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crazycougar84601

6/17/2010, 12:58:47 AM

So does Utah to a BCS conference end Utah's AG potential lawsuit and Orrin Hatch's Justice department "probe"

Was this a so called "toss them a bone"?

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Mars

6/17/2010, 2:34:47 AM

" Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, angered that the Utes were denied an opportunity to play for a national title, has said he's investigating the BCS for possible antitrust violations. He said although Utah is Exhibit A as to why the BCS is unfair, the investigation would continue if Utah changed conferences. He plans to meet with the U.S. Department of Justice in July to discuss the matter. "We're convinced the system as set up is anticompetitive," he said. "It goes way beyond the University of Utah."

Utah lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, also have expressed their frustrations with the BCS. Last year, the state legislature adopted a resolution calling for a playoff system to determine college football's national champion... Utah's lawmakers contend the BCS formula is flawed and gives schools from the major conferences an unfair advantage that would make it impossible for a school such as the Mountain West's Brigham Young University to win the national title, as the Cougars did in 1984 when they were a member of the WAC. "

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5293329&campaign=rss&source=NCBHeadlines

SpiffCoug

6/17/2010, 2:42:30 AM

Completely unrelated, IMO. It will be interesting to see if Utah's AG continues to pursue the issue though.

"Those guys are unfair!!!"

"Oh wait. Now we're one of the them? Never mind."

crazycougar84601

6/17/2010, 2:57:25 AM

So I will wait until July to see what comes of this, but I have a feeling it just goes away meaning it becomes politically unpopular for the AG or Mr. Hatch. I hope BSU's possible run at the BcS title keeps it on the radar tho

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