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Posted by Doperbo on December 11th, 2008 under Football

In perhaps the largest Futile Aggie Boycott Gesture in recorded history, Texas Rep. Joe Barton has sponsored a bill to make the coronation of a national champion by the BCS system illegal, in contradistinction from it’s current status as simply immoral. Readers might remember Rep. Barton from his controversial “Sell Oklahoma to the Japs” bill in 2004.

Apparently Barton instead favors a 16 team playoff, noting that his Aggies should also have a shot- though after reading a folded note from a staffer he later amended that to a 96 team playoff.

“We’re never going to abolish all controversy, and who’d really want to be rid of it anyway?” Barton asked. “People will argue about who should be in and out of playoffs, too, like maybe a really scrappy 4-8 team could get in there, but I am confident when more of the most-deserving teams can compete, a true national champion in much likelier to emerge.”

BC staff unanimously support this plan, unless we win one next year, in which case it sucks.

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7 Responses

  1. RansomStoddard said:

    December 11th, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Nice Simpsons reference

  2. The General said:

    December 11th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Aggie has had the national championship boycott in place since the 40’s.

  3. Gov. Blagojevich said:

    December 11th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    “16 spots to the highest bidders.”

  4. bob said:

    December 11th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Dude this isn’t illinois

  5. Austin180 said:

    December 12th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    R used to stand for Republican. Then it stood for Republiban. Then it stood for Rubberstamp. Now it stands for Retard.

  6. He Derso said:

    December 14th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    Joe Barton has crappy commercials during East Texas AM broadcasts of Aggie football games.

    You know, the sratchy-type of stations that one has to drive their ‘88 Nissan pickup up out of the creek-beds and park just-right at the intersection of the tar road and red-dirt road to get the right reception.

    In short, Barton sucks worse than an Aggies OL after attempting a reach block. I fart in the general direction of his BCS proposal, and pine for the statesman that could, I don’t know, get a handle on the Federal Reserve or something. Seems to me that $750 Billion in unaccounted for expenditures should trump the BCS ‘right about now.

  7. He Derso said:

    December 20th, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    well, damn, I didn’t have anything on Gov. Blago @ Dec. 11, at 2:05. Well played, Blago. I wonder how Barking Carnival feels about the wire tap…

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