BCS Series Pays Lobbyist Watts $620,000
By Daniel Libit/Politico ~ J.C. Watts has won at every level in sports and politics in Oklahoma — he was a beloved quarterback for the Sooners in the late 1970s, brought home two Orange Bowl victories and later became a popular Republican congressman from his home state.
But his latest position may be tougher than running the wishbone offense against Texas or schooling Democratic politicians in Oklahoma: He’s the lobbyist for the much-maligned Bowl Championship Series.
The job — which has paid Watts’ firm $620,000 over the past five years — involves defending the BCS against a flurry of politicians who want to tear down the quirky system for determining college football’s national champion. Recently, this controversy has produced a congressional hearing, and even President Barack Obama has jumped into the fray, saying he would prefer a playoff to the current system.
Read it all at http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22200.html.
But his latest position may be tougher than running the wishbone offense against Texas or schooling Democratic politicians in Oklahoma: He’s the lobbyist for the much-maligned Bowl Championship Series.
The job — which has paid Watts’ firm $620,000 over the past five years — involves defending the BCS against a flurry of politicians who want to tear down the quirky system for determining college football’s national champion. Recently, this controversy has produced a congressional hearing, and even President Barack Obama has jumped into the fray, saying he would prefer a playoff to the current system.
Read it all at http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22200.html.
Labels: BCS, J. C. Watts
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