just an idiot. An in-bred, bastard son of Tom Delay egly idiot:
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