BCS Exec Director Meets With DOJ Officials
Called in by the Department of Justice to explain how major college
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"I went into the meeting very confident that the BCS does not break
the law and I came out of it confident that we explained what we do and
why the BCS doesn't pose any antitrust concerns," he told The
Associated Press in a phone interview.The Justice Department initially
raised its concerns with the NCAA about major college football's
postseason system, asking why there wasn't a playoff. The department
said previously there were "serious questions" about whether the BCS
complies with antitrust laws.NCAA President Mark Emmert directed the
department to the BCS. So the DOJ asked for a meeting with BCS
officials.
Hancock said he brought two attorneys to the meeting and that he
came away from it with no sense of whether he would be hearing from the
Department of Justice again. He added that the department did not
request any records or documents.Department of Justice spokeswoman Gina
Talamona declined to confirm the meeting took place.Critics and playoff
proponents, such as those who formed Playoff PAC, have urged the
department to investigate the BCS because they contend it unfairly
gives some schools preferential access to the title game and other
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Hancock and other BCS supporters insist the system has benefited
all schools that play college football.Under the BCS, the champions of
six conferences have automatic bids to play in top-tier bowl games; the
other five conferences don't. But Hancock said the BCS, which was
established in 1998, has improved access to such bowls for those other
five conferences.Hancock said he told the Department of Justice that
Utah's Sugar Bowl appearance after the 2008 regular season earned the
Mountain West Conference $9.8 million.
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