BCS: Is it illegal?

[henks]

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff contends the BCS unfairly puts schools like Utah, which is a member of a conference without an automatic bid to the lucrative bowl games, at a competitive and financial disadvantage.

Utah AG: BCS may violate antitrust laws - College Football - Rivals.com

What do you guys think? Does he have a valid argument?

[NYgiantsfan5689]

I ****in hate the BCS

That being said, lawmakers should STAY THE **** OUT OF SPORTS. There is nothing remotely illegal about this, and it's setting a horrible precedent. GET OUT OF THINGS YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN!!!

[DirtyKash]

That being said, lawmakers should STAY THE **** OUT OF SPORTS. There is nothing remotely illegal about this, and it's setting a horrible precedent. GET OUT OF THINGS YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN!!!

I'm not saying that he's right or wrong. But it's a business and involves lots of money. And just like any other kind of business, if you think its operations are shady and unfair, then it should be fair game to be involved and point that out.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Yes, and I agree, but this to me sounds like a guy who dislikes how the BCS runs, and is making up something to take the BCS down. This thing he's bringing up isn't shady, it's just a problem he's found with the system, which unfortunately isn't his responsibility

[henks]

While it's not his responsibility to find the problem in the system, it's the fact that he feels obligated to challenge a problemed system to make it fair to everyone.

[bwitty24]

Maybe a lawsuit is exactly what is needed to change this dumb system.

[cjkalt]

Yes, and I agree, but this to me sounds like a guy who dislikes how the BCS runs, and is making up something to take the BCS down. This thing he's bringing up isn't shady, it's just a problem he's found with the system, which unfortunately isn't his responsibility

It is a problem, if it violates anti-trust laws then it is totally his buisness as the Utah AG. His job is to make sure Utah and its citizens aren't being biased againist and its clear here that they are. Its not like Utah sat at home and played no one in the non-conf. They played some solid teams. I mean you aren't getting Texas to walk into your house.

To say the BCS isn't biased is a joke, because some conferences get automatic bids while some don't. Thats BIAS right there. After 6+ years of the BCS its clear that a non-BCS school will never reasonably be able to reach the National Title game. That to me implies that a monopoly exists between the Auto-BCS conferences.

I hope he sues and wins and gets a 16 team playoff with every conference champion having a chance to win it all.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

The precedent he's setting by this is INCREDIBLY dangerous though. It opens the door for politicians to use lawsuits to change whatever they don't like in the world of sports. I don't like them having that power

[rockin500]

The precedent he's setting by this is INCREDIBLY dangerous though. It opens the door for politicians to use lawsuits to change whatever they don't like in the world of sports. I don't like them having that power

not really. If he truly believes its an antitrust violation, then he has every duty and responsibility to challenge it as thats part of his job. Like it or not, NCAA sports is a very big business.

[cjkalt]

The precedent he's setting by this is INCREDIBLY dangerous though. It opens the door for politicians to use lawsuits to change whatever they don't like in the world of sports. I don't like them having that power

Politicians allow sports to exist by giving them monopoly exempt status, if they want something changed then they should listen cause they wouldn't exist without them. Thats the reason they aren't suing the NCAA cause it has monopoly exempt status i believe

[Saber]

Cute, but no.

[cjkalt]

"In the shameful, money-grubbing world of college football. If you're Florida and you beat Alabama, you get a seat in the title game. If you're Utah, you get a seat on your sofa."

Its a valid point, why does Florida get to play in the title game for beating the same team that Utah did? Just cause Utah beat them after they had 4 whole weeks to get ready for them?

I'm sorry if you guys don't like politicans, but they have a place in sports. The BCS is probably illegal, the question is just will the courts let it go.

[Kingdom]

Two Big 10 teams in the BCS.. should be illegal.

[browntown653]

It is a problem, if it violates anti-trust laws then it is totally his buisness as the Utah AG. His job is to make sure Utah and its citizens aren't being biased againist and its clear here that they are. Its not like Utah sat at home and played no one in the non-conf. They played some solid teams. I mean you aren't getting Texas to walk into your house.

To say the BCS isn't biased is a joke, because some conferences get automatic bids while some don't. Thats BIAS right there. After 6+ years of the BCS its clear that a non-BCS school will never reasonably be able to reach the National Title game. That to me implies that a monopoly exists between the Auto-BCS conferences.

I hope he sues and wins and gets a 16 team playoff with every conference champion having a chance to win it all.

I probably haven't agreed with anything you've ever said more.

The precedent he's setting by this is INCREDIBLY dangerous though. It opens the door for politicians to use lawsuits to change whatever they don't like in the world of sports. I don't like them having that power

How does this set a precedent?...like rockin said, NCAAFB is a business with lots and lots of money involved. Not every ruling sets a precedent.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

A ruling like this sets a precedent, absolutely it does. I thought the leagues should be handling the steroids issue themselves, and I think they should handle the BCS debacle themselves. Maybe this is my laissez-faire thinking, but I don't think the government should get involved like this. If it's bad for the league, let the league figure that out. It's not the governments' issue.