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Tranghese To Become Permanent BCS Front Man?
Published by MoonDog on October 26, 2009
With mounting political pressure focusing on the legality of its association, BCS officials are considering hiring a permanent spokesperson to serve as an advocate for college football’s system of crowing a national champion.
The new advocate would likely be in the forefront of defending the BCS against possible congressional legislation that would force college football to abolish the system.
The new position would possibly replace the current BCS coordinator role, a two-year post that rotates among the commissioners of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference.
ACC commissioner John Swofford will end his run as coordinator after the BCS national championship game in Pasadena on January 7. John Marinatto, who is in his first year as Big East commissioner, is next in line to serve as coordinator.
Swofford testified before a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing earlier this year chaired by Texas Republican Joe Barton. The Congressman told Swofford during the hearing that “If we don’t see some action in the next two months, on a voluntary switch to a playoff system, then you will see this bill move.”
During that same hearing, Barton referred to the BCS as communism and joked it should be labeled “BS,” not “BCS.”
Mike Tranghese
Swofford also appeared before Orrin Hatch’s committee on antitrust oversight in which the Senator called for a Justice Department investigation to determine if the BCS violates U.S. antitrust laws.
Former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese is among those being mentioned as a candidate for the newly created position. He was hired by the University of Memphis as a consultant to assist the Tigers athletic program in its efforts to gain membership in a Bowl Championship Series conference.
In a recent interview with Yahoo Sports, Tranghese said the BCS should hire someone who has a good working knowledge of the system.
“I don’t think anybody should serve at the head of the BCS unless you’ve sat in that room for a certain amount of time,” Tranghese said. “Putting anybody in that position and not having had them live through it is not being fair. It is a hard, hard thing to do.”
Defending the BCS will almost certainly be the primary focus of the new advocate. Most of the speculation surrounding the potential position is centered on the fact Marinatto hasn’t been on the job long enough to adequately fulfill the role.
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