Saturday, February 13, 2010

The Great College Boycott

As the mounds of corporate dollars flow and seemingly make decisions (formerly made by living and breathing human beings--oh, but wait, corporations are people, too, right, so, never mind) unconsciously on matters from healthcare to sports scheduling, it seems that we, the people, have lost our right to have a say in what matters. Money 7, Humans 0--this score provided to you by the Association for Corporate Personhood (and the rape of the human condition).
The problem is that most people are simply content to go along for the ride. Health care premiums go up--oh well, hope I don't get sick. Lose your job--oh well, I'll work two part-time jobs. BCS announces that there will not be a playoff system--oh well, what the hell else am I gonna do on fall Saturdays but watch college football? The clear message that we, the average Americans, have been sending to our corporate masters is, don't worry about us, well get all pissed off, but, after awhile, we'll just accept whatever you give us and go along with it.
Well I say we go along no more! And where do we make our stand? Why not the BCS? Unlike healthcare and many other political issues, which have been irrationally polarized by corporate interests (a la divide and conquer--see Machiavelli), most everyone, Republican, Democrat, Tea Partier, Green, and Independent, can agree that the BCS is screwed up, and college football needs a playoff system. Colin Cowherd and the corporate sports media will tell you otherwise, because they have dollars tied up in the status quo, but the fact is, the current system of controversy, a beauty pageant ranking system, and a never ending series conference comparisons leaves a sour taste in the mouths of most college fans.
Here is what I propose: every fan should go ahead and watch their team as they would throughout the regular season--college football is great, and no one would want to give up on the entire season. However, as Americans I believe we should band together and refuse to watch any of the bowl games, especially the BCS games, unless our favorite team happens to be in one of those games. In this way, every fan can watch or go to every game for their team this year, but with everyone else tuning out during the college post season, we will send a clear message that the current BCS system is simply not acceptable.
It's high time we stood up for ourselves and put our foot down when it comes to the average American getting screwed by corporate interests. If we effectively boycott the college football post season (except your team's game), advertisers will demand that we have a playoff system. Please send this to every college football fan you know so that this idea will spread across the country and we can finally have our voices heard. The Great College Boycott.

1 comment:

EJA said...

Easy for me! I rarely watch any of the bowl games as it is.