Ok, so Pitt lost, BUT lets see how the Bulls do against Louisville !!!

[Guest nybullsfan]

^^ i'd like to know too.

are the payouts based on where we finish?  what do we get if we finish in 3rd place?

Yes, here's the data from 2009 and 2006. 3rd place is a bit over $1m

BIG EAST

Bowl: School — Payout/Allotment

Sugar: Cincinnati — $18M/$2' date='161,600*

Gator: West Virginia — $2.75M/$1,651,000*

Meineke: Pitt — $1M/$1,090,000*

PapaJohns.com: Connecticut — $300K/$1,225,600*

St. Petersburg: Rutgers — $1M/$1,222,600*

International: South Florida — $750K/$1,267600*

Totals: $23.8M/$8,618,600*

*—Approximates; includes $200/mile travel expense

Source: Big East Conference

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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.