Bowl was a win-win for U$F. tks Brett

[Triple B]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-12-06-bowl-payouts_x.htm

The Big East pays schools that make a bowl game on a tiered basis, with a BCS game worth $2.4 million, the second bowl $1.6 million, the third $1.3 million and the fourth and fifth $1.1 million. "We just take all our bowl money, put it together, and we distribute it fairly," said associate commissioner Nick Carparelli, adding that the league wants to make sure schools can cover their expenses.

So, if I'm reading that article correctly, the only teams that receive Big East bowl money are the teams that went to bowls .... Seems fair.

A I understand it, they split the rest of the bowl earnings equally among the 8 schools.  The Orange Bowl alone had a $17 million payout and the Gator $2.25.

So, if my calculations are correct, we received arounf $2.9 million total from Big East bowl money, correct?

[JoeB]

Cuban is right about ND.  They used to get the full amount of the payout, but now they do not.  I think that changed last year.

[windbane]

Cuban is right about ND.  They used to get the full amount of the payout, but now they do not.  I think that changed last year.

they shouldnt get one of our bowls to begin with, so the less money they get the better.

[No_Willie_Jokes_Yet]

thing is I believe teams that did not go to bowl games receive the same money - revenues are split evenly among conference members

This is incorrect. The 1.1 million was our allotment for this bowl game. If we had gone to the Gator I think it is 1.4 million.  THe teams that dont go to a bowl dont get this money.

We will get more money once the conference splits up the revenues from the bowl game. The 1.1 is JUST to help us cover the cost of the bowl. The conference then takes the money we get from the bowl and divides that up. Last year we got about 3 million more.

THis is a GREAT part of being in a BCS conference.

[thebouncer1898]

Out of the 10K tickets that the school received, they had to pay for seats for the band and band staff members which was prob in the 250 person range....

[HaulingBull Sucks]

$17,000,000  Orange

   2.225,000  Gator

      500,000  Texas

      300,000  Pizza

    750,000  Intl.

$20,800,00  Total Bowl Earnings

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$2,400,000  UL

  1,600,000  WV

  1,300,000   RU

  1,100,000   USF

  1,100,000   UC

___________

-$7,500,000 Bowl Team Compensation

___________

$13,300,000 Net Bowl Earnings - Conference

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$1,662,500 Team Share - 8 Teams

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$1,662,500

1,100,000

$2.762,500 USF - Gross Share

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-$ 911,800 Cost of Pizza Bowl Trip -  Estimated

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$1,850,700  USF - Net Share  

* These are my calculations, if you don't agree with them please feel free to do your own.  

 

[mattegunz]

Hauling Bull nice work. Not a bad payday. If we can get 2 Big East teams in the BCS games we would make an absolute killing.  

[SANJAY]

Hauling Bull nice work. Not a bad payday. If we can get 2 Big East teams in the BCS games we would make an absolute killing.  

This is the reasoning the ACC used to raid the Big East.  Turning out well for us.

[Joe]

Hauling Bull nice work. Not a bad payday. If we can get 2 Big East teams in the BCS games we would make an absolute killing.  

Not really the 2nd team only gets 4.5M the money would go up a little bit more.

[bulls96go]

we made a profit but...$900K expenses is that high?

"USF spent a total of $911,800 on the bowl"

i thought the better bowl you went to the more $$$ we got in the BE!

profit both years in the BE...can we say BCS!