June 10, 2010 the DOJ responded to an email sent to the vast majority of BCS administrators:
Dear Mr. Kennedy:
Thank you for contacting the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. We have reviewed your email, and have forwarded it to the appropriate legal staff for further review. However, we are prohibited from providing legal advice or offering opinions on whether conduct may violate the law. We have your information on file and should legal staff need further information, they may contact you in the future.
We appreciate your interest in the enforcement of federal antitrust laws.
Sincerely,
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
BCS: Mr. Hancock's 2009 Response
July 12, 2009
Dear Brandon,
Chancellor Perlman has received The Kennedy Proposal and has asked me to respond.
We appreciate your taking the time to write.
I’m sure you have read that the conferences have agreed to continue the current format through the 2014 bowl season. When they begin to discuss plans for 2015 and beyond, I am certain they will consider as many proposals as possible. I have not heard any sentiment to add three or four games to the season, nor any sentiment to play games in the two weeks before Christmas.
Thank you again.
Bill Hancock
Bill Hancock, Administrator
Bowl Championship Series
Dear Brandon,
Chancellor Perlman has received The Kennedy Proposal and has asked me to respond.
We appreciate your taking the time to write.
I’m sure you have read that the conferences have agreed to continue the current format through the 2014 bowl season. When they begin to discuss plans for 2015 and beyond, I am certain they will consider as many proposals as possible. I have not heard any sentiment to add three or four games to the season, nor any sentiment to play games in the two weeks before Christmas.
Thank you again.
Bill Hancock
Bill Hancock, Administrator
Bowl Championship Series
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Championship Fairness Act of 2009
House Resolution 599
To prohibit the receipt of Federal funds by any institution of higher education
with a football team that participates in the NCAA Division I Football
Bowl Subdivision, unless the national championship game of such Subdivision
is the culmination of a playoff system.
To prohibit the receipt of Federal funds by any institution of higher education
with a football team that participates in the NCAA Division I Football
Bowl Subdivision, unless the national championship game of such Subdivision
is the culmination of a playoff system.
College Football Playoff Act
House Resolution 390
To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion,
marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football
game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination
of a fair and equitable playoff system.
Januaury 29, 2010 DOJ to Senator Hatch
"We note in that regard that legislation in the HOuse H.R. 390, that would ban the promtion of a post-season FBS game as a championship or national championship unless it results from a playoff, recently passed by voice vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee."
To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, the promotion,
marketing, and advertising of any post-season NCAA Division I football
game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination
of a fair and equitable playoff system.
Januaury 29, 2010 DOJ to Senator Hatch
"We note in that regard that legislation in the HOuse H.R. 390, that would ban the promtion of a post-season FBS game as a championship or national championship unless it results from a playoff, recently passed by voice vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee."
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Kennedy Proposal sent to Utah AG
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
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 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
Monday, April 12, 2010
Letter to Washington State Cougars
Washington State Unviersity Pullman, WA 99164-1227
Dear Cougar,
Thank you for reading my letter. I am visiting Pullman today to discuss the Pac 10's relationship with the Rose Bowl as it pertains to the insertion of the Kennedy Proposal ( a mini-playoff proposal for the Bowl Chanpionship Series [BCS]), Congresses involvement toward the insertion of a multi-game playoff, and the picture that represents President Barack Obama and me shaking hands.
The University of Michigan and Standford University competed in the inaugral Rose Bowl in January of 1902. Due to the 49-0 blowout handed to the Cardinals, the Rose Bowl did not cmmence again until 1916 when Washington State and Brown competed--a 14-0 Coug victory.
In 1947, the Big Ten and the Pac 10 made an agreement to send thier champions to the Rose Bowl. According to the Tournament of Roses, the attraction has been a sellout each year since. That is why the two conferences are unwilling to sacrifice this relationship.
If the Kennedy Proposal had been inserted for the 2009-2010 season, and assuming the Oregon Ducks advanced to the semi-finals and lost, they would then be routed to compete in the Rose Bowl. Meaning, unless they qualify to participate in the National Championship Game, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will send their champion to the Orange Bowl; Big 12 Fiesta Bowl; Big Ten Rose Bowl; Pac 10 Rose Bowl; and Southeastern Conference (SEC) Sugar Bowl.
After the accumulation of the regular season, a re-seeeding process occurs but the conferences who have established relationships with BCS bowls will continue to send thier champions to respective BCS Bowls. In short, the Kennedy Proposal does not ask the Big Ten and the Pac 10 to sacrifice thier relationship with the "Granddaddy of them All".
January 29, 2010, the United States Justice Department responded to a letter from Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) stating they may be "studying the benefits, costs, and feasibility of a playoff system". Although I took that picture while lobbying on Capitol Hill for the Kennedy Proposal, I have never met the President of the United States.
I look forward to hearing comments and engaging in conversation toward the insertion of a multi-game playoff, the Kennedy Proposal, the KP Coalition, and the improvement of Washington State University.
God Bless,
Brandon E. Kennedy
KPCoalition.com
Twitter: KPCoalition
Facebook: The Kennedy Proposal
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