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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/09/26/20110926bcs-bowl-games-teams-lose-money.html
- The University of Connecticut. When the Big East Conference champion played in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, it received a $2.5 million conference expense allowance. But the team couldn't resell 14,729 of the 17,500 tickets the Fiesta Bowl required it to purchase.
The Huskies' bowl expenses quickly piled up: $2.9 million from unsold tickets, $1.1 million for travel and housing, and $210,000 in assorted other costs. The final tally was a net loss of approximately $1.7 million.
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"The WAC used its chunk of BCS money to give Boise State expense allowances of $4.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in the 2007 and 2010 Fiesta Bowls."
The WAC gave it's champion more financial support than the Big East.
- The University of Connecticut. When the Big East Conference champion played in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, it received a $2.5 million conference expense allowance. But the team couldn't resell 14,729 of the 17,500 tickets the Fiesta Bowl required it to purchase.
The Huskies' bowl expenses quickly piled up: $2.9 million from unsold tickets, $1.1 million for travel and housing, and $210,000 in assorted other costs. The final tally was a net loss of approximately $1.7 million.
...
"The WAC used its chunk of BCS money to give Boise State expense allowances of $4.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in the 2007 and 2010 Fiesta Bowls."
The WAC gave it's champion more financial support than the Big East.
