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.”



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