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FWST: Barton plans to re-introduce anti-BCS bill
By Maria Recio
mrecio@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., on Thursday to announce a new Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus that wants to debunk the BCS.
Barton, an outspoken foe of the Bowl Championship Series, hates the way it determines which college football teams are bowl-bound.
"There's a lack of a playoff system for big-time college football," Barton said at a news conference. The Texan wants a competitive system to determine the national champion.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/15/3598670/barton-plans-to-re-introduce-anti.html#ixzz1ghX5EXKS ...
By Maria Recio
mrecio@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, joined with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., on Thursday to announce a new Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus that wants to debunk the BCS.
Barton, an outspoken foe of the Bowl Championship Series, hates the way it determines which college football teams are bowl-bound.
"There's a lack of a playoff system for big-time college football," Barton said at a news conference. The Texan wants a competitive system to determine the national champion.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/15/3598670/barton-plans-to-re-introduce-anti.html#ixzz1ghX5EXKS ...
