I appreciate your sentiment, but you’re way off base. First off, the man admits that he’s not a fan of the BCS which you accuse him of being. Secondly, none of the reasons you gave are examples of violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. For an entity to violate the Sherman Anti-Trust Act it must restrict competition due to predatory action which the BCS does not. There is nothing stopping the Coalition conferences (WAC, MWC, etc.) from setting up their own system, even a playoff if they like, and calling the winner a national champion. The “system” did not prevent Utah from playing for the national championship last year. It was the 175 voters who voted them 7th in both major polls prior to the bowls (including Utah’s coach, Kyle Whittingham, who only voted his team 5th).

Now I agree with your three points in the middle of your argument, but that’s a point about the system being UNFAIR. Unfairness does not equal ANTI-TRUST.

@fitsnews

Just an FYI, the NCAA doesn’t “foist” anything upon us. The NCAA does not award a national championship in FBS college football. The AP and Coaches Polls do. The BCS is an agreement between conferences, the five bowl games, and the television outlets that broadcast them. After the anti-trust lawsuit the NCAA lost in the 1980s that Georgia and Oklahoma brought it has had no authority to negotiate television contracts.

Are you suggesting that the author of this article is an ITT tech grad/fan? If that is the case then I stepped way out of bounds :).