People need to stop looking at this like it's just some stupid sport that has no relevance in the real world. College football is a business...and it's a very profitable business, bringing in BILLIONS of dollars each year. Take a look at this chart that shows revenue for each team in the 2007-2008 season:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sp...ke-in-in-200708-this-chart-will-tell-you.html
College football violates the anti-trust law, there's no doubt about it. And for those who don't understand the anit-trust law, here's a little wiki sampling:
United States antitrust law is the body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior (monopoly) and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are designed to encourage competition in the marketplace.
These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both, or generally to violate standards of ethical behavior.
Utah, TCU, Boise State...take your pick, they'll never see BCS Championship money so long as the current system is in place, despite producing similar products (undefeated records) as the big boys. Teams like Florida, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, etc. are given an unfair advantage in the college football marketplace.
I applaud the actions of the government. It's about fucking time someone stepped in and made it a fair game, instead of some half-assed system rooted in ancient and shitty tradition. College football gives certain football programs a monopoly. It's wrong, it needs to stop, and it's EXACTLY what anti-trust laws were put in place for.
