Senators deal with major national emergency

[Dan82]

It is nice to see that the senate has its priorities straight.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...xplore-options

Plains state senators fretted Thursday over a major impending realignment in college football's major conferences.

Lawmakers representing states with universities in the Big 12 conference urged against moves that would break up the conference, and explored options to affect the schools' decisions.

The University of Nebraska is expected to announce Friday that it will join the Big Ten, while the University of Colorado will reportedly join the PAC-10. Those moves are expected to add to pressure for an even larger watershed realignment, which could see schools like Missouri and Notre Dame join the Big Ten, and powerhouses like the University of Texas Longhorns joining up with the PAC-10.

Sen. Sam Brownback, a Republican who's running for governor of his home state of Kansas, said he'd spoken to Nebraska's governor and two senators — as well as one of the university's regents — about the move, which could leave his state schools in limbo.

"People look at this as though it's a done deal, but that Nebraska board of regents has to vote on this, and that's a big thing," he said on KMBZ radio in Kansas. "So I really hope that in that elected body of the Nebraska board of regents that they say, 'Wait a minute. Let's take a little time here and think about this and let's see what we might want to change in the Big 12 before we bolt."

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), meanwhile, said his staff is exploring options through nonprofit and antitrust laws to approach the realignments.

[IsItSo]

Who in their right mind gives a damn?

Originally Posted by IsItSo

Who in their right mind gives a damn?

The schools and the people who are set to gain or lose an enormous amount of money depending on what happens. No matter what, my university will probably benefit from this, but some Big 12 universities with less "important" football teams could really lose quite a bit. So, it makes sense that representatives might find reason to concern themselves with this if it is going to be a hardship for alot of their constituents.