Don't you hate it when it seems that the ref is throwing the game to one team? Bill Peacock, of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, weighs in on one dispute between two economic giants, the National Football League and the cable TV industry.

Here's a teaser from the foundation:

Last month, many Texas cable customers accustomed to seeing their Dallas Cowboys play couldn't see the game against the Green Bay Packers due to an ongoing dispute between the National Football League and several major cable providers over carriage of the NFL Network. As the two sides remain deadlocked at the negotiating table, they have pressed their cases through vigorous and expensive public relations campaigns. And with this week's Houston Texans game and next week's Dallas game also affected by this dispute, the Texas Legislature is getting involved. On Monday, the House Regulated Industries Committee held a public hearing on this issue. Bill Peacock, Director of the Foundation's Center for Economic Freedom, testified at the hearing, and you can find both his testimony and his latest commentary on the Foundation's website at www.TexasPolicy.com. Download the mp3 here!

For the perspective of someone on the Wisconsin side of gridiron contest, check out the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (scroll down)

A similar controversy has been playing out in the Midwest, over the fledgling Big 10 Network and its dispute with cable companies.