Dear Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff:
Thank you for reading my email. I understand that you are in pursuit of an Antitrust lawsuit of the BCS (as I am myself) ; however, I was wondering, if you would be willing to supply a Comprehensive Review of the Kennedy Proposal as it applies to Academics, Athletics, and Economics.
God Bless,
Brandon E. Kennedy
Executive Director of the KP Coalition
www.ncaarevolution.com
Office: (509) 570 - 3907
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Bi-Partisan Effort Increasing
June 10, Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley ( R - Iowa ) and Tom Haskins (D - Iowa) sent a letter to Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany asking:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/assets/pdf/D2160017624.PDF
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(1) Provide a copy of the most recent Form 990 filed with the IRS for the Big Ten Conference;
(2) Provide a comprehensive breakdown of all Program Service Revenue; including a detailed breakdown of "Sports Revenues" and "Operating Revenues";
(3) Provide an explanation of how all Program Servive Revenue furthers the state charitable purpose of the Conference;
(4) Provide an updated list of grant distriubutions to member academic institutions for 2008 and 2009 and explain how each distribution furthers the Conference's charitable purposes;
(5) Provide a detailed explanantion of how the Conference determined the grant award amounts for 2007, 2008, 2009;
(6) Provide a detailed explanantion of how any considered, planned, or possible expansion of the Conference will help further the stated charitable purpose of the Conference;
(7) Provide all copies of any proposed expansion, merger, or consolidation plans the Conference has considered, developed, requested, or otherwise discussed and explain how the Cnference decided on which schools to invite;
(8) Provide a detailed list of all dues and other assesments that member academic institutions pay to the Conference, how they are calculated and how they are utilized;
(9) Provide a detailed list of revenue generated by corporate sponsorships;
(10) Provide copies of any documentation used to determine commissioner's compensation, including compensation studies and minutes of full board, executive committee or compensation committee meetings where compensation amounts were decided;
(11) Please provide copies of the Network's income tax returns for the past three years;
(12) The Conference's Form 990 indicates that its ownership percentage of the Network is 5100%. Please clarify and explain who is the other owners of the Network are, if any;
(13) Provide copies of all legal opinions, internal or external, discussing or advising the tax implications of the Conferene's ownership interest in the Network, including the Conference's tax exemption and unrelated business taxable income;
(14) Please explain why these conferences should continue to be tax exempt;
(15) Please explain what requirements member schools must meet to be included in the conference, what the costs are to meet these requirements and how such costs impact tuiton and other costs for student at those institutions. "
January 29, Assistant Attourney General Ronald Wiech to Senator Hatch
"Others have suggested that legislation might target universities' tax exempt status if a playoff system is not implemented"
The BCS is running......and they should be
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/assets/pdf/D2160017624.PDF
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(1) Provide a copy of the most recent Form 990 filed with the IRS for the Big Ten Conference;
(2) Provide a comprehensive breakdown of all Program Service Revenue; including a detailed breakdown of "Sports Revenues" and "Operating Revenues";
(3) Provide an explanation of how all Program Servive Revenue furthers the state charitable purpose of the Conference;
(4) Provide an updated list of grant distriubutions to member academic institutions for 2008 and 2009 and explain how each distribution furthers the Conference's charitable purposes;
(5) Provide a detailed explanantion of how the Conference determined the grant award amounts for 2007, 2008, 2009;
(6) Provide a detailed explanantion of how any considered, planned, or possible expansion of the Conference will help further the stated charitable purpose of the Conference;
(7) Provide all copies of any proposed expansion, merger, or consolidation plans the Conference has considered, developed, requested, or otherwise discussed and explain how the Cnference decided on which schools to invite;
(8) Provide a detailed list of all dues and other assesments that member academic institutions pay to the Conference, how they are calculated and how they are utilized;
(9) Provide a detailed list of revenue generated by corporate sponsorships;
(10) Provide copies of any documentation used to determine commissioner's compensation, including compensation studies and minutes of full board, executive committee or compensation committee meetings where compensation amounts were decided;
(11) Please provide copies of the Network's income tax returns for the past three years;
(12) The Conference's Form 990 indicates that its ownership percentage of the Network is 5100%. Please clarify and explain who is the other owners of the Network are, if any;
(13) Provide copies of all legal opinions, internal or external, discussing or advising the tax implications of the Conferene's ownership interest in the Network, including the Conference's tax exemption and unrelated business taxable income;
(14) Please explain why these conferences should continue to be tax exempt;
(15) Please explain what requirements member schools must meet to be included in the conference, what the costs are to meet these requirements and how such costs impact tuiton and other costs for student at those institutions. "
January 29, Assistant Attourney General Ronald Wiech to Senator Hatch
"Others have suggested that legislation might target universities' tax exempt status if a playoff system is not implemented"
The BCS is running......and they should be
Monday, June 7, 2010
BSU to MWC? Who is gaining?
