The BCS and the Justice Department had their long-anticipated meeting Thursday. Bill Hancock sat down with the DOJ for 90 minutes to discuss concerns about fairness and anti-trust legislation. Hancock came away from the meetings “confident.”
BCS Director Bill Hancock ‘Confident’ Following Department Of Justice Meeting
“I went into it confident that the BCS complies with the law, and I left the meeting even more confident,” Hancock said. ”. . . They asked good questions. They asked how the BCS operates, and talked about access and finances. I gave them some history.
“We had an opportunity to explain what we do and why it doesn’t pose any antitrust concerns . . . that it improved access (to top-tier bowls) and attendance and the (championship) game is much more of a national game and fans have benefited.
Hancock also slyly mentioned “No. 1 and 2 have met 13 of 13 years by our standards,” which is a sneaky way of throwing that out there, especially since the BCS’ “standards” of what constitutes the No. 1 team and the No. 2 team have not always been eye-to-eye with other voting bodies.
A Justice spokesperson said there would be no comment from the department. Alrighty.
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