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Saturday, December 09, 2006

BCS Apparent Conflict Of Interest Problem - Big 12 now SEC


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In my view, there's a problem with the BCS where a commissioner seems to be a coordinator right at the time one of their schools gets into the BCS National Championship Game.

For example, two years ago Big 12 Commissioner Kevin Weiberg was BCS coordinator at a time when the Texas Longhorns seemed to leapfrog Cal to be in the Rose Bowl against Michigan and Oklahoma played USC for the BCS Championship -- for those of you who don't know, both Texas and Oklahoma are in the Big 12. Then last year, Texas played USC for the National Championship.

The Cal controversy lead US Senator Barbara Boxer to write this letter to Mr. Weiberg:

December 10, 2004

Mr. Kevin L. Weiberg
Coordinator
Bowl Championship Series (BCS)

Dear Mr. Weiberg:

My constituents in California were extremely disappointed that the University of California at Berkeley failed to get a Rose Bowl bid.

It seems that every year, the Bowl Championship Series (BSC) disappoints many. Last year, it was the University of Southern California, and this year it was Cal and Auburn. But the problem is that people are not just disappointed, they are confused.

The Seattle Times editorialized on the subject under the title, "Cal was robbed." They closed the editorial writing, "Cal earned a trip to the Rose Bowl, and its victory was highjacked by an odd consortium few like or understand."

Your odd consortium, with secret votes and complex computer calculations, have left college football fans confused. As a self-regulating entity, the BCS system’s credibility depends on the trust of the participants and college football fans.

Football is the only major college sport where the national champion is not crowned on the field after a playoff of some sort. If you continue to reject a playoff system, then the system you use has to reach a higher standard and must be fully transparent.

First, why not make all of the polls public?

Second, if coaches or media from a given state decide to give their state an advantage in the Bowl selection process, then they should have to so state. That is the only way we will know if such an alliance of votes is part of the problem.

Third, the BCS should create an appeals mechanism for schools to utilize when the margin of difference in rankings is very small.

These are just three suggestions that should be part of a larger discussion.

The Senate Commerce Committee, on which I serve, has jurisdiction over interstate commerce and sports. The BCS system would fall under that jurisdiction. It would be very refreshing if this matter can be resolved in a way to satisfy everyone so that Congressional oversight will not be necessary.

Everyone knows that there are millions of dollars at stake, but for the fans, it’s about not only rewarding the best teams monetarily, but honoring the best teams based on objective criteria.

I would appreciate a full response to this letter.

Sincerely,

Barbara Boxer
United States Senator



Now, the new BCS coordinator is Mike Slive (below), who's the Commissioner for the SEC and right at the time when his Florida Gators are playing for the National Championship and seemed to have jumped over Michigan. Another action that has led to cries of foul with the BCS. But again, look at the pattern, the BCS Coordinator lately seems to be the commissioner of the conference with the team that won or was playing for the BCS Championship. For this to happen three straight years -- yep, three -- indicates a problem exists.



That's weird and a pattern that should be investigated by Congress in my view. I think the BCS coordinator is in a great position to work to lobby for people in his or her conference to vote for the teams in that conference whereever possible. Thus, this kind of outcome.

It further taints the quality of the BCS system, and in my view gives but one more reason why we need a College Football playoff system.

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