President Bob Kustra of Boise State University is considering joining the Mountain West Conference. That will come at the detriment to Boise State University.
The Idaho Statesman reported that BSU could gain $2.6 million by entering the MWC but is that number accurate? Money is being gained but what about exposure?
The 5th BCS bowl game and double hosting model was instituted in 2006 and thus the numbers will reflect that shift in the BCS post-season. Only ten teams have competed in BCS bowl games more than twice since its insertion:
Florida (3-0) 2007 UF 41 vs. OSU 14, 2009 UF 24 vs. Oklahoma 14, 2010 UF 51 vs. Cincinnatti 24
USC (3-0) 2007 USC 32 vs. Michigan 18, USC 49 vs. Illinois 21, 2009 USC 38 vs Penn State 24
LSU (2-0) 2007 LSU 41 vs. Notre Dame 14, 2008 LSU 38 vs OSU 24
BSU (2-0) 2007 BSU 43 vs. Oklahoma 42, 2010 BSU 17 vs. TCU 10
Texas (1-1) 2009 Texas 24 vs OSU 21, 2010 Alabama 37 vs. Texas 21
VTech (1-1) 2008 Kansas 24 vs VTech 21, 2009 VTech 20 vs. Cincinnatti 7
Alabama (1-1) 2009 Utah 31 vs. Alabama 17, 2010 Alabama 37 vs. Texas 21
Ohio State (1-3) 2007 UF 41 vs. OSU 14, 2008 LSU 38 vs. OSU 24, OSU 26 vs. Oregon 17
Cincinnatti (0-2) 2009 VTech 20 vs. Cincinnatti 7, 2010 UF 51 vs. Cincinnatti 24
Oklahoma (0-3) 2007 BSU 43 vs. Oklahoma 42, 2008 West Virginia 48 vs. Oklahoma 28, 2009 UF 24 vs Oklahoma 14
2010 ESPN College Football Schedule
BSU currently has five games scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN 2, and/or ESPN 3 next season. Thanks to TCU, the MWC has two. Would BSU's quantity of games broadcast increase or decrease with alignment in the MWC?
In addition, Ohio State has one, (assuming more will come throughout the season), Florida, LSU, Alabama, have zero but that's because they have the SEC Network and ESPN deal. It's untelling how many games that will eventually be broadcast but BSU is currently bolstering nearly half (41.67%) of 2010's regular season games in a Global market.
Seems like a great move to decrease the global television market for BSU when in fact he could increase the market by trying to afford a post-season tournament. Instead, he writes statements on the internet saying the BCS shouldn't be in place by June 25th yet he has done nothing
The Idaho Statesman reported that BSU could gain $2.6 million by entering the MWC but is that number accurate? Money is being gained but what about exposure?
