"What can we say -- it's December and the BCS is in chaos again," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He said the BCS system is unfair and won't change unless prompted by Congress.
The legislation, which goes to the full committee, would make it illegal to promote a national championship game "or make a similar representation," unless it results from a playoff.
There is no Senate version, although Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has pressed for a Justice Department antitrust investigation into the BCS.
So wait...the Republicans are spending incredible amounts of time complaining about government intervention and regulation and then waste the taxpayers time with something like this?
I think I have to agree with Rep. John Barrow, D-GA in saying that while the BCS might be quite broken, "With all due respect, I really think we have more important things to spend our time on."