it’s about the money.
The other shoe should start dropping today.
… In an interview before the hearing, Barton called the BCS system “more about cartels and revenue sharing” than athletic performance. “It’s big money,” Barton said. “We’re going to start looking into where the money goes.”
Oh, he knows where it goes. He’s just looking to redirect things a bit.
More to come, no doubt.
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UPDATE: Teh stupid commences.
Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas said Friday that efforts to tinker with the BCS are bound to fail. He told a House hearing that the BCS is like communism and can’t be fixed.
Bad analogy, Joe. You’re the one who wants to share the wealth. The BCS guys are the capitalistic greedheads, dude.
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UPDATE #2: Doc Saturday provides a breakdown on the hearings, which mercifully only lasted two hours. It’s about what you’d expect – equal parts threats, whining, denial, bullshit, etc. Another great moment in American history, in other words.