DOJ letter to NCAA: ‘Why does FBS not have a playoff?’

[JonLP24]

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In a letter to NCAA president Mark Emmert — and cc’d to BcS
Executive Director/spinmeister Bill Hancock — Assistant
Attorney General Christine Varney  writes that “[s]erious
questions continue to arise suggesting that the current Bowl
Championship Series (DCS) system may not be conducted
consistent with the competition principles expressed in the
federal antitrust laws.”  Varney cites Utah’s attorney
general’s intentions to file an antitrust suit as well as a
request to open an investigation of the BCS from a group of
twenty-one professors before getting to the heart of the
matter.

Why the hell does almost every other NCAA sport — including
all other levels of football — have a playoff and Div. 1-A
doesn’t?

    On March 2,2011, the New York Times reported that the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was “willing
to help create a playoff format to decide a national
championship for the top level of college football.” In that
context, it would be helpful for us to understand your views
and/or plans on the following:

    1. Why does the Football Bowl Subdivision not have a
playoff, when so many other NCAA sports have NCAA-run playoffs
or championships?
    2. What steps, i f any, has the NCAA taken to create a
playoff among Football Bowl Subdivision programs before or
during your tenure? To the extent any steps were taken, why
were they not successful? What steps does the NCAA plan to
take to create a playoff at this time?
    3. Have you determined that there are aspects of the BCS
system that do not serve the interests of fans, colleges,
universities, and players? To what extent could an alternative
system better serve those interests?


http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/04/doj-letter-to-ncaa-why-does-fbs-not-have-a-playoff/related

I posted in GD because it involves the Assistant Attorney
General of Antitrust at the US Department of Justice. Didn't
post in LBN because it involves sports(it may have already
been posted).

(Just copy & paste link unless you all don't mind if I add
an S?)

[SidDithers]

1. Check your tags...

everything is in strikethrough font.

Sid

[MineralMan]

2. Maybe it was all deleted before it was sent...

:rofl:

I'm struck by this.

[Condem]

4. I think that's the BCS crossing every relevant point out, Sid.

Nothing to look at here. It's going to take an act of God for the BCS to go to a play-off format. Even though more $$$$ are proven to be at stake.

[JonLP24]

5. I see why

This part

“[s]erious questions continue to arise suggesting that the
current Bowl Championship Series (DCS) system may not be
conducted consistent with the competition principles expressed
in the federal antitrust laws.” 

It is the [s].

I wanted to put the letter in italics like the article but
I'll just put it all on plain text mode. Would add an S myself
but don't really want to change the way the article was
written.

[AlabamaLibrul]

3. Good to know we have the DOJ on top of the big stuff nt

[rurallib]

6. and they ignore the little crap like the banksters