While most of the college sports world is on the Sweet Sixteen tonight and Monday's Frozen Four selections for ice hockey, some people are already looking forward to next football season. What's unique about this story, however, is that the people involved are not exactly sports fans. Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah is sponsoring a Senate investigation about a possible anti-trust lawsuit against the BCS. Now, part of me wants to go cliche and talk about how "with a recession, a heated battle over the budget, 2 foreign wars, and an ever-looming energy crisis, don't you have better things to do, Congress," but I'm not going to go down that road. Even though its ridiculous.
Mostly, I want to avoid that path because there have been moments in the past two years where Congress has gotten involved, and I either thought it led to some good or I at least got some sick joy out of watching people squirm. Particularly, I enjoyed great baseball moments in DC like this one and, of course, this one. (Not pictured: any moments from the Washington Nationals). What Congress doesn't get, however, that unlike athletes, you aren't going to shame conference commissioners. They are not high profile people, and I bet more people could pick out Gary Bettman from a line up than the president of the ACC. They rely on fans, yes, but they are not out in front. They can't be shamed, unlike Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, or Bud Selig. They have shown that for years by not even pretending to hear those that call for a playoff. And Congress, if you are going to go after College Football for not giving all teams an equal chance for a title, why not Major League Baseball where the big market teams have such a distinct advantage?
The only good that can come of this, in my opinion, is a return to the old bowl schedule.
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