Listed below are all of the college football bowls that will be taking place over the next few weeks, plus the payout offered for each bowl. It all adds up to $128,050,000.
That is a disgusting number. For football. It turns my stomach.
So many people in financial trouble. An auto industry about to go bankrupt. The average American being told to "dig a little deeper" for charities this year, yet there are millions being shelled out for college football teams to come play games.
Seriously. Where are our priorities?
EagleBank Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Navy vs. Wake Forest
New Mexico Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Payout: $1 million
South Florida vs. Memphis
Las Vegas Bowl
Payout: $1 million
BYU vs. Arizona
New Orleans Bowl
Payout: $325,000
Troy vs. Southern Mississippi
Poinsettia Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Boise State vs. TCU
Hawaii Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
Motor City Bowl
Payout: $750,000
TBA vs.Central Michigan
Meineke Bowl
Payout: $1 million
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Champs Sports Bowl
Payout: $2.125 million
Florida State vs. Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl
Payout: ACC: $750,000; Pac-10: $850,000
California vs. Miami
Independence Bowl
Payout: $1.1 million
Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois
PapaJohns.com Bowl
Payout: $300,000
Rutgers vs. North Carolina State
Alamo Bowl
Payout: $2.25 million
Northwestern vs. Missouri
Humanitarian Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Nevada vs. Maryland
Holiday Bowl
Payout: $2.3 million
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
Texas Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Rice vs. Western Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Houston vs. Air Force
Sun Bowl
Payout: $1.9 million
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Music City Bowl
Payout: $1.7 million
Vanderbilt vs. Boston College
Insight Bowl
Payout: $1.2 million
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Payout: $3 million
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Outback Bowl
Payout: $3.2 million
Iowa vs. South Carolina
Capital One Bowl
Payout: $4.25 million
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Gator Bowl
Payout: $2.5 million
Nebraska vs. Clemson
Rose Bowl
Payout: $17 million
Southern Cal vs. Penn State
Orange Bowl
Payout: $17 million
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Cotton Bowl
Payout: $3 million
Texas Tech vs. Mississippi
Liberty Bowl
Payout: $1.8 million
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Sugar Bowl
Payout: $17 million
Utah (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8 p.m. (FOX)
International Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Connecticut vs. Buffalo
Fiesta Bowl
Payout: $17 million
Texas vs. Ohio State
GMAC Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Tulsa vs. Ball State
BCS National Championship
Payout: $17 million
Florida vs. Oklahoma
4 comments:
It does seem absurd the amount of money that is paid but I try to see the positive. It goes to the universities to give the scholarhips so athletes can get their education.
B, I know that, which is why it disgusts me even more when an athlete leaves before graduation or doesn't even get a degree... just goes on to the pros. IMO, if they do that, they should have to pay back all the scholarship money. Plus, there are so many other deserving non-athletes out there. I wonder how much of it goes to beautify or enlarge the stadiums, or to equip the locker rooms, etc.?
Don't forget that all the money shelled out to attend these events also greatly supports local economies, many of whom are in desperate need for money. I agree that it's a huge sum of money, but I'd love it if UAB were reaping some of those profits. We could use any influx of cash we can get our hands on. Also, think of all the people that may be employed by one game alone. The money seems much smaller with all that taken into account. Not small, but more palatable.
I totally agree with you Beth. I think there needs to be some regulations on the scholarships and when they leave early. I do know that Ohio State that the revenues from the football program help fund some of the less popular sports. It's all a vicious cycle-large payouts to pay for scholarships to build the best facilities to recruit the best athletes to win championships and it starts all over again. *sigh*
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