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nomix said:
What griefs do they have with BerserkerCatSplat?
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I don't know, but I am now posting this from my secret underground bunker in case they try to extradite me. :cry:
 
You poor, poor soul.

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BerserkerCatSplat said:
I don't know, but I am now posting this from my secret underground bunker in case they try to extradite me. :cry:
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Don't think you can hide from us. We're coming to trustbust you, you monopolizer!
 
A friend of mine just posted this on Facebook....

WASHINGTON -- A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.

The bill, which faces steep odds, would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship unless it results from a playoff. The measure passed by voice vote in a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee, with one audible "no," from Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga.

"With all due respect, I really think we have more important things to spend our time on," Barrow said before the vote, although he stressed he didn't like the current Bowl Championship Series, either.

The BCS selections announced last weekend pit two unbeaten teams, No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas, in the Jan. 7 national title game. Three other undefeated teams -- TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State -- will play in a BCS bowl game, but not for the championship.

"What can we say -- it's December and the BCS is in chaos again," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He said the BCS system is unfair and won't change unless prompted by Congress.

The legislation, which goes to the full committee, would make it illegal to promote a national championship game "or make a similar representation," unless it results from a playoff.

There is no Senate version, although Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has pressed for a Justice Department antitrust investigation into the BCS.

Shortly after his election last year, Barack Obama said there should be a playoff system.

In a statement before the vote, BCS executive director Bill Hancock said, "With all the serious matters facing our country, surely Congress has more important issues than spending taxpayer money to dictate how college football is played."

The subcommittee chairman, Rep. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat who co-sponsored the bill, said, "We can walk and chew gum at the same time."

Yet Barrow wasn't alone in criticizing his colleagues' priorities; Reps. Zach Space, D-Ohio, and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., made similar arguments. Space said that with people facing tough times, the decision to focus on college football sends the "wrong message."

The bill has a tough road ahead, given the wide geographic representation and political clout of schools in the six conferences -- the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10 and SEC -- that get automatic BCS bowl bids

The current college bowl system features a championship game between the two top teams in the BCS standings, based on two polls and six computer rankings. Eight other schools play in the FedEx Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi.

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, whose Longhorns face Alabama in the Citi BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7, said he's in favor of a playoff system.

"There's going to be two or three teams that are undefeated," McCoy said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "It's going to be hard not to argue that there should be a playoff system. That's not my call, but I'd be all for it."

Under the BCS, the champions of those six big conference get automatic bids, while other conferences don't. Those six conferences also receive far more money than the other conferences.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4727426
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Does our government really have NOTHING better to do right now that they're worrying about college sports? That just plain disgusts me.

Shortly after his election last year, Barack Obama said there should be a playoff system.
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I'm sorry, maybe I don't understand something, but why does the PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY care about college football? There are currently two wars going on, we are slowly coming out of a recession, the country's automotive industry (into which many billion of tax dollars were poured into) is in shambles, and what is he doing.... dealing with sports?
 
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CrazyRussian540 said:
I'm sorry, maybe I don't understand something, but why does the PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY care about college football? There are currently two wars going on, we are slowly coming out of a recession, the country's automotive industry (into which many billion of tax dollars were poured into) is in shambles, and what is he doing.... dealing with sports?
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Wait, what does Obama have to do with this asinine legislation? He had nothing to do with it. He didn't set aside his job responsibilities to enact legislation on this, unlike our esteemed lawmakers. He just said "I think there should be a playoff system", just like apparently every other American who watches college football.

And why do you care if he cares about football? He's not a robot; he's allowed to be interested in things besides his job, you know. Frequency aside, that's like saying Bush Jr. shouldn't tend to his ranch, or Churchill shouldn't drink.
 
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Dogbert said:
Wait, what does Obama have to do with this asinine legislation? He had nothing to do with it. He didn't set aside his job responsibilities to enact legislation on this, unlike our esteemed lawmakers. He just said "I think there should be a playoff system", just like apparently every other American who watches college football.

And why do you care if he cares about football? He's not a robot; he's allowed to be interested in things besides his job, you know. Frequency aside, that's like saying Bush Jr. shouldn't tend to his ranch, or Churchill shouldn't drink.
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I understand that hes allowed to care about football just like I'm allowed to care about cars. I'm just saying that the way the article put it, it made it seem like one of the things he wants to get done as President is that playoff system or whatever. If it was strictly a personal comment he made, there was no need to include it in the article. That aside, I really meant that this issue really has no room anywhere in government, whether it be at the legislative level or at the executive. Also, IIRC, a congressional bill must be signed/vetoed by the President, so this will eventually reach him.
 
CrazyRussian540 said:
Does our government really have NOTHING better to do right now that they're worrying about college sports? That just plain disgusts me.
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I'm sure they have lot's of other things to do right now, and I'm quite sure there's a large part of the government working on something else.

As for Obama, he wasn't involved, he was in Oslo. :ninja:
 
CrazyRussian540 said:
I'm sorry, maybe I don't understand something, but why does the PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY care about college football? There are currently two wars going on, we are slowly coming out of a recession, the country's automotive industry (into which many billion of tax dollars were poured into) is in shambles, and what is he doing.... dealing with sports?
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I've not checked, but I imagine it's because a reporter asked him about it.

It's the same reason we get to hear about Gordon Brown's choice for X-factor winner and favourite biscuit. Because reporters are generally useless.
 
Hey hey hey! No reporter-cruilty!

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teeb said:
I've not checked, but I imagine it's because a reporter asked him about it.

It's the same reason we get to hear about Gordon Brown's choice for X-factor winner and favourite biscuit. Because reporters are generally useless.
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It's to make them look human, which is why nobody asked Dick Cheney anything.
 
nomix said:
Hey hey hey! No reporter-cruilty!

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There's a million more sleazebag reporters where that one came from. Mostly out of work over here - so no reason to not abuse reporters at this point. It's not like they report the truth any more anyway. :p
 
Spectre said:
There's a million more sleazebag reporters where that one came from. Mostly out of work over here - so no reason to not abuse reporters at this point. It's not like they report the truth any more anyway. :p
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That was supposed to be a SECRET!

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TAX: Got one for you, Last year VAT was cut temporarily to stimulate growth from 17.5% to 15% but on beer and tobacco the chancellor decided to adjust exercise duty up to offset this benefit to about zero price change.

But the temporary cut will be restored on January 1st.

Question: guess what Politician will not be reducing the tax of beer and Tobacco to reflect the INCREASE in VAT. What an arse.
 
He is from Scotland, what the hell did you expect?
 
hmmm...you guya wanna get together next week and take over Ireland? Call it New Wooflepoof and have bikini parties and stuff.
 
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teeb said:
Well, c'mon. I wouldn't ask him anything either, I'd be too busy ducking from the shotgun.
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Geez... How can you not like someone who shoots lawyers? I mean, do you actually like lawyers? And it's not like lawyers are humans.... :D
 
Well, it's like when Adolf attacked Uncle Joe. The Russians had to pick a bastard, and they picked the one who spoke Russian.

It's not like being punched in the face is pleasant, but it's a wee bit better than being stabbed in the guts with a bayonet.

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It's the States. Kill a lawyer and there are 50,000 more to take his place. Seriously, anyone shooting a lawyer should be congratulated and not punished. :p
 
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