New 1st Amendment Right

Saturday night consisted of me watching the New Mexico Bowl due to my inability to watch the crucial Cowboys-Ravens NFL game or the Heat-Nets NBA game. I didn't mind seeing the overrated BYU team face a Pac-10 team (who actually won by 10), but I actually did since the game was horrible and both teams had no right to be on national television. The fact that BYU lost to Arizona kept me from not changing to some random movie on HBO. These non-BCS conferences have nothing to argue their current bowl status with. Alabama should only drive this home in the Sugar Bowl against BYU's partner in the Mountain West, Utah.

But wait....Utah has actually beaten both Rose Bowl participants, USC and Penn State. How? It is easy. Utah beat Oregon State, who beat USC. One down, one to go. USC defeated Ohio State, who took down Michigan State, who edged out Iowa, who upset Penn State. Clearly this team has proved their worth through taking out such highly regarded programs.

Now to the real reason of writing this. The NFL network and NBA television deny the rights of so many sports fans. The freedom to watch every meaningful sports event should be unalienable. The national government needs to step in, like they do so often, and correct this situation that threatens the lives of its citizens. President-elect Barack Obama has already announced his desire for an 8-team playoff in place of the BCS. This man can be our vanguard in this battle. When he is caught unable to watch the Chicago Bears or Bulls during their run for the playoffs due to NFL network or NBAtv showing the game, he will vehemently join this cause. That is if the White House for some reason does not pick up either of these channels, otherwise we sports fans are as screwed as the man who bought AFL season tickets.