The Bowl Championship Series and anitrust law

College football in the United States is not only the entertainment but also deals with millions of dollars that schools can get .

The BCS is designed to put the top two teams against each other in a national championship game each year. It uses a complicated formula to determine who plays the game.

Utah’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is investigating the BCS for a possible violation of federal antitrust law after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years.

Shurtleff said his office is still in the initial stages of reviewing the Sherman Anitrust Act to see if a lawsuit can be filed. In order to succeed in a lawsuit, he would have to prove a conspiracy exists that creates a monopoly.

It seems rather open to doubt whether Utah’s AG will bring a lawsuit (if so he would have to sue his own state), but loads of football fans believe his step will cause the change of BCS system.

For more information:

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/11230586/1

O autorze
Szymon Syp współpracuje z kancelarią Spaczyński Szczepaniak i Wspólnicy sp.k. więcej »

2 Comments to The Bowl Championship Series and anitrust law

Mikołaj Barczentewicz
January 11, 2009

Tak z zupełnej ignorancji zapytam – jak się ma BCS do Super Bowl?

Szymon Syp
January 12, 2009

BCS to mistrzostwa uniwersyteckie, amatorskie, a Super Bowl to profesjonaliści.

Leave a comment

WP_Big_City