probably about welcome week. or fish. but probably welcome week.
dsten
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| Date | Title | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years 51 weeks ago | Famous Pub |
I went to Emory after I graduated from Michigan. I would watch Michigan games at Famous pub. It is in Decatur near the Emory campus on Druid Hills in the Toco Plaza. It is kind of a local dive, although Emory students hang out there occasionally, but they have a lot of good screens and they'll always put Michigan games on one of them (and even though the owner went to Michigan State he is still a good guy). Most of the people there are SEC/ACC but you can usually find a few Michigan fans. It's more convenient than driving downtown and dealing with Atlanta traffic/parking etc. |
| 3 years 13 weeks ago | The name of Henne is sacred |
The name of Henne is sacred here. Reading MGoBlog brainwashed me into forgetting that I thought Henne was overrated. Thanks for reminding me. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | not a shouting match |
I don't consider your comments to be shouting, reasonable disagreement is welcome. I think you have proposed some ideas as to why you don't think Congress should regulate the NCAA, not whether they could. You are probably aware of how broadly the commerce clause can be interpreted. Lopez (sorry, legal reference) may have put some limits on this, but the court clearly stated that Congress could regulate when the activity in question involved people moving from state to state, like for a bowl game. The economic impact is huge, and the rational basis here is clear. As for the lobbyist statement, I was merely suggesting this as circumstantial evidence that the BCS is afraid of congressional regulation, which I believe it is. Also, you wouldn't have to reconstitute the NCAA, merely compel the existing NCAA body to vote down the BCS system. I don't see this as an equal protection measure, because there is no protected class here. The courts will likely defer to the legislature, as they should, about the importance of the policy. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | Both, I believe |
The bowls are not-non profit, so I think the anti-trust argument could be valid here. I'm not sure how the non-profit status would affect this. The bill in Congress derives its authority from the Commerce clause. This is subject to a rational basis review. This is interpreted broadly, and if the bill passes, should be easily held up by the courts. I think this would be the better way to bring about the change we are looking for. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | Parallels: football and baseball |
First, I was responding to an above argument that college football isn't popular enough for Congress to waste its time on. Second, I disagree that congress was investigating steroids in baseball primarily as a public health issue. They were primarily investigating to protect the sanctity of the sport, i.e. players gaining an unfair advantage over others, including baseball legends who own legitimate records. So, the concept of fair play is relevant in the regulation of both sports. Also, you seem to be suggesting that congress doesn't have the authority to regulate NCAA football. Congress has authority over all NCAA sports. This is an accepted fact by both the members of Congress and the BCS, which is why they so heavily lobby Congress. Clearly, NCAA football affects interstate commerce, and I'm sure Congress could find a rational basis to regulate here, and utilize the power of the purse for enforcement. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | Popularity of college football |
According to a Harris interactive poll of the popularity of sports, college football ranks third, one percentage point behind baseball. Congress recently spent an enormous amount of energy to protect fairness in baseball, and there is no reason to think they wouldn't spend some energy on protecting fairness in college football as well. Congress has already held hearings on the BCS in the past, and the BCS has only become more unpopular with time. Try to tell Texans right now that college football isn't important. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=719 |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | This bill could pass |
What bill would not pass with 95%+ public support. College football is important to many of us. You're on this board aren't you? Not as important as national security or the economy, but important enough for congressmen not to want to piss off their constituency by voting against it if we make it known that we will be pissed off. That is why I started this post. There may not be much that our government can do to definitively eliminate terrorism or improve the economy, but this is a problem they (we) can actually do somethething about with no taxpayer money involved and little time or effort. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | Semantics |
It would violate the spirit, maybe not the letter, of the law. This would not be a problem. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | He's already figured it out |
He's already proposed an eight game playoff. Didn't you see 60 minutes? The rest of the details can be delegated and he can concentrate on what's really important. |
| 3 years 19 weeks ago | Introduced with future in mind |
I don't think he expected it to pass in a couple of weeks anyway. |
