"LET'S CROWN A REAL CHAMPION!!!!!! MAKE THIS A NATIONAL MOVEMENT!" NCPA Poll
Mr. Steve Lopes
USC Senior Associate Athletic Director
Heritage Hall (HER)
3501 Watt Way Los Angeles, CA 90089-0602
Mr. Lopes:
This responds to your email sent February 10th, 2011 regarding the Kennedy Proposal. It’s apparent that I am making some noise and gaining traction with the BCS administrators because I’m starting to be addressed as Mr. Kennedy.
In your response, you lie. I have emails dating back to March 15, 2009 that indicate that USC was made aware of the Kennedy Proposal. This is important because the ESPN agreement was not finalized until July 9th, 2009. The Kennedy Proposal was not forwarded to you, it was sent directly to you. I called several times during June of 2009 to seek a response. If I had the phone records from Miriam’s Kitchen I would be able to prove it.
Mr. Monts testifies, “The general retort of BCS critics when this point is raised is that, if there were some other cooperative arrangement, usually some hypothetical “playoff”, then these harms to competitors could be avoided. That argument fails because it starts from the wrong baseline.” The BCS is an event that consists of five, two-team playoffs. The Kennedy Proposal is an expansion proposal for the BCS National Championship playoff.
According to Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer, “For offenses committed on or after June 22, 2004, individual violators can be fined up to $1 million and sentenced to up to 10 years in federal prison for each offense, and corporations can be fined up to $100 million for each offense. Under some circumstances, the maximum fines can go even higher than the Sherman Act maximums to twice the gain or loss involved.”
By stating USC is committed to the current structure for post-season play when a less-restrictive alternative has been proposed is acknowledging that USC is violating the Nation’s Antitrust Laws.
Fight On!!!
See you in court Mr. Lopes,
Brandon E. Kennedy
Executive Director of the KP Coalition
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Kennedy Proposal: Letter to Washington State Senate Majority Leader
Washington State Senate
Senator Lisa Brown
3rd Legislative District
Senate Majority Leader
Spokane, WA 99201
Dear Senator Brown:
This responds to the December 22, 2010 meeting with Public Policy advisor Marcus Riccelli. Mr. Riccelli asked me to provide information on my primary objective during the 112th Congress. An official petition, antitrust complaints, and State Rule of Reason litigation against the University of Washington and Washington State University and other efforts will be taken to complete the objective to convince the Department of Justice (DOJ) to sue the Association of Conferences for lack to respond to consumer preference by not implementing a less-restrictive alternative for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) event.
The Kennedy Proposal (KP) is an expansion package that would afford a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) playoff structure while ensuring the BCS met its stated objective. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Wiech responded to Senator Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) letter to President Barack Obama asking for a DOJ investigation into the BCS for violation under the antitrust laws, stating they may ask a government or non-governmental entity or commission to study the benefits, costs, and feasibility of a playoff system.
If the KP is feasible, the option for the DOJ to sue the BCS and NCAA for post-season broadcasting rights and post-season gate revenues is available. Mr. Hancock says financial inducements will not lead to changes but the ESCROW account he manages does not have the revenues to pay 30 years of damages and 90 years of monetary fees.
If the KP were implemented, Texas Christian University (TCU) could have hosted and beat Ohio State in a 2nd round game, loss a nail biter to Oregon in a NCAA Semi-final in Eugene but Purple Nation would still have the opportunity to say, “We’re Rose Bowl Champions”. TCU Quarterback Andy Dalton said playing in the Rose Bowl game was a “dream come true”. The ambience of New Year’s Day and the San Gabriel Mountains will continue to breathe and the opportunity to win the College Super Bowl would be born with the implementation of the KP.
Senator Brown, after the conclusion of last night’s game, the promotion, marketing, advertising, and competitive process for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game began. Mr. Hancock and the NCAA continue to deny and block the KP. We feel Congress could throw a stone and address this issue by inviting Mr. Hancock, the Conference Commissioners, Chairman Spanier, President Emmert, and Chairman Ray to testify about the Kennedy Proposal.
Sincerely,
Brandon E. Kennedy Jesse T. Wenzl
Executive Director of the KP Coalition 2nd Member of KP Coalition
Senator Lisa Brown
3rd Legislative District
Senate Majority Leader
Spokane, WA 99201
Dear Senator Brown:
This responds to the December 22, 2010 meeting with Public Policy advisor Marcus Riccelli. Mr. Riccelli asked me to provide information on my primary objective during the 112th Congress. An official petition, antitrust complaints, and State Rule of Reason litigation against the University of Washington and Washington State University and other efforts will be taken to complete the objective to convince the Department of Justice (DOJ) to sue the Association of Conferences for lack to respond to consumer preference by not implementing a less-restrictive alternative for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) event.
The Kennedy Proposal (KP) is an expansion package that would afford a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) playoff structure while ensuring the BCS met its stated objective. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Wiech responded to Senator Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) letter to President Barack Obama asking for a DOJ investigation into the BCS for violation under the antitrust laws, stating they may ask a government or non-governmental entity or commission to study the benefits, costs, and feasibility of a playoff system.
If the KP is feasible, the option for the DOJ to sue the BCS and NCAA for post-season broadcasting rights and post-season gate revenues is available. Mr. Hancock says financial inducements will not lead to changes but the ESCROW account he manages does not have the revenues to pay 30 years of damages and 90 years of monetary fees.
If the KP were implemented, Texas Christian University (TCU) could have hosted and beat Ohio State in a 2nd round game, loss a nail biter to Oregon in a NCAA Semi-final in Eugene but Purple Nation would still have the opportunity to say, “We’re Rose Bowl Champions”. TCU Quarterback Andy Dalton said playing in the Rose Bowl game was a “dream come true”. The ambience of New Year’s Day and the San Gabriel Mountains will continue to breathe and the opportunity to win the College Super Bowl would be born with the implementation of the KP.
Senator Brown, after the conclusion of last night’s game, the promotion, marketing, advertising, and competitive process for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game began. Mr. Hancock and the NCAA continue to deny and block the KP. We feel Congress could throw a stone and address this issue by inviting Mr. Hancock, the Conference Commissioners, Chairman Spanier, President Emmert, and Chairman Ray to testify about the Kennedy Proposal.
Sincerely,
Brandon E. Kennedy Jesse T. Wenzl
Executive Director of the KP Coalition 2nd Member of KP Coalition
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