I've always said, politics can be found in just about everything...While college football teams prepared for the fall season, another competitive game has been taking place behind the scenes on Capitol Hill, as lobbyists try to influence a bill that would change or replace the Bowl Championship Series to determine the top team in the nation.
At least eight universities, conferences and special interest groups representing collegiate athletics have been lobbying Congress on how the national championship should be awarded. These groups have spent more than $1 million so far this year.
Under the current BCS system, six conferences — the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10 and the Southeastern Conference — all receive an automatic bid to a BCS game and a guarantee of $18 million per year. Smaller conference schools have to be selected by the BCS committee and they receive less money.
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