NOW I understand why they can't work on the MBT (see below)- they had serious, pressing issues to address. What was I thinking?
LANSING -- Still angry over Michigan's exclusion from the BCS national title football game, a pair of state lawmakers are calling for a playoff system.
Sens. Mark Schauer and Mike Bishop, the incoming Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate, say subjectivity should be removed from a process that has financial and emotional repercussions. The pro-playoff resolution they introduced Thursday is purely symbolic.
"The BCS system is clearly not working and consumers in Michigan and around the country are paying a very real price," said Schauer, D-Battle Creek.
He said the University of Michigan will lose out on at least $10 million for going to the Rose Bowl instead of the BCS championship game, along with a possible rise in enrollment and merchandise sales that come with a national title. One-loss Florida edged out one-loss Michigan for the No. 2 ranking and the chance to face undefeated Ohio State Jan. 8.
Yes, I'm sure enrollment will suffer. Thousands of high school seniors are ripping up their applications to the U of M as we speak because they aren't in the "big game".
You have got to be kidding me with this.
By the way, I'm taking the Steelers tonight. Just for the record.