“Even a respected professional like Mr. Fleischer will have a hard time selling ...

[underpants]

BCS puts Ari Fleischer in the lineup

The college football Bowl Championship Series has hired Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, to help improve its image.

The BCS, which combines polls and computer data to select a national championship game, is widely unpopular with college football fans, who have grown frustrated by the number of uncompetitive title games and a rankings system that many say unfairly favors teams from the biggest conferences.

The BCS has faced recent political pressure from Playoff PAC, a federal political action committee that has organized an anti-BCS messaging and lobbying effort. The group was created by six college football fans with political expertise, including Matthew Sanderson, former campaign finance counsel to Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign.

BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock — who was promoted to the position last week — said in a statement that Fleischer’s hiring was designed to help highlight the positive aspects of the system, which Hancock identified as picking the best two teams to play for the championship while still preserving the postseason bowl system for which any team with at least six wins is eligible.

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[Bluebear]

1. IMPROVE its image? Hahahahaha

[ixion]

2. They hired Ari the snot-nosed ass-clown to improve their image?

:rofl:

[Captain Hilts]

3. To make it seem okay teams like Boisie State and TCU have a hard time getting in?

[DebbieCDC]

4. This is a joke right?

:rofl:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. They have a use for a sniveling song and dance man who won't answer direct questions?

I can't imagine how he can help them. If they want a PR man, they'd do better to hire a real comedian, not a clown.

[opihimoimoi]

6. He is GOP = NOT CREDIBLE = COUNTER PRODUCTIVE = LOSE MONEY = FAIL

[underpants]

8. Like the NFL commissioner

The NFL will probably be all right.... probably

[opihimoimoi]

9. only 21.07 % of voters believe him and the Bush he rode in on...the hubris level is stunning

[Raster]

7. Evidently someone at the BCS is smoking crack... and lots of it!

"...yeah, let's hire Ari the liar, because he did so well in the bush* administration..."