Obama Justice Dept considers looking into legality of Bowl Championship Series.

[jefferson_dem]

Obama administration action on BCS
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press Writer © 2010 The Associated Press
Jan. 29, 2010, 5:04PM

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says the Obama administration is considering a number of steps that would look into the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series.

Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote in a letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch Friday that the department will determine whether to open an investigation into whether the BCS violates antitrust laws. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.

Hatch, a Republican from Utah, had requested such an investigation.

Weich said the administration is looking at several other options, including asking the Federal Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws.

Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system, rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the college football championship.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6842590.html

[DebbieCDC]

1. How about looking into the legality of extraordinary rendition or torture

or John effing Yoo's memos, or Fredo's "I can't remember anything" running of the DOJ

No, college football is FAR more important and a MUCH better use of gov't resources.

:grr:

[NoNothing]

2. I thought for sure this was from the Onion

[DJ13]

3. Im sure that will be of comfort to those who lost a job or home

Love the priorities in DC.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. May I say

OH FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

WHO THE HELL GIVES A CARE???!!!

[midnight]

5. Really? How about the justice dept. looking into justice for Gov. Don Siegleman?

[Cant trust em]

6. "Hatch, a Republican from Utah, had requested such an investigation."

This whole thing is dumb, and this is where it stems from.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. This is exactly why the US is mocked. Where the F are our priorities?

What a bunch of shit.

[niyad]

8. first congress, now the justice dept? WHO THE HELL CARES????

as others have observed, there are real, serious issues to be discussed--football, or whatever stupid games they are now going to be wasting our money, our time, on, do not affect any of us in any real way.

un-fricken-believable.

[LiberalFighter]

9. If the BCS is a violation why wouldn't a playoff be a violation for the same reason?

Wouldn't conference championships be a violation too under that premise?