Well Bowl me Over
09/21/2011 | | ACC, Big-East, Bowl Realignment, College footbal TV rights, College football, Deparment of Justic, Pac-10, Restraint of Trade, SEC
Recently there has been massive realignment in college football resulting in fewer “major” conferences with more teams. I wonder if Congress will get involved. Might a Senator from a jilted school get the DOJ/FTC to investigate the idea that these super conferences — that lack any regional basis and involve interstate commerce — are a restraint of trade and represent increased concentration in the college football market and specifically valuable TV broadcast rights?