The 5th BCS bowl game and double hosting model was instituted in 2006 and thus the numbers will reflect that shift in the BCS post-season. Only ten teams have competed in BCS bowl games more than twice since its insertion:
Florida (3-0) 2007 UF 41 vs. OSU 14, 2009 UF 24 vs. Oklahoma 14, 2010 UF 51 vs. Cincinnatti 24
USC (3-0) 2007 USC 32 vs. Michigan 18, USC 49 vs. Illinois 21, 2009 USC 38 vs Penn State 24
LSU (2-0) 2007 LSU 41 vs. Notre Dame 14, 2008 LSU 38 vs OSU 24
BSU (2-0) 2007 BSU 43 vs. Oklahoma 42, 2010 BSU 17 vs. TCU 10
Texas (1-1) 2009 Texas 24 vs OSU 21, 2010 Alabama 37 vs. Texas 21
VTech (1-1) 2008 Kansas 24 vs VTech 21, 2009 VTech 20 vs. Cincinnatti 7
Alabama (1-1) 2009 Utah 31 vs. Alabama 17, 2010 Alabama 37 vs. Texas 21
Ohio State (1-3) 2007 UF 41 vs. OSU 14, 2008 LSU 38 vs. OSU 24, OSU 26 vs. Oregon 17
Cincinnatti (0-2) 2009 VTech 20 vs. Cincinnatti 7, 2010 UF 51 vs. Cincinnatti 24
Oklahoma (0-3) 2007 BSU 43 vs. Oklahoma 42, 2008 West Virginia 48 vs. Oklahoma 28, 2009 UF 24 vs Oklahoma 14
2010 ESPN College Football Schedule
BSU currently has five games scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN 2, and/or ESPN 3 next season. Thanks to TCU, the MWC has two. Would BSU's quantity of games broadcast increase or decrease with alignment in the MWC?
In addition, Ohio State has one, (assuming more will come throughout the season), Florida, LSU, Alabama, have zero but that's because they have the SEC Network and ESPN deal. It's untelling how many games that will eventually be broadcast but BSU is currently bolstering nearly half (41.67%) of 2010's regular season games in a Global market.
Seems like a great move to decrease the global television market for BSU when in fact he could increase the market by trying to afford a post-season tournament. Instead, he writes statements on the internet saying the BCS shouldn't be in place by June 25th yet he has done nothing
BCS in Violation of Civil Rights Act of 1964
I would like to share a letter I wrote to an ABC Executive last year. I’m not sure when this letter was writ but we know it was at least befre April 2009.
“Hi, how are you? My name is Brandon Kennedy and I am a former Central Washington University student-athlete and now a former Eastern Washington University student-athlete. I will be attending school once again in the fall; however, I have not stopped learning and creating.”
“The Economic Recession and a major college football playoff each fit into both categories…” “…the answer to solving the United States recession resides in the insertion of an Football Bowl Subdivision “FBS” playoff. The Bowl Championship Series “BCS” currently controls the FBS post-season. Utah Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch is behind a legislative push that is leading the “BCS Fight” to Washington. On November 4, 2008, President Barack Obama said he would “throw his weight around” for a playoff, now is the time to push this agenda. Government dollars will be spent to determine if the BCS system is fair and breaks antitrust laws but the answer to a tangible [feasible] FBS playoff is already created; however, the proper people still need to be notified; hence the intent behind this letter.
The BCS system puts the NCAA in violation of the Title IX of the Education Amendments. Each women’s sport competes in a national playoff; however, each male sport does not. This is the sole reason why Title IX was instituted, to banish these inequities and unfairness within the United States, and the BCS system is in direct violation. The BCS system may also be in-contempt with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, breaching Title VII of the Act. Why can’t the FBS student-athletes compete in national playoffs like the all other NCAA student-athletes? The BCS system is socially unjust and prevents the U.S economy from generating its potential maximum economic value. “
“…The BCS system denies the United States citizens “playoff benefits” from the FBS post-season. No season is complete without a playoff and therefore the FBS season has a “missing piece”. ..” “…March is know in the United States, if not globally, for its three week “madness” afforded by division one college basketball playoffs; so wouldn’t a three week FBS playoff in December create at least the same magnitude, if not three, four, or ten times the amount? The revenue and employment that will come with the insertion of an FBS playoff is imminent, but finding the right solution, the win-win solution, for the BCS, NCAA, and the United States is difficult to achieve; however, the day has come.”
“…The Kennedy Proposal offers the BCS and NCAA the opportunity to afford the fans of college football a playoff; however, the Kennedy Proposal has millions (potentially billions) to offer ABC in 2010 alone.”
“…with three additional weeks of FBS competition, that would mean that there would have to be three additional College Game Days.”
