Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 8, 2011
The Bowl Championship Series: It’s about power
Academic values and student welfare are no longer priorities for the BCS bowl system. By Rodney K. Smith of Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Many commentators relish saying that the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and big-time football is all about money. They are wrong. It is not really about money, and it has nothing to do with academic values or student welfare. It is all about power - a cabal and possibly even a cartel - using intrigue and diversion to maintain the power base of its members. The latest selections for a seriously flawed bowl system are plain evidence of the BCS...
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