If you watched college football this weekend, you may have seen a political commercial that sent a message that was as strong and slick as it was vague and confusing.
Cody Campbell, a billionaire businessman and Texas Tech booster, has put together a group that calls itself “Saving College Sports.” Here’s the pitch , from the YouTube version of the ad that currently has (as of this posting) 378 views.
“It’s football season,” Campbell says, “and no matter who you cheer for, we all agree how much college sports mean to us. But it’s at risk. Dramatic changes are causing nearly every athletic department in America to operate in the red, forcing cuts, putting women’s sports and Olympic dreams in immediate danger. The solution? Congress must modernize the Sports Broadcasting Act. That sing