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March 29, 2005

New law to block Texas teams from BCS?

A new bill has been introduced that would bar all Texas teams from participating in BCS games. After getting unanimous approval to introduce the measure after the mandated new bill cutoff, Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio)Wentworth introduced Senate Bill 1790, saying, "It has to do with the selection of bowl games."

Under the terms, all Texas teams would be barred from participating in "an intercollegiate post-regular-session competition that is part of a series that includes a national championship game unless that competition is part of a national playoff system."

The measure goes on to mandate that such a system would have to consist of "at least 16 teams competing in successive elimination games resulting in a final game for the national championship of that entire division or level of intercollegiate competition."

But the bill would expire just before Bowl Championship Series bids go out, if a similar law is not enacted in at least four other states, most home to gridiron powerhouses. The other states are Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Washington.

Hat Tip to Fanblogs tipster Kim from Austin!

Posted by Kevin Donahue

 

Comments:

  1. Terence said:

    posted on March 30, 2005 1:16 AM — 70.112.167.99 — link — abuse?



    what a childish joke

  2. Neville Aga said:

    posted on March 30, 2005 8:50 AM — 205.227.137.1 — link — abuse?



    Good to see tax dollars at work. Let's give 'em all raises!

  3. Fanblogs Author Pete Holiday said:

    posted on March 30, 2005 4:11 PM — 209.16.242.81 — link — abuse?



    Actually, I think this is probably a pretty good use of tax dollars. Football programs are expensive to run, and if the income that helps run them is being distributed in an unfair system, it's certainly a concern of the state legislature to try to remedy that problem.

  4. john said:

    posted on March 30, 2005 6:41 PM — 129.130.80.139 — link — abuse?



    The wording of the bill would also keep the Texas teams from participating in the Big 12 Championship game also. With of course the exception of Baylor's excellent football team (the bill doesn't apply to private schools).

  5. Jeff said:

    posted on March 30, 2005 7:28 PM — 24.197.126.228 — link — abuse?



    The escape clause ensures that it will go nowhere.

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