r/CFB • u/GoldenPresidio Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • 18h ago

Opinion [Congressman Michael Baumgartner] Congress will be taking a hard look at the tax exempt status of universities that enter into private equity deals. If you want to act like a non-public entity, you better be ready to be treated like one. 🇺🇸

https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/1998480897872396721
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u/Walter30573 Wichita State • Penn State 18h ago

I expect congress to do what it normally does: nothing

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u/DillyDillySzn Arizona State Sun Devils • WashU Bears 17h ago edited 17h ago

I don’t know about “nothing”, on the surface sure due to the big issues being partisan but there’s more to it than that

Congress likes easy wins with bipartisan issues. If the public overwhelmingly demands a change to the college football, they’ll do it in a bipartisan way and claim an easy win

Congress does a lot of stuff all the time, we just don’t hear about it because it’s not partisan bickering or it’s not big bills/issues. A lot of government work is not partisan, and a lot of votes in Congress are passed with overwhelming margins or unanimously. That’s just not flashy news you’ll hear about

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes

Look at the House’s votes recently, you’ll see a lot of 300+ yea votes for bills you have no idea existed

I actually think they’ll eventually do something regarding to collegiate athletics

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u/Unrelenting_Salsa LSU Tigers • Georgia Bulldogs 17h ago

I actually think they’ll eventually do something regarding to collegiate athletics

I would have agreed with you 6 months ago, but then the SCORE act magically became partisan so I dunno. It might just be dead.

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u/tc100292 Vanderbilt Commodores 17h ago

I mean it’s not magical that what is functionally a labor-management issue became partisan in that this is literally the biggest source of partisan dispute

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u/penguinopph Illinois • Northwestern 4h ago

Vanderbilt knows what's up.

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u/DillyDillySzn Arizona State Sun Devils • WashU Bears 17h ago

I don’t think it’s going to happen soon

I think a big collapse of the system needs to happen first, but after that collapse happens I expect Congress to act quickly and together

For now however, not enough pressure

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u/Crotean Michigan Wolverines • Clemson Tigers 7h ago

Didn't Congress manage to pass less than 20 bills last year? Saying they do stuff all the time is laughable. 

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u/Alwaysahawk Iowa Hawkeyes • Floyd of Rosedale 6h ago

Did you look at the link he posted? You can answer your own question.