“…A FBS playoff is the answer to restoring the economic recession…”
“…In a BBC news article, I read that “good government reaction” to the Great Depression was “attracting light industries to ‘distressed’ areas”. The University of Southern California would have hosted a playoff game last year …” “Lost Angeles isn’t a ‘distressed’ city but in essence, our entire country is in a distressed state. Saturday night lights provided by an FBS playoff will attract people, wherever the lights are turned on. As a country we must turn our lights on and fight for an FBS playoff, fight for the rebuilding of our economy, but most importantly, fight for our divine right…”
“The Kennedy Proposal essentially takes the power of the FBS playoff out of the BCS and into the hands of the people…”
“…The more support we can grow for our cause, the stronger the lobby will be in Washington…” “I have sent my proposal to ACC Commissioner and BCS Coordinator John Swofford, BCS Presidential Oversight Committee President and University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer, BCS Presidential Oversight Committee representative and Chancellor of Nebraska Harvey Perlman…”
“…Thank you for your time and patience, but the time for an FBS playoff and the liberation from economic depression is, as will always be, residing in the present.”
www.ncaarevolution.com
“Hi, how are you? My name is Brandon Kennedy and I am a former Central Washington University student-athlete and now a former Eastern Washington University student-athlete. I will be attending school once again in the fall; however, I have not stopped learning and creating.”
“The Economic Recession and a major college football playoff each fit into both categories…” “…the answer to solving the United States recession resides in the insertion of an Football Bowl Subdivision “FBS” playoff. The Bowl Championship Series “BCS” currently controls the FBS post-season. Utah Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch is behind a legislative push that is leading the “BCS Fight” to Washington. On November 4, 2008, President Barack Obama said he would “throw his weight around” for a playoff, now is the time to push this agenda. Government dollars will be spent to determine if the BCS system is fair and breaks antitrust laws but the answer to a tangible [feasible] FBS playoff is already created; however, the proper people still need to be notified; hence the intent behind this letter.
The BCS system puts the NCAA in violation of the Title IX of the Education Amendments. Each women’s sport competes in a national playoff; however, each male sport does not. This is the sole reason why Title IX was instituted, to banish these inequities and unfairness within the United States, and the BCS system is in direct violation. The BCS system may also be in-contempt with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, breaching Title VII of the Act. Why can’t the FBS student-athletes compete in national playoffs like the all other NCAA student-athletes? The BCS system is socially unjust and prevents the U.S economy from generating its potential maximum economic value. “
“…The BCS system denies the United States citizens “playoff benefits” from the FBS post-season. No season is complete without a playoff and therefore the FBS season has a “missing piece”. ..” “…March is know in the United States, if not globally, for its three week “madness” afforded by division one college basketball playoffs; so wouldn’t a three week FBS playoff in December create at least the same magnitude, if not three, four, or ten times the amount? The revenue and employment that will come with the insertion of an FBS playoff is imminent, but finding the right solution, the win-win solution, for the BCS, NCAA, and the United States is difficult to achieve; however, the day has come.”
“…The Kennedy Proposal offers the BCS and NCAA the opportunity to afford the fans of college football a playoff; however, the Kennedy Proposal has millions (potentially billions) to offer ABC in 2010 alone.”
“…with three additional weeks of FBS competition, that would mean that there would have to be three additional College Game Days.”
“…A FBS playoff is the answer to restoring the economic recession…”
“…In a BBC news article, I read that “good government reaction” to the Great Depression was “attracting light industries to ‘distressed’ areas”. The University of Southern California would have hosted a playoff game last year …” “Lost Angeles isn’t a ‘distressed’ city but in essence, our entire country is in a distressed state. Saturday night lights provided by an FBS playoff will attract people, wherever the lights are turned on. As a country we must turn our lights on and fight for an FBS playoff, fight for the rebuilding of our economy, but most importantly, fight for our divine right…”
“The Kennedy Proposal essentially takes the power of the FBS playoff out of the BCS and into the hands of the people…”
“…The more support we can grow for our cause, the stronger the lobby will be in Washington…” “I have sent my proposal to ACC Commissioner and BCS Coordinator John Swofford, BCS Presidential Oversight Committee President and University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer, BCS Presidential Oversight Committee representative and Chancellor of Nebraska Harvey Perlman…”
“…Thank you for your time and patience, but the time for an FBS playoff and the liberation from economic depression is, as will always be, residing in the present.”
www.ncaarevolution.